I have my final round at Atlassian next week for an APM role. The recruiter confirmed there's a dedicated values interview and I'm kind of spiraling.
I've read their five values but honestly some of them feel abstract. Like "be the change you seek" sounds great but what does an interviewer actually want to hear? Are they just collecting STAR stories that mention the value by name? Or do they penalize you if you don't name-drop the value during your answer?
Also, is the PM loop more product sense heavy or does the values piece carry more weight? I've been spending 80% of my prep time on case practice and now I'm second-guessing that split.
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consultant_cam
don't name-drop the values during your answers. it reads as coached and interviewers notice. instead let the behavior demonstrate it. "open company, no BS" shows up when you describe a time you shared bad news proactively rather than waiting to be asked. let them make the connection.
for PM at atlassian the product sense and values round carry roughly equal weight from what i've seen. don't deprioritize the values prep.
marketer_mei
i went through a PMM loop there last year. the values round was genuinely the most interesting part. the interviewer wasn't looking for "i fixed everything" stories. they actually seemed to prefer stories where things got messy and you had to make judgment calls. if your STAR stories are too clean they probe for what you'd do differently.