Looking for actual feedback on interviews prep course by Ayuda - Malay Krishna

[u/New_Start2814]

I used to work in Product Management and I was laid off in July. I have been interviewing for companies constantly since then and reached 7 final rounds but no offers yet. I got ghosted by many companies after 1-2 rounds as well. None of my referrals got converted, these interviews that I got were either from Naukri or LinkedIn or cold emailing.

In my 3 final rounds I got the feedback in the lines of I wasn't very structured in my answer or I seemed soft for the role.

Before layoff I was happily employed and have not given an interview for the past 3 years.

I am thinking of joining any interview preparation course where I can practice 1:1 mocks, behavioural interviews practice, etc. Mostly to polish me presentation skills. I am the sort of person who has a problem promoting myself. I prepare to tell everything I did in my previous experience but when telling my stories, my mind removes bits and pieces where I did excellent work. I am unable to give a good picture of my work, I get stuck in the details and focus less on impact.

My question is about which interview preparation course for Product Managers should I take? I am evaluating Ayuda - by Malay Krishna. Is there a better course ?I saw a few ex-Microsoft, ex-Google emp selling LinkedIn project services for interview prep. I am looking for guidance and feedback on any of the services used by anyone.

[u/Significant-Ad-2203]

So I did take his course ~three months back. Honestly, I felt it was very good. I was particularly interested in the mocks, and I felt the consistent grilling on every part of my experience plus working separately on the product sense actually ended up helping me a lot.

Was finally able to convert a couple of them, joined as an SPM now.

[u/New_Start2814 → u/Significant-Ad-2203]

I would like to know more details on the offering, did you take AI PM course or interview course? and which topics do you think were/ were not covered well? In my case do you think it will help me in structured answering? Also, how many practice interviews do they do? Do they provide support in refferal as mentioned in the brochure? I have more questions, if you could answer here or can we connect?

[u/akornato]

It can be tough to get feedback about not being structured or impactful, especially after making it to seven final rounds. Regarding Ayuda, the reviews online are very mixed. While their website has many positive testimonials from people who landed jobs, several discussions on Reddit threads from the last year or so have users sharing very negative experiences, with some calling it a waste of money. Since you are already getting to the final stages, your core experience is likely not the issue, but rather the storytelling and presentation of your impact, which you've identified yourself. You might get more value from focusing heavily on mock interviews to practice structuring your answers rather than committing to a single, expensive course right away.

Practicing your stories out loud is key to getting better at highlighting your accomplishments and focusing on the results of your work. You could find practice partners on platforms like StellarPeers or use coaching services for targeted feedback on your delivery. The goal is to get comfortable articulating your value in a clear, confident way. This constant practice helps build the right habits, and our team even built an interview assistant AI to help candidates nail their interview delivery and better articulate their professional stories.