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by sdoering 1607 days ago
PM = Product Management or Project Management?

Regardless: I would advise to look at you actual work during the last two years.

Did you manage a team of different disciplines towards a shared goal? Did you organize and lead meetings/workshops to develop solutions?

Did you interface with (external or internal) stakeholders? Did you need to keep external demands from you team? Did you need to manage expectations and lead stakeholders towards finding shared understandings regarding timelines and trade-offs?

Did you manage product/project/development roadmaps? Did you manage priorities for development? Did you take care of piece flow (tickets) through the system (team)? Did you take care that documentation is being done?

How did/do you handle the people who work within the project/product team especially if they do not report to you directly.

There are good resources regarding the mindset and how to work with people. I would recommend "The year without pants".

A good PM has massive influence on the happiness of the team. A bad PM breaks teams in the worst case. I have experienced how working within a greatly managed project can be a breeze, freedom and enjoyment.

Or how it can suck, when it is lead in a bad way.