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Practice
44 questions- SituationalYou've just taken over a 40-person engineering org from a respected predecessor. Morale seems fine on the surface; attrition is slightly up; your boss says figure it out. What do you do in your first 30 days?
- SituationalYou're a new VP product at a Series C. The CEO wants a revised roadmap in six weeks. You inherit four PMs, one of whom expected to get your job. Walk me through your first two weeks.
- SituationalYou've just been hired as head of applied research at a fast-growing AI company. Your team of 12 hasn't shipped in five months; the CEO wants a product win this half. What do you do in your first 30 days?
- SituationalYou've just been promoted to senior director and inherited a peer's org on top of your own. The peer was fired. You've got a skip-level tomorrow with a team that's been told almost nothing. What do you say?
- SituationalYou're a new eng manager on an infra team. Your first standup is tomorrow. Your predecessor was a beloved IC who was promoted reluctantly. How do you handle the first week?
- SituationalYou've just rotated into a new BU as a senior PM. The top-line metric you now own has been flat for two quarters and the GM is under pressure. You have a 1:1 with her Thursday. What do you want to have figured out by then?