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What kind of pathways have you seen that lead in to product management? I'm yet to see a job listing for a PM that doesn't require experience as a PM.
by _kyran 9y ago
What kind of pathways have you seen that lead in to product management?
I'm yet to see a job listing for a PM that doesn't require experience as a PM.
- futhey 9y agoOne common path I've seen is to prove yourself inside a company and “step up” (volunteer yourself for the new position). 1-2 recommendations later, it'll be a done deal.
- danpalmer 9y agoI've seen "early employees" do well as PMs. These are employees who started out ostensibly in marketing, or operations, but at a scale where everyone in the company still does a bit of everything. These people naturally grow with the company knowing so much about the internal workings of the company and the product that they are the perfect candidate for a PM role even if they have no formal PM experience. I've seen 2 people do this at my current company and have heard similar things from other companies where it worked very well.