How to Hire a Product Manager
Hiring a product manager in haste could be devastating, All of it kickstarts with the way you interview, and that is what decides the future of your business.
Mayuresh Shilotri
Product Prioritization – A few ways
Although being “analytical” is one way for product managers and engineers; prioritization comes into the picture as a breakthrough. However, the number of problems varies from person to person.
Episode #007 – Describe your management philosophy
Again, there is not a single answer that suits or makes or works for every situation and every organization. Best thing to do over here is that you need to quantify your own leadership profile.
Episode #006 – Are you an organized person?
You are organised, but at the same time, you understand what the situation is and are able to exercise the right muscle in the right proportion for the situation.
Episode #005 – What does “failure” mean to you?
Make sure this is an opportunity to have an authentic conversation. Make sure this is an opportunity to have an authentic conversation. When you are attempting when you’re trying to achieve something, when you’re out to get something and in the process, despite your best effort, despite your contingency planning, despite your best and the highest quality of the plan and highest quality of execution, you do not get the intended outcome. That’s when you call it a failure.
Episode #004 – Tell me about the types of people you have trouble getting along with
Why is this particular question asked? Panel wants to see if there are any rough edges to your personality. If you’re able to take the stress. Whether you’re ready for seniority.
Episode # 003 – What was your favorite job? Why?
What you may want to do is – that you want to understand what role you’re interviewing for this product, or growth or marketing or design or UX. Have you done something that is in this particular spectrum?
Episode #002 – What does “success” mean to you?
The question for today is, what does success mean to you? This question does come across in different ways. It might be phrased a little differently in different interviews. Most likely, this will come at a stage when you’re either talking to HR, you’re talking to the founder, or your people are talking to a key sponsor for the position.
Episode #001 – Getting started with Career Fitness
Career Fitness – Job Interview Preparation Series for Mid Career Professionals (Technology, Product, Corporate, Startups)
Top 4 Deliverables of Product Managers
What exactly is the requirement and idea behind creating a product? It all depends on what the end result is going to be followed by the long trail of processes of product creation.
Seven Qualities of a Great Product Vision
The definition of “product vision” goes way beyond just defining what it is. A product’s vision also illustrates the product’s intent and what it aims to solve.
Short Programmes and Consumer Behaviour
Lockdown saw a surge of 2 hour to 5 day workshops. These were mostly introductory offerings leading to a larger product. Brands and individuals (Gig workers) both jumped on this big time. Here is an analysis of the phenomena that lasted for 2 quarters.
High Growth Handbook – Book Review
A delightful book on a startup’s “good problem to have” — the scaling into an enduring enterprise once you have achieved a product/market match.
Helpful tools and tips for remote teaching
Covid-19 has changed and affected almost everyone’s lifestyle. Not only the adults but also the children’s academic career has suffered a lot. The mode of offline teaching is much different from online teaching.
Instant Messaging Apps and Chatbots: A helping hand in the learning process.
The technical support provided by these instant messaging apps and chatbots is helping the students both within and outside their classroom, answering all their queries in a much lesser time. They can also provide some extra learning possibilities enhancing the learner’s academia.
Creating an E-learning Course for busy bees
People are so busy in their day-to-day life that they don’t get enough time to spend on details. Uncluttered and straightforward navigating platforms are their first preference.
Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics
The title caught my eye. The book is written by an American who later joined the Hare Krishna mission and had a change of heart. He became a monk who travelled across India. He understands the cultural milieu in America, Germany and India.
Savarkar – Echoes from Forgotten Past
I foresee a movie or web series being made on this biography. As a book, it is scholarly. Voluminous. 1,500+ pages across 2 books. Unbiased. I was unaware of the sheer quality and volume of literary output that Swatantrya Veer Savarkar created. I wish more about him is formally covered in the school History curriculum.
How to incorporate the principles of design into e-learning?
A good learning experience is all a learner wants on an e-learning platform. It can be easily obtained by incorporating the design principles with the content available.
How can virtual learning be made different from face to face learning?
Face to face learning and virtual learning are both essential forms of learning. You can’t deny that virtual learning is the learning of the future.
