What is the most important thing you've learned about interviewing?
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Gainsight Director, Product Management • 2y
The best way to assess candidates is by being a good listener. The lessons learnt from successes and failures are something that one should listen to.
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Shopify Senior Product Lead | Formerly Salesforce, Google, Nest, Cisco Systems • 3y
Tell the interviewee what they want to hear up front Who are you? What type of interview is this? How long will this last? Will I be able to ask questions? What's the ne...
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Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y
Talk even less and give the candidate even more time/space than you think to thoroughly respond to your question. You'll learn a ton about a candidate simply by giving th...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 1y
The most important thing I've learned about interviewing is to convey to the interviewer - as quickly as possible - warmth, competence, and the ability to succinctly answ...
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