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
One thing I realized from my personal experience is that the skills required to transition from mid-level to senior management position (say from a Senior / Group Product Manager to Director, VP, and CPO) are very different from what makes one successful as a Product Manager. Product Managers who were rock stars
