Breaking into FAANG Product Management!

In this episode, I speak with Martim Maia who went from London Business School, to being a senior technical manager at Amazon and then to Wharton for his MBA. 👊Ace your PM and tech interviews with Exponent 👊 ► Use code RARELIQUID to get 20% off! ► https://www.tryexponent.com/courses/pm/?ref=rareliquid 🎓 My MBA Admissions Course: liquidMBA 🎓 ► Our guarantee – get into at least ONE MBA program or your money back! ► Sign up: https://liquidmba.com/ 👨‍🏫My 1:1 Banking Mentorship Program👨‍🏫 ► Our guarantee - secure a $150K+ / year investment banking offer within 180 days! ► Sign up: https://go.bankingaccelerator.com/1eb30309 🧑‍🎓Career Resources👩‍🎓 ► Buy the Resume That Got Me Into JPM: https://rareliquidcareers.com/ ► Wall Street Prep (Use code RARELIQUID for 20% OFF!): https://gv142.isrefer.com/go/rliquid/rareliquid/ ► TTP - The BEST GMAT prep resource: https://targettestprep.referralrock.com/l/rareliquid/ ► Books I recommend: https://amzn.to/3gy28xv ► My filming equipment: https://a.co/cf97WjW 🎥Related Videos🎥 Investment Banking vs. Management Consulting: https://youtu.be/BXJk2vA9c-0 Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity vs. Venture Capital: https://youtu.be/gjcR43mp1_Q A Beginner's Guide to Private Equity: https://youtu.be/nW1QpmvfCvw A Week in the Life of a Wharton MBA Student: https://youtu.be/2_ryKOmZwLE Tips for Getting Into Your Dream MBA School: https://youtu.be/i_hBLiNOaB8 Interview with Bain Capital PE Investor: https://youtu.be/jj2j8iJmTcQ ⏱Timestamps⏱ 00:02:01 - Background 00:04:32 - LBS experience 00:06:31 - Comparing Wharton and LBS courses 00:07:56 - LBS culture 00:11:20 - Path to Amazon 00:14:49 - Amazon recruiting 00:16:56 - First role at Amazon 00:18:24 - Vendor management responsibilities 00:20:05 - Enjoying vendor management 00:21:53 - Reason for role switch 00:25:58 - Treasure Truck project duties 00:27:28 - Treasure Truck success 00:28:55 - Amazon culture 00:32:29 - Example of a meaningless artifact 00:35:02 - Switch to product management 00:36:02 - Transition process 00:39:00 - Number of interviews 00:40:03 - Interview questions 00:47:10 - Good behavioral answers 00:49:25 - Enjoying PM role 00:49:33 - Why love PM role 00:52:59 - Unpleasant PM tasks 00:53:50 - Additional dislikes in PM 00:56:46 - Frustration 00:58:08 - Example project 01:05:53 - Technical PM project 01:10:50 - Good PM qualities 01:15:08 - Work hours 01:19:57 - Compensation 01:24:22 - Reason for MBA 01:28:17 - Post-MBA plans 01:30:54 - Advice to younger self ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📱Interact With Me📱 ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareliquid ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/rareliquid ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rareliquid ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-chon-8b0ba34a/ ► Business Inquiries: ben@rareliquid.com 🔎Disclaimer🔎 Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.