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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

BrainStation offers Online Live Certificate Courses in data, design, development, marketing, and product management. Speak to a Learning Advisor. According to BrainStation’s 2019 Digital Skills Survey , 88 percent of Product Managers polled began their careers in a different field, a number higher than any other discipline.

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These 5 Coding Bootcamps Are Worth Considering

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Software development is one of the few highly skilled occupations that doesn’t require any professional certification. Course Report’s Top Schools of 2019-2020. Plan for a 2-4 month application process - you'll take an 80-hour pre-course even after passing a technical interview. It’s accessible. App Academy Overall Rating: 4.68

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

According to BrainStation’s 2019 Digital Skills Survey , 88 percent of Product Managers polled began their careers in a different field, a number higher than any other discipline. Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews.

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How to Hire a Great Product Manager

BrainStation Product Management

BrainStation offers Online Live Certificate Courses in data, design, development, marketing, and product management. Speak to a Learning Advisor. Perhaps you need someone with an uncanny design eye, or razor-sharp technical skills, or deep experience in analytics? Do Some Soul-Searching.

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How to Hire a Great Product Manager

BrainStation Product Management

“Product Management is fundamentally a white space role, so the skills you need will depend on what skills you already have and what your company does,” advised Jackie Bavaro, Head of Product Management at Asana. Perhaps you need someone with an uncanny design eye, or razor-sharp technical skills, or deep experience in analytics?