Glassdoor Interview Review: TL;DR: The interview process for Product Manager at REDBOOKS was fairly intense. I'd say it's the second most-involved interview process I've been through. The interview had 4 in-person steps, plus additional “prep” interactions with the recruiting team. It was fast-paced but well-structured and a good experience! Background: I was scouted for this role by an executive recruiter while still employed full-time. I believe they used a recruiter due to the strategic nature of the role (first formal PM for the organization, originally looking for a "Senior Product Manager".). She reached out to me via LinkedIn first, which I am wary of, but took a great approach, so I did an interest call. After, we exchanged emails, and later had a second call for greater depth. After a bit of hesitation on my side, we officially “submitted” me as a candidate. I had an open opportunity I was waiting to hear back on, and they were very accommodating and flexible in the process to make this work for me! First stage: An in-person 1:1 with one of the co-principals of the company, which is uncommon. I was surprised that there was no phone screen first, but I guess the recruiting calls helped. It was also pretty fast-paced. They requested doing the interview within 2 days of submitting me. The recruiting company did have a call to review the expectations and prep me for the in-person interview which was helpful. The interview went well, and was a classic discussion on backgrounds, general experience. It was a "fit" and behavioral interview. Second stage: Again, they wanted to move forward very quickly. This stage was 1:1 in-person meetings with both co-principals and the head of engineering/research. They wanted to do the same week as the first stage, but due to scheduling issues on both sides, the next round was scheduled for just under 2 weeks after the first. The recruiting team had a quick catch-up call on the first interview with me, and a 30 minute in-person meeting at their office before the second interview to prepare. Again this was new to me, and it was fairly intense but it was helpful as a means of preparation. The biggest takeaway from this round was how excited I was after speaking with the engineering/research head and understanding the potential opportunities for the trajectory of the company. Again, fit and behavioral formats, asking about my experience and trying to understand how I think. Third stage: Scheduled for less than 24 hours after the second, for 8:30am the very next day. This interview was another series of 1:1s with each department head at the company. Data/Content, Sales, and Marketing. It was a chance to hear about their work, ask questions, and gauge their priorities for the organization. Again, I was excited by the people I met and the chance to work with them. They were all prepared and comfortable to speak with. It was two way discussion, with more questions for me about my experience, but also to see how I think about their team. Fourth (final) stage: Required additional preparation. The team wanted me to test out their product, review my notes and learnings from the interviews, and do any needed research to create a presentation of "approximately 5 ideas that you would propose tackling in the next 3-6 months" for a working session to the co-principals and all department heads. It was definitely a bit intimidating, but again reflects the nature and expectations of the role. I was very interested in the role at this point and really trying to plan out what I’d do if I got the role. This made the final stage fun and interesting! They enjoyed my ideas and thought process.