How to Interview and Hire Product Managers - Ep 162
Salespeople get measured by sales. Engineers get measured on delivery of quality code on time, so what do you measure a Product Managers impact on? Is it easy-to-implement user stories, running productive A/B tests, or getting lots of features...
An episode of the Schmidt List - Business Insights podcast, hosted by Kurt Schmidt, titled "How to Interview and Hire Product Managers - Ep 162" was published on July 20, 2021 and runs 33 minutes.
July 20, 2021 ·33m · Schmidt List - Business Insights
Summary
Salespeople get measured by sales. Engineers get measured on delivery of quality code on time, so what do you measure a Product Managers impact on?Is it easy-to-implement user stories, running productive A/B tests, or getting lots of features released?When it comes to hiring Product Managers in software, it’s never quite as straightforward for either the candidate or the employer.Joe Ruekert from Fahren joins me to share his advice for both employees and candidates on what questions to ask, what skills to look for and how to judge the maturity of a product-driven organization.Check out https://www.schmidt-list.com for more show infoWant to learn more about my company? https://www.foundrymakes.com/Questions about the equipment used in this video? https://kit.co/KRTS/schmidt-list-live-streaming-kitFollow us on all the things!https://twitter.com/Schmidt_Listhttps://www.instagram.com/schmidtlistpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/schmidtlist/Twitter: @joeruekertTwitter: @hellofahrenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephruekert/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.
Episode Description
Is it easy-to-implement user stories, running productive A/B tests, or getting lots of features released?
When it comes to hiring Product Managers in software, itβs never quite as straightforward for either the candidate or the employer.
Joe Ruekert from Fahren joins me to share his advice for both employees and candidates on what questions to ask, what skills to look for and how to judge the maturity of a product-driven organization.
Check out https://www.schmidt-list.com for more show info
Want to learn more about my company? https://www.foundrymakes.com/
Questions about the equipment used in this video? https://kit.co/KRTS/schmidt-list-live-streaming-kit
Follow us on all the things!
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Twitter: @joeruekert
Twitter: @hellofahren
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephruekert/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.
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