An unfortunate negative experience interviewing at Tesco: - 30 minute screening interview with hiring manager who was incredibly agressive - positioned my questions back to me in a way that implied I didn’t know how to do my job. For example, “what are the priorities for the roadmap for the next several months”. An agressive response that mentioned a roadmap needed to be created and implied my question was a reflection of me not understanding this. - I was told in the interview as I do not have a computer science background “the team wouldn’t want to work with you” “we have prickly people here and they won’t be receptive to you”. All the while having my CV Infront of him and could see I have several degrees, have been in product for nearly 5 years and despite the lack of a computer science degree I am capable at my job. - Created an unwelcome and hostile environment in the interview - Told me they were looking for a “unicorn” product owner (again reminding me I am not an ex developer or architect, and that I’m not technical enough. So, why interview me?) - HR never got back to me. They called me one, and I returned their call twice to not have my call picked up or an email sent. Really poor behaviour for such a large company. I felt Tesco was not welcoming to women in tech, and has an incriedble hostile tech environment. The interviewee was agressive, hostile and rude. The role is still being advertised and this doesn’t surprise me. Avoid

4 interview stages, a phone screening and 3 more focusing on a different areas: Vision & Strategy: Assessing your ability to define and execute a product vision and strategy. Methodology: Evaluating your approach to product development, including frameworks like Agile, Scrum, or Kanban. Leadership: Reviewing your experience in stakeholder management, team leadership, and decision-making.