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.   Support for How to Succeed in Product Management is brought to you by Apptentive, which enables product managers to measure shifts in customer emotion and gather actionable feedback across the mobile customer journey. To learn more, go to Apptentive.com/UW.   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