When joining a new team, is it better to have the right soft skills and have to learn the hard skills of the job or vice versa?

Let's start by level setting--what do we mean by soft skills vs. hard skills here? To me, "soft skills" are interpersonal attributes and personality traits that shape how...

A lot depends on the type of role. In general hard skills is where a lot of hiring managers would edge towards as it ensures the technicality of the role can be carried o...

I don't think one is better than the other. When joining a new team, the best skills are the ones you already have. Play your strengths while making sure you have a actio...

It certainly depends but I'd say it's more important to have the right soft skills. Specifically for product marketing teams. What PMMs do can really vary company to comp...

As you get more senior in your career in any role, but especially one as cross-functional in nature as PMM, soft skills become much more important than hard skills or pro...

My answer to this is that 'it depends' on where you are in your career.If you are early career and just starting as a PMM, I would typically be making a hiring decision s...

If I had to choose one I would (slightly) lean towards soft skills. Having the right soft skills is what I believe enables a PMM to find the biggest opportunities and dri...

I’d take soft skills, every time! Product marketing is such a trusted, cross-functional role. You can learn the tech, the market, how to build messaging frameworks, etc. ...

I think it depends ultimately on what the team needs. In a highly technical area, I'd value industry and product knowledge highly, as long as the person is then coachable...

I think it's a balance, but if I had to choose, leaning in to those soft skills is a great strategy when you are starting out. It's really important to go into a new t...

Think of it this way - you can always teach someone how to use a new tool or follow a process, but it's much harder to teach someone how to be a good teammate or communic...

See my answer above. It depends on the company and what their needs are. My default is hiring for soft skills because they are harder to teach, but that's not always poss...

I find that people with strong soft skills often have the ability to pick up the hard skills quickly. People who’ve honed their soft skills are proactive about asking the...

Really depends on the need - if the role is looking for someone to jump in and get started immediately with some critical projects, chances are the hard skills are going ...

The ideal candidate will have both but that’s often not possible. For me personally, I think the soft skills are far more important. Especially at the more junior and eve...