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State of the product job market in early 2026
AI roles are exploding, PM and eng job openings are the highest in years, and the overall number of tech jobs is up
 • Lenny Rachitsky
The definitive guide to mastering product sense interviews
A step-by-step playbook to help you ace your PM interview
 • Ben Erez
How to learn the most about a candidate from a single interview question
High-signal-to-noise interview questions inspired by my 150+ podcast guests
 • Lenny Rachitsky
Adding a work trial to your interview process
Lessons from Linear, Automattic, 37signals, Gumroad, Auth0, and PostHog
 • Lenny Rachitsky
When they hired their first PM
Lessons, timelines, and stories from Pinterest, Looker, Instagram, Segment, Snap, Notion, and 25+ other top companies
Hiring your early team
Part six of my seven-part series on kickstarting and scaling a B2B business
 • Lenny Rachitsky
How to hire your first growth team
Practical advice from 12 world-class growth experts, including Lauryn Isford, Casey Winters, John Egan, Adam Fishman, Melissa Tan, Laura Schaffer, Hila…
 • Elena Verna and Andrea Wang
How to pass any first-round interview (even in a terrible talent market)
Learn how to get that strong yes without burning yourself out with interview prep
 • Coach Erika Gemzer
Preparing for a PM interview
My favorite resources for getting ready for product interviews
 • Lenny Rachitsky
How to interview product managers
Structuring the interview, skills to test, questions to ask, project examples, and more
 • Lenny Rachitsky
Six rules of hiring for growth
How to hire and build your growth team—guest post by Elena Verna
 • Elena Verna
The 10 commandments of salary negotiation
Guest post by Niya Dragova, co-founder of Candor
 • Lenny Rachitsky
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