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Hiring product managers

Hiring product managers

From the course: Product Management Tips

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Hiring product managers

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- Imagine you're tasked with hiring someone for a position that has one of the most vague, misunderstood, and broad job descriptions ever. There's no official university degree for it, and there's not a ton of resources to learn about it, except by doing it poorly in the first place. On top of that, it's one of the most important roles in any modern company. It's implemented differently at every company you talk to, and it's one where bad decisions could cause serious financial damage to the company. Yup, I'm talking about product management. If you've gotta hire a product manager, you've got a pretty difficult task in front of you. Let's talk about some things to consider. First, their pervious success. Let's be real, a resume alone doesn't tell you whether a person did well in their previous roles or just scraped by. This is even more difficult with the ambiguous nature of product management. When discussing previous experience, ask for quantitative details on their accomplishments.…

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