i have a panel interview at adidas in about 3.5 weeks for a mid-level product role (they called it 'digital product manager, platform'). the recruiter gave me a structure doc but it was pretty vague.
anyone been through the process in the last year or so, especially in product or digital? a few specific things i'm curious about: did they give you a case or is it purely behavioral? how many people were on the panel and how long? did culture and values come up explicitly or was it woven into the behavioral stuff? any specific surprises?
i'm not in a frantic prep mode, just want to go in with accurate expectations rather than guessing. drop what you know.
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apm_aisha
not adidas but i interviewed at another big consumer brand and the product process was similar. no classic case but there WAS a product exercise: they gave me a product area and asked me to walk through how i'd prioritize a roadmap. gave me 2 days prep time. i'd ask your recruiter directly whether there's a take-home component. they'll tell you.
careerveteran
adidas product loops i've seen (from the hiring side, friend is a PM director there) tend to run 3-4 people on the panel. behavioral is the main content but they do push on 'what metrics would you track' type questions. more analytical than pure narrative. and yes the creator culture stuff comes up, sometimes explicitly, sometimes it's just the frame of every question.
veteran_vance
went through a product ops process there about 8 months ago. panel was 3 people, 1 hour total. lots of 'tell me about a time you drove alignment across teams with competing priorities.' no formal case but they definitely wanted numbers. how many users, what was the lift, etc.