007: Sprinkler Parts to Software Products: Tips from a PM with only 3 Months Experience

Jeff Compton is fresh off his path into product--with only three months of experience. He tells his story from mechanical engineering sprinkler parts to landing his first product role at a growth-stage company. Jeff shares his insights on questions like: Is an MBA a good path into product? What do companies care about when hiring a product manager? How can someone gain product experience before landing their first product role? How to find an internship—even during government-mandated COVID lock downs? Is an internship enough experience to be hired as a product manager? Why choose a smaller company rather than a larger one to start your product management career Why you wouldn't want to choose product management as a career? Like the podcast? Give us a rating, subscribe, and tell your friends! Have a question or want to provide feedback? Use this link to answer our Google survey: https://forms.gle/cVNRzyZsuNDMVrM99 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pathintoproduct/message