How do you recommend working in my soft skills and their importance in the job interview when not directly asked?
I find that interviewers very often focus on the hard skills, but I think it’s the soft skills that can make/break a candidate. I usually try to highlight my soft skills within the context of my “STAR” stories.
Deel Head of Global Marketing + Expansion • 5y
Bring your behaviours into your answers. The relationships you've built, the challenging people you've persuaded etc. It's important to be clear on the activity and the t...
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Zendesk Director of Product Marketing | AI • 11mo
Weave them through examples of how you work! Instead of simply saying “I’m collaborative” - walk through a situation where you navigated ambiguity, pulled cross-functiona...
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1Password Director, Product Marketing • 4y
I am a huge fan of the STAR format (and also keeping answers to two minutes or less)! For any interview, I think it's important to identify and prepare your key 3-4 examp...
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Amazon Product Marketing Lead, AI/ML Acceleration, AWS • 1y
Product marketing needs several soft skills including strong verbal and written communication, negotiation, mediation, time management, influencing people, building trust...
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Howl VP of Product Marketing | Formerly Google • 3y
I'd weave these topics in as you answer the hard skill questions. Depending on your examples, theu could be easier to be included. Things to touch upon: 1. Leadership + ...
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Carta Vice President Product Marketing • 2y
Even if you get a very specific product marketing question during an interview, I promise you that your soft skills are still being assessed at the same time. Are you a ...
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Salesforce Senior Director, Product Marketing • 2y
I love this question! I always look for the soft skills because smart, hardworking people will learn the hard skills. When I'm hiring, I think about what the business an...
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If you think the interviewer isn’t asking you the right questions to dig into the softer skills, bring it up yourself. The way I would do it is by asking them the questio...
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Upstart Product Marketing Director, New Products • 3y
I agree that soft skills are key, and highlighting them during “STAR” stories is a great way to work them into your interview. You can also share them when expressing you...
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Sirona Marketing CEO of Sirona Marketing: GTM for healthcare and life sciences • 5y
While interviewers focus on your response to the hard skills question, they are simultaneously evaluating your soft skills as well. Generally, they are evaluating your EQ...
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