By Jenn Sammarco - Co-Founder, PM Dream Job

Even if you have all the right skills on paper, when you interview with the hiring manager for your prospective role, you need to demonstrate these traits or risk being passed over in favor of another candidate who does:

Think Fast

Expect the hiring manager to ask questions that will test your ability to think fast.  These types of questions typically come in the form of on-the-spot brain teasers or hypotheticals.  Their goal is to evaluate your logic and communication skills.  Approach these scenarios by talking through your process out loud.  If you need a moment to think, say so.  Then describe your answer step by step.  Don’t stress if you don’t know the right answer.  Talk about what you would do to identify potential solutions.

Problem Solve

Along with standard questions about education and background, the hiring manager will evaluate your critical thinking skills.  To do this, they typically ask how you would handle a scenario giv...