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Bhaskar Krishnan
Meta Product Leadership - Ads, Personalization & ML/ AI • January 17
The best Product managers combine curiosity with structured problem solving skills. Being curious helps them look at problems as opportunities to learn & grow. Ability to frame & structure a problem helps them take others along in the process. Both these skills can be learnt & cultivated over tim......Read More
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Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • March 28
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 leading teams with ambiguous problems and helping them arrive at a decision quickly - Strategy and Vision: the ability to defi......Read More
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Natalia Baryshnikova
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility • November 9
Best product management candidates craft compelling, concise and inspirational narratives when they interview. They demonstrate clarity of thinking, knowing both the facts and the "why" behind their answers, and genuine curiosity. I always walk out of an interview with a great product manager fee......Read More
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Vasudha Mithal
Headspace Health Senior Director, Product Management • August 23
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 work on a specific problem, what exactly was the need?) as well as any case study (are they asking intelligent questi......Read More
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Rodrigo Davies
Asana Product Management Area Lead • May 17
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: 1. They have a sense of what they know and don't know, and are always eager to learn more. They question their own assu......Read More
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Mamuna Oyofo, MBA
Shopify VP of Product • February 9
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 constant Learners/curious They are constantly asking questions and actively listening. They are readers and constant consumers of i......Read More
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Lizzy Masotta
Shopify Senior Product Lead • July 26
1. 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 telco – aside from being a customer of Verizon Wireless. I walked out of that interview having learned so much about telco com......Read More
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Brandon Green
Buffer Staff Product Manager • November 7
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 complex, multi-faceted problems into digestible, actionable chunks, as usually shown via some kind of case interview. * E......Read More
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