27 Books like Cracking the PM Interview

Cracking the Tech Career

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2014

Recruiters give your resume six seconds. Here is the full system for making them count.

4.02

436

💻 Tech Careers 📝 Interview Preparation 🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Professional Networking

Cracking the Tech Career 97%

Recruiters give your resume six seconds. Here is the full system for making them count.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2014

4.02

436 ratings

💻 Tech Careers 📝 Interview Preparation 🧑‍💻 Coding Interviews 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Professional Networking

Decode and Conquer

by Lewis C. Lin • 2013

A proven system for product management interviews: ace the design, metrics, and strategy rounds.

4.07

2k+

📱 Product Management 🎯 Interview Preparation ⚙️ Business Frameworks 💻 Tech Interviews 📊 Metrics Analysis

Decode and Conquer 97%

A proven system for product management interviews: ace the design, metrics, and strategy rounds.

by Lewis C. Lin 2013

4.07

2k+ ratings

📱 Product Management 🎯 Interview Preparation ⚙️ Business Frameworks 💻 Tech Interviews 📊 Metrics Analysis

Principles of Product Management

by Peter Yang • 2020

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

4.03

156

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

Principles of Product Management Summary

Principles of Product Management 96%

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

by Peter Yang 2020

4.03

156 ratings

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

The Google Resume

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2011

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

3.80

744

🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Google Resume 96%

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2011

3.80

744 ratings

🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Product Book

by Product School • 2017

Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.

4.09

2k+

📱 Product Management 🧪 Customer Development 🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy 💼 Technology Careers 🔍 User Research

The Product Book 95%

Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.

by Product School 2017

4.09

2k+ ratings

📱 Product Management 🧪 Customer Development 🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy 💼 Technology Careers 🔍 User Research

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview

by Evan Pellett • 2016

A recruiter's playbook: the 90-second opener, the questions that flip the room, and the close.

3.32

542

🎯 Job Interviews 📈 Career Development 🗣️ Persuasion 🤝 Networking Strategies 🏢 Corporate Navigation

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview Summary

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview 95%

A recruiter's playbook: the 90-second opener, the questions that flip the room, and the close.

by Evan Pellett 2016

3.32

542 ratings

🎯 Job Interviews 📈 Career Development 🗣️ Persuasion 🤝 Networking Strategies 🏢 Corporate Navigation

Cracking the PM Career

by Jackie Bavaro • 2021

A PM career is built on skills no job description covers. A manual for the gaps.

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252

📱 Product Management 🔍 User Research 📊 Product Analytics 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

Cracking the PM Career 95%

A PM career is built on skills no job description covers. A manual for the gaps.

by Jackie Bavaro 2021

4.37

252 ratings

📱 Product Management 🔍 User Research 📊 Product Analytics 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams

101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again

by James Reed • 2015

Fifteen questions decide every interview. Answer them well and the rest is a conversation.

4.16

693

🎤 Job Interviews 🧪 Behavioral Interviewing 📖 Career Storytelling 💰 Salary Negotiation 🌱 Growth Mindset

101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again Summary

101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again 95%

Fifteen questions decide every interview. Answer them well and the rest is a conversation.

by James Reed 2015

4.16

693 ratings

🎤 Job Interviews 🧪 Behavioral Interviewing 📖 Career Storytelling 💰 Salary Negotiation 🌱 Growth Mindset

How to Start a Business Analyst Career

by Laura Brandenburg • 2015

No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.

3.95

118

📊 Business Analysis 💻 Tech Careers 🔄 Career Transitions 📋 Requirements Gathering 👥 Stakeholder Management

How to Start a Business Analyst Career Summary

How to Start a Business Analyst Career 95%

No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.

by Laura Brandenburg 2015

3.95

118 ratings

📊 Business Analysis 💻 Tech Careers 🔄 Career Transitions 📋 Requirements Gathering 👥 Stakeholder Management

Linked

by Omar Garriott • 2022

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

4.17

239

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

Linked 94%

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

by Omar Garriott 2022

4.17

239 ratings

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

The Wisdom of Compassion

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2012

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

3.98

675

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

The Wisdom of Compassion 94%

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2012

3.98

675 ratings

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0

by Jay Conrad Levinson • 2005

Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.

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425

🧭 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎯 Creative Career Tactics 🔍 Hidden Job Market 🤝 Networking Strategies

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 Summary

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 94%

Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.

by Jay Conrad Levinson 2005

3.83

425 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎯 Creative Career Tactics 🔍 Hidden Job Market 🤝 Networking Strategies

The Proximity Principle

by Ken Coleman • 2019

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

3.73

3k+

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

The Proximity Principle 94%

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

by Ken Coleman 2019

3.73

3k+ ratings

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

Smart and Gets Things Done

by Spolsky • 2007

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

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1k+

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

Smart and Gets Things Done 94%

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

by Spolsky 2007

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

60 Seconds and You're Hired!

by Robin Ryan • 1994

The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.

3.96

960

🎙️ Interview Skills 💰 Salary Negotiation 🔍 Job Search 📈 Self-Marketing 👔 First Impressions

60 Seconds and You're Hired! 94%

The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.

by Robin Ryan 1994

3.96

960 ratings

🎙️ Interview Skills 💰 Salary Negotiation 🔍 Job Search 📈 Self-Marketing 👔 First Impressions

Case in Point 11

by Marc P. Cosentino • 2020

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

4.06

296

🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

Case in Point 11 94%

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

by Marc P. Cosentino 2020

4.06

296 ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition)

by Brian Lawley • 2010

Passion fades. The real playbook: market obsession, firm no's, and evidence over ego.

3.75

150

📦 Product Management 🏗️ Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🎯 Customer-Centricity 🤝 Stakeholder Management

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition) Summary

42 Rules of Product Management (2nd Edition) 94%

Passion fades. The real playbook: market obsession, firm no's, and evidence over ego.

by Brian Lawley 2010

3.75

150 ratings

📦 Product Management 🏗️ Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🎯 Customer-Centricity 🤝 Stakeholder Management

How to Get a Job

by Alison Green

Stop auditioning. Start evaluating them: a hiring manager's playbook for landing the right job.

4.14

🎯 Job Hunting 🎤 Job Interviews 📝 Resume Writing 💼 Career Advice 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

How to Get a Job 94%

Stop auditioning. Start evaluating them: a hiring manager's playbook for landing the right job.

by Alison Green

4.14

91 ratings

🎯 Job Hunting 🎤 Job Interviews 📝 Resume Writing 💼 Career Advice 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

by William Poundstone • 2003

Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.

3.58

2k+

🧩 Logic Puzzles 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🎯 Interview Tactics 👩‍💻 Tech Hiring

How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers Summary

How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers 94%

Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.

by William Poundstone 2003

3.58

2k+ ratings

🧩 Logic Puzzles 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🎯 Interview Tactics 👩‍💻 Tech Hiring

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired

by Cynthia Shapiro • 2008

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

3.98

143

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired Summary

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired 94%

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

by Cynthia Shapiro 2008

3.98

143 ratings

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

Switchers

by Dawn Graham • 2018

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

3.83

531

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Switchers 94%

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

by Dawn Graham 2018

3.83

531 ratings

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by James Stanier • 2020

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

4.35

599

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager 94%

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

by James Stanier 2020

4.35

599 ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Case in Point 10

by Marc P. Cosentino • 2018

Stop memorizing frameworks: the repeatable system that cracks any consulting case interview.

4.01

197

📝 Case Interview Prep 🧩 MECE Principle 📊 Quantitative Analysis 💬 Business Communication 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Case in Point 10 94%

Stop memorizing frameworks: the repeatable system that cracks any consulting case interview.

by Marc P. Cosentino 2018

4.01

197 ratings

📝 Case Interview Prep 🧩 MECE Principle 📊 Quantitative Analysis 💬 Business Communication 🎯 Deliberate Practice

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 1970

Millions of openings every month. The missing piece is rarely a better resume.

3.71

17k+

🔍 Job Hunting 🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Self Assessment 🎤 Interview Preparation 💰 Salary Negotiation

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 Summary

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 94%

Millions of openings every month. The missing piece is rarely a better resume.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 1970

3.71

17k+ ratings

🔍 Job Hunting 🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Self Assessment 🎤 Interview Preparation 💰 Salary Negotiation

Product Leadership

by Richard Banfield • 2017

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

3.65

1k+

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Product Leadership 94%

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

by Richard Banfield 2017

3.65

1k+ ratings

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Great Work Great Career

by Stephen R. Covey • 2009

The career playbook for problem solvers: earn trust, pitch solutions, and never job hunt again.

3.76

259

🧭 Career Development 🔍 Job Search Strategy 🤝 Trust Building 🛶 Small Actions 💡 Solution Mindset

Great Work Great Career 94%

The career playbook for problem solvers: earn trust, pitch solutions, and never job hunt again.

by Stephen R. Covey 2009

3.76

259 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🔍 Job Search Strategy 🤝 Trust Building 🛶 Small Actions 💡 Solution Mindset

Brag!

by Peggy Klaus • 2003

Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.

3.68

2k+

📢 Self-Promotion 🎤 Storytelling For Work 💼 Interview Preparation 📊 Performance Reviews 📈 Career Advancement

Brag! 94%

Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.

by Peggy Klaus 2003

3.68

2k+ ratings

📢 Self-Promotion 🎤 Storytelling For Work 💼 Interview Preparation 📊 Performance Reviews 📈 Career Advancement

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