PM Talks Series: How to Get a Job in Product Management

PM Talks Series: How to Get a Job in Product Management

Course details:

Product management is one of the most sought-after careers in technology. Learn how people land jobs as product managers, walk away with practical tips to leverage your current job to move into product management and understand what it is like to be interviewed for the role. This class is meant for former consultants/bankers, MBA students, engineers moving into product, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are curious about product management.

Instructor:

Jason Shah, Product Manager, Yammer

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Jason is a product manager at Yammer (https://www.yammer.com/), the enterprise social network used by more than 85% of the Fortune 500. In this role, Jason conceives and leads the development of new features for the product, measuring the impact during experiments and making decisions about what to release to Yammer's seven million users. Jason is also the creator of HeatData (http://heatdata.com/), a TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon winner. You can find him on Twitter@jasonyogeshshah (https://twitter.com/jasonyogeshshah).

Key takeaways:

What is expected of a product manager What tech startups look for on a resume for a product manager candidate How to ace a product management interview How to keep up with the product management discipline Preparation homework:

1. Bring a laptop (if you can't bring one, you'll be able to pair)

2. Prepare this case: Facebook recently released Chat Heads* mobile app feature. Explain the rationale for this feature, and how you would measure success as its product manager.

• Chat Heads documentation (https://www.facebook.com/help/101495056700254/) ( https://www.facebook.com/help/101495056700254/ )

Cost:

Complete the following survey for a chance to win $15 discount to the event ( http://goo.gl/q4FIa )

Early bird (thru June 20) - $25 (discounted $10) Regular (starting June 21) - $35 Full refund if cancelled at least 2 days in advance Space Sponsor - @wsgrsoma (http://twitter.com/wsgrsoma)

@PMFastTrack (http://twitter.com/pmfasttrack), #SFProduct

Questions or issues - please contact David Kim