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by kennethn 4863 days ago
(Essay author here...)

Excellent additions, "ability to deal with ambiguity" is a critical skill for PMs.
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wasd 4863 days ago
Hey Ken,

I was sort of curious about this line:

>Generally I'll ask questions until I'm sure the candidate is smarter than me.

Are these the sort of brain teasers we see in engineering interviews or something else?

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kennethn 4863 days ago
No brain teasers. Good analytical questions are open-ended, fuzzy, and don't have "right" or "trick" answers. I want to test problem-solving abilities, not interview research and memorization skills :-)
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geoffschmidt 4863 days ago
Sounds super-useful! Could you share an example or two?
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