Product mangers out there, how important it is to have a portfolio designed?
I do understand that for product designers it is important to have a design portfolio but what about product managers? And if the answer is yes, what about confidentiality? I mean you can’t just share what all you developed or worked upon?
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Never been asked for my portfolio ( SPM with 5 years of product experience)
How do you showcase your body of work ?
I don't think anyone looks at these portfolios while hiring. The so called product communities like ProductFolks and the likes made it fashionable to have portfolios. It's not a differentiator. Almost every portfolio is a regurgitation of the same concepts that the courses offered by these community owners.
How else do you showcase your body of work ?
I have a portfolio for my entire work experience, nobody sees it. PM is a weird role like that . Very low trust. Almost as if everybody is making up stuff and putting it in a document. Unless an org is really desperate, they'll always ask for an assignment. It's good also in a way that they test your rigour fully . Also lots of times because of NDA's it's difficult to share stuff. So there's no right answer here. It's entirely upto you. If you think it can make your case stronger , make one and use it to take charge during interviews and anchor conversations.