Favorite Product Critique
Part of the Product Management Roadmap
In short
"What's your favourite product?" is a trap if you just gush. They want proof you can love something and still see exactly where it falls short.
A prompt asking about your favorite product and what you'd improve — testing genuine product taste and whether you can think critically about something you love.
Think of it like this
Your favourite sneakers
You love your sneakers: light, comfortable, go with everything. But the laces come undone every hour. A real fan can say both, and suggest flatter laces. Love plus honest critique is what interviewers want.
Watch it happen
Structuring your favourite-product answer
1/5Pick something you truly use, not what sounds impressive. A metro card app can beat a famous AI tool.
The big ideas
What you need to know
Genuine pick
Interviewers can tell when you've barely used something. Choose what you know deeply.
Specific reasons
"It's easy to use" is weak. "Reorder is one tap from the home screen" is strong.
Link to the business
Explain how a design choice helps the company too, like retention or revenue.
Balanced view
Praise and critique together show taste and judgment.
Save yourself the pain
Common mistakes
Oops
Picking a famous product you barely use.
Do this instead
Pick one you use often, so your examples are real and detailed.
Oops
Only praising it.
Do this instead
Always include one specific flaw and a thoughtful fix.
Your mission
Prepare your favourite
Quick check
Which reason for loving a product sounds strongest in an interview?
Go deeper
- 1Prepare this one in advance — pick a product you can discuss in real depth.
- 2Be ready with both what makes it great AND one thing you'd change.
- 3Avoid generic answers (Notion, ChatGPT) unless you can go genuinely deep on them.
More product sense at this stop
Design a Product From Scratch
Improve an Existing Product
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