The AI PM Behavioral Interview: Ultimate Guide

Here's everything you need to know to ace AI PM behavioral interview questions

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The AI PM Behavioral Interview

I’ve coached dozens of PMs through OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta AI PM processes this year.

Many folks clear the tough case and technical rounds only to get a rejection.

Their problem? AI PM behavioral interviews.

So, on Tuesday, I released the PM Behavioral Interview Guide with the 3 Laws that govern every behavioral interview.

Today’s guide is for AI PM roles specifically.

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Today’s Post

These are the techniques that helped PMs I coach land AI PM offers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google this year:

1. Why AI PM behavioral is different

2. Tell Me About Yourself for AI PMs

3. How to flip weaknesses into strengths

4. The 5 AI PM behavioral categories with scripted responses

5. 40 AI PM-specific questions

6. My custom GPT to practice

7. Common mistakes

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This is Part 5 of my AI PM Interview series. For part 1, check out The AI PM Interview Guide. For part 2, check out The AI Product Sense Guide. For part 3, check out the Vibe Coding Interview Guide. For part 4, check out my OpenAI Interview Guide.

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1. Why AI PM Behavioral Is Different

Regular PM behavioral tests whether you can communicate, lead, and make decisions.

AI PM behavioral tests all that plus four additional dimensions.

1. Whether you’ve actually shipped AI products

Not side projects. Not prototypes. Production AI that serves real users. They’ll dig deep into technical details to verify you’re not faking it.

2. Whether you can work with ML engineers

This is its own skill. ML development cycles are different. Model iteration is different. The PM-engineer dynamic is different. They want proof you’ve navigated this.

3. Whether you understand AI-specific tradeoffs

Accuracy vs latency. Model complexity vs cost. Explainability vs performance. These decisions define AI PM work. You need stories that demonstrate you’ve made them.

4. Whether you can handle AI failures gracefully

Models break in production. Hallucinations happen. Bias surfaces. They want to know you’ve been through this and handled it well.

The 3 Laws from Tuesday’s post still apply… But the execution is completely different.

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The rest of this post is for paid subscribers only. You don’t want to miss:

• All 5 behavioral categories with full scripted responses

• 40 AI PM-specific practice questions real companies ask

• My custom GPT to practice yourself (worth the price of subscription itself)