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As a hiring manager, do you look for AI savviness or usage experience? If so, how do you evaluate for it?

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  1. Abid Chaudhry
    Abid Chaudhry

    ServiceNow Director, Product Marketing - Employee Experience & HRSD | Formerly Microsoft, AT&T, Endurance International Group • Thu

    I care less about which tools they've used and more about whether they think in systems. Can they describe a problem they had, the workflow they built to solve it, and what they'd do differently?  Someone who built one useful thing and learned from it beats someone who lists ten tools they've "experimented with." I'll also just ask them to walk me through their last piece of work and where AI touched it. 
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  2. Eila Shargh
    Eila Shargh

    Okta Dir. GTM Growth Product Marketing • Thu

    When evaluating candidates, I look for AI sophistication and operational application. I want product marketers who view AI as a strategic thought partner and force multiplier to solve complex operational problems, rather than a crutch to outsource their own thinking.During the case study presentation, I stress-test how dependent a candidate is on AI. I do this by drilling into the underlying logic behind their framework - pressing them on why they chose a specific vertical or how they arrived at ...Read More

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  3. Raman Sharma
    Raman Sharma

    Confluent Product Marketing Leader (Microsoft / DigitalOcean / Sourcegraph / Confluent) • 3h

    I look for the ability to learn and build quickly.

    I give candidates an ambiguous problem 24 hours in advance. I want to see if they can build context and produce something reasonably good. This tests willingness to use tools and spend time on deep research.
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  4. Desiree Motamedi
    Desiree Motamedi

    Salesforce CMO - Next Gen Platform • 3h

    I look for curiosity and problem-solving, especially when hitting token limits.

    I ran a project where I spent an hour daily with PMMs. I observed who was interested and resourceful. For example, when someone hit a token max on Claude, they switched to Gemini to continue. That shows hunger and outside-the-box thinking.
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  5. David Esber
    David Esber

    Twilio Senior Director, Product Marketing • 3h

    I look for curiosity and a desire to learn, not specific AI proficiency.

    Tools change too fast. I value comfort in ambiguity and eagerness to learn the core craft of product marketing. AI tools accelerate abilities, so early-career folks can punch above their weight if they have the right mindset.
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