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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. First off, product management is very communication and leadership oriented. In terms of demonstrating leadership, look to your extracurricular activities. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Build Strong Product Teams by Hiring Graduates

Mind the Product

It’s partly because few companies that hire PMs attend university careers fairs and so careers advisers and tutors are not aware of or familiar with the role. We set them a small introductory project that is low risk, and pair them with an experienced developer who can coach them on working with software engineers.

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Upsides to unshipping: The art of removing features and products

Mixpanel

Prior to this position, Neil was VP of Engineering, after working as a Software Engineer and leading Infrastructure Engineering. He was the Growth Advisor in Residence at Greylock Partners, Growth Lead at Pinterest, and first marketer at Grubhub. He advised companies like Tinder, Hipcamp, Reddit, Canva, and Pocket.

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13 Best Product Management Books to Read in 2021 – Product Manager Must-Reads

Userpilot

Challenges of transitioning from software engineer to product manager. Challenges of transitioning from a non-technical background. She works with executives worldwide, advising them on product strategy and leadership. Versatile leadership style. Educational and professional backgrounds of product managers.

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How To Break Into Product Management—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. First off, product management is very communication and leadership oriented. In terms of demonstrating leadership, look to your extracurricular activities. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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How to Successfully Transition from Consulting to PM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume! Technical Skills While not always needed, technical skills are very much desired for most PM roles. Many companies have a bias towards PMs coming from a technical background.

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How to Successfully Transition from Consulting to PM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume! Technical Skills While not always needed, technical skills are very much desired for most PM roles. Many companies have a bias towards PMs coming from a technical background.