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What real world experience and skillset do your product org look for in potential candidates?

Paresh Vakhariya
Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) | Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon3y
- Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, adaptability, and a willingness to learn are also important for any product organization. - Work with Engineering on a day ...
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Karishma Irani
Scribe VP of Product | Formerly LaunchDarkly, New Relic1y
This might not be the answer you're looking for, but the top first thing that comes to mind is grit. To me, the ability for someone to overcome obstacles and achieve thei...
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Melissa Ushakov
GitLab Group Manager, Product Management3y
There are a couple of things that make some candidates stand out from the rest: User-focused: The most successful product managers are those that think deeply about peop...
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Neil Kulkarni
Cisco Director of Product Management1y
While this is not meant to be an exhaustive list, here are some aspects of experience and skillset that fall between table stakes and highly desired category:Good present...
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Aaron Bloom
Bluevine Senior Director of Product Management | Formerly Xero, Practice Fusion1y
We look for candidates who have relevant experience to fintech or know how to operate in highly regulated industries.To assess hard skills, we do a collaborative exercise...
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Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product Management2y
Problem solving capability, Communication skills, Empathy - User and Product, Learning curiosity, Passion to impact and comfortable with failure are some soft skills we e...
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