As a hiring manager, what do the best product management candidates have in common?
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Best product management candidates craft compelling, concise and inspirational narratives when they interview. They demonstrate clarity of thinking, knowing both the fact...
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Vanta VP Product • 2y
The answer depends on the stage of company and product you're working on. At Vanta, where we're growing very quickly and are still formulating many of our process, I've f...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 3y
A few things: A very deep understanding of the problems they are looking to solve. This gets reflected in how they speak about past experiences (why did you choose to wo...
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Figma Product, AI • 4y
For me the biggest differentiator is having a growth mindset. This doesn't just mean they want to make an impact and improve as a PM. For me it comes down to three things...
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Shopify VP of Product • 4y
My personal take is that when I am speaking with strong product candidates, I can see a few qualities shine through in their story. For me, those are: 1. They are consta...
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Shopify Senior Product Lead | Formerly Salesforce, Google, Nest, Cisco Systems • 3y
They teach you something in the interview I once interviewed a woman who had extensive experience working for a telecommunications company. I have zero experience in te...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
I'll speak to commonalities in IC PMs since I have less experience hiring other product leaders. It's really just 4 things in my view: A clear ability to break down comp...
1780 Views
IBM Product Management • 1y
The most memorable product manager candidates have a track record of delivering customer valueproactively thinking about problemsa growth mindsetIn reflection, be prepare...
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Superhuman Head of Product, Enterprise • 1y
Here are some of the top attributes I have observed Empathy for the customer: Understanding and describing their customer segment's pain points. This usually comes from ...
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Meta Product Leadership - Ads, Commerce & AI | Formerly Stripe, Flipkart, Yahoo • 3y
The best Product managers combine curiosity with structured problem solving skills. Being curious helps them look at problems as opportunities to learn & grow. Abilit...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 1y
The best product management candidates indicate that they fully understand what the role requires by asking questions that get to a level deeper into what the role descri...
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Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) | Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon • 3y
The best PM's have: - Strong leadership and communication skills. To be able to talk to customers, stakeholders, and leadership with the right context. They are good at l...
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OEConnection Head of Global Product Operations • 2y
Creating new opportunities. This is really what will differentiate yourself as a Product Manager and really expand your own career opportunities. Its also the hardest thi...
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Splunk Director of Product Management • 2y
There is no one silver bullet for a product management candidate. If I were to look for specific traits, definitely high up on the list would be how long a PM candidate e...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
As a hiring manager, I've found that the best product management candidates share a common trait: intellectual curiosity. They possess a relentless desire to learn, explo...
625 Views
Gainsight Director, Product Management • 2y
Best candidates have a user-centric mindset who can understand customer needs and develop products to address those needs effectively. Skills like Effective prioritizatio...
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