This is a definitely widely debated topic. At some point or other, leaders would have asked themselves if they are being biased over hiring PMs based on their college pedigree. My take is this – At senior levels – relevant experience, skills, and performance in past roles are all that matters. After
In this post, we will discuss hiring for a product role from other functions within your company – engineering/QA/design, business development, operations, customer care, etc. I have hired half a dozen PMs internally from other functions and guess in what % of these hires turned out to be great PMs? It is
Hiring from your network / past workplace is one of the best methods to hire the most relevant folks. You would be able to easily picture the fitment both ways – a) who from my past can fit the role really well and b) will this person really enjoy this role and
It is an understatement to say that good Product Managers are in very high demand. Thanks to the amazing growth of startups and corresponding funding. Every day, either a friend who is a product leader or a startup founder ask me if I have references for a good PM. I am mostly
Similar to how a good product manager focuses on adding value to customers, a product leader needs to understand what candidates are looking for and provide (not just promise) them more and more value. Beyond fair pay, candidates typically look for – A good boss who can also be a mentor Potential
More often than not, hiring managers build job descriptions from templates or from similar postings from the web. However, every PM role is unique. Even 2 jobs within the same team are different and can require a different set of skills to succeed. Copy-paste approach to preparing JD can be misleading. It
Earlier, while working as an individual contributor, you helped product leaders to interview and it was largely a goodwill gesture from your side. (A notable exception is when your manager has added “number of interviews taken” in your goal sheet 🙂). Now you are the hiring manager and your involvement needs to
