33: Frameworks That Work When Product Managers Hire Other PMs

In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Clarissa Silva (C Silva Solutions LLC), Michele Heyward (PositiveHire), and Jedidiah Jonathan (Amazon) to talk about hiring product managers. The first thing most hiring managers do during the hiring process is to look for skills that match the job description and what the applicant can bring into the company. But, it’s also important to ensure that diversity and inclusion is always taken into consideration.

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What to Listen For:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:38 When it’s time to hire, train, and delegate to other PMs
• 02:57 Myth: All hiring processes are the same
• 07:45 The landscape of what it looks like for executive recruiting
• 12:37 What’s the best approach to gaining the best talents?
• 16:45 Offer expertise to bigger organizations to build partnerships
• 23:48 Dos and Don’ts for a PM hiring another PM
• 29:05 Always keep communication clear
• 31:20 Understand the minimum skills required for the job  
• 34:45 A diverse interview panel is important
• 37:43 Flexibility between structured interview and human connection during interviews
• 39:42 Universalizing the outcomes of the methodology in the interview
• 43:25 Start asking good PMs and map those skills down
• 47:44 Inclusivity in companies require more creative approach