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What are the skills important for an entry level product manager?

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What is the most underrated skill to be a great product manager? 

Mine has always been the ability to make friends with people at the office. SWEs, other PMs etc

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What skills are needed for product management?

Hey, I'm an undergrad student pursuing BBA and planning to do an MBA from any of the top B-schools of India, so what are the skills that I should acquire and learn before getting into the B-school if I wanna go for the product manager role.

What are the most important skills that are required to become a product manager?

What is the most essential skills to learn for product managers

What are the skills required to become a product manager?

Hey everyone, excited to be doing this AMA!

A brief about me, I work currently as a Director of Product at an Indian unicorn startup 

About my career: 
- Did my undergrad from IIT and then masters from an Ivy league school
- Have been in product for almost 10 years now - across 2 Indian unicorn startups and a publicly listed company

Would love to take questions on what it means to be a PM, growing within the role, building your career, and other things :) 

Will be back here at 4 pm and start replying
Shoot away!

AMA 🎙️: Hey all, I am pmsprint, Director of Product Management at a Unicorn in India!

Product Manager

I am a final year mechanical engineering student who wants to get into product management, i have two internships and one certification but that's a different story as most of the people having better interships and skills are struggling to land an offer , i would be graduating in June 2024 and before that I want to land at decent product role at entry level , i have 6 months left what should I do , how can I stand out being a tier 3 college student with mechanical engineering background, i am learning and following product management since past 1.5 years

How to get into product management at an entry level?

I am a 2024 batch student currently doing my third product management internship, I am building my tech skills like having grasp on SQL as well , i want to land a good entryr level product role right after college or an APM program , please help me and tell how can I enhance my skills as well , i am tier 3 college student from a mechanical engineering background. Also tell me how can I prepare for upcoming APM programs

Regarding entry level product role

Tier 2 IIT non circuital
Currently in 4th year
Have done good product management interns
( 6 interns at good companies- healthtech , skilltech , B2B SAAS , Fintech, Edtech (1 unicorn 3 good companies))
Short term goal is to work in product
Long term do startup 
Believe to easily get a package around 16 lpa (PPO on campus)

Is MBA worth it directly as a Fresher

Growth Manager

Hi guys, I am about to graduate in a month(Btech,NIT-Civil). I am adept(skilled) in data analysis, Product roadmapping, Feature prioritisation, UI/UX etc. I also have a PM internship experience. The problem is I am unable to land any product analyst/  APM full-time roles. Any suggestions, guidance will be of great help.


Thanks guys,

Landing a PM role

All the PMs I see have an MBA or are past engineers. I'm from an arts and design background, Tier 1 institute. Worked in tech for 5+years and learned how to build products. Based on feedback so far, I'm doing fine. 

But I worry about progressing in my product career without those external signals. Product feels like a boys club full of people from the same universities and backgrounds, with the same extreme quant-driven approach.

Is there room for diverse educational backgrounds in product management, realistically? Which companies have you see hiring these types of PMs?
Would love to hear from others in the same boat.

Imposter syndrome as a PM with non traditional background

Hello everyone,

This is my first post. I am a recent graduate from NIT, and unfortunately, I haven't been able to get a placement. My career goal is to work in a Product Management (PM) role. As a fresher, I've taken the initiative to start learning about this industry

I have completed four courses in Product Management, covering areas such as:
- Product Analysis
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Market Analysis

I am eager to apply my skills and start my journey in this exciting field. I am looking for opportunities  where I can further develop my expertise and grow as a Product Manager.

Any advice or leads on where I can apply to gain more experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Need help for becomingal a products manager

I am a 3rd year student from tier -3 private college, pursuing btech  is it possible to get PM roles just after under graduation, have seen people from tier -1/2 pursuing vague branches like coal mineral sort of engineering and still be able to crack roles as a PM at tech companies . Also one should aim for a role like this after undergrad or just it demands more exp? Also any roadmap you would recommend

PM role after Undergrad ?

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Project Manager

Hey people,
   I am a software engineer. I am thinking of pivoting to leadership kind of roles like EIR, founders office, product manager, etc. 
   For people who are currently in such roles or know people in these roles, do you think people from tech(engineering) background, pivoting to this role at age of 24-25 yrs is advisable? Would people hiring for these roles see that I don't hold an MBA?
   What are the things about these roles I should be aware of?

Thinking of switching to non-tech(leadership) from tech

Consultant

Hey. I have close to 6 years of Experience in Sales and Customer centric roles but recently I have developed an interest in Product Development. For reference, I have an Engineering degree in Computer Science and MBA as well. 

A few questions for clarity: 

1. Is it possible to make this transition into a Product role at this stage of my career? 
2. If I want to teach myself the skills of a product manager, how should I start and what resources should i refer to, to begin with that can start the learning process?

Transition to a Product Role

Customer Success

Hello All!! Needed some advice with upskilling to further my career in Product Management and add more dimensions to it. 

For some context, I have 4.5+ YoE in the software industry, primarily functional roles including about 3 years in Product Management. 

I want to up-skill myself in some hard skills as I think I have decent exposure in soft skills/functional aspects of PM but lack in the former. 

Have been thinking of the following: 
1. APIs (Conceptual and hands on) 
2. Data Analysis (SQL to be precise) 
3. Low/No Code Tools 

I have about 6 months before I start looking for a new role and want to add these to my profile so as to land a good job. 

Please share your inputs and feedback if these would be useful in a real-life scenario and any other suggestions, if applicable. 

Counting on the advice and thanks in advance :)

Up-skilling as a Product Manager

Hi, I'm currently working as a Product Analyst at a promising startup, where I've been working on enhancing product delivery processes, keeping a check on deadlines (part of PMO), and driving client adoption for the past 1.5 years. 

Here my primary responsibilities involve conducting data analysis of projects and tickets, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights to inform product decisions. However, I'm not directly involved in the core decision-making processes that shape product strategy.

This is my first job and I feel there will be nothing specific that I will own in project management and/or process excellence, there is nothing much to grow in this field, and pretty much anybody can replace this task, *please correct me if I'm wrong. 

I'm particularly fascinated by the prospect of building solutions that will directly impact our clients hence the real world, developing innovative product strategies, and bringing impact to the business. 

I have some questions and seeking guidance. Insights, personal experiences, or any guidance will help me a lot. Thanks in advance.

- Should I consider pursuing a product management role?
- Or should I step toward product strategy? 
- If I need to get into product strategy, how can I do that? is an MBA a must for this kind of role?
- Or are there other avenues that might be more suitable for my current skillset and experience?

Looking for answers and guidance on my career.

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