An Hour of Innovation with Vit Lyoshin
Inside the Product Job Market! Salaries, Pitfalls, and Trends | Heidi Ram | #35
16 Oct 2024
Heidi Ram, a seasoned product recruiter and advisor, discusses the current landscape of the job market for product management professionals. Heidi is a product recruiter, leader, and advisor to the Product Management community on industry insights, market trends, salaries, resumes, and more. And, she is a founding member of The Product Recruiter, where her team of recruiters solves the ambitious goals of Founders, CEOs, and CPOs by delivering world-class talent to design, build and launch products that deliver growth and scale. Takeaways * The market for product talent is still challenging. * Employers are looking for candidates with domain expertise. * Recruiters serve the employer's interests primarily. * Candidates should maintain relationships with recruiters. * Salaries for product managers are holding steady despite market fluctuations. * Candidates often underestimate the importance of human connection in interviews. * Gather statistics about your contributions while employed. * Expressing interest in a role is crucial during interviews. * Your career is a long-term journey with ups and downs. * Understanding the value of an opportunity is key to career growth. Sponsors * Webflow - Create custom, responsive websites without coding: https://try.webflow.com/0lse98neclhe Connect with Heidi * Website: https://www.theproductrecruiter.com/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiram/ * Medium: https://medium.com/@ProductRecruiter * Parent Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/martyn-bassett-associates/?viewAsMember=true Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:02 Current market landscape for product talent 09:49 Hiring trends and sector demands 14:25 Understanding the role of recruiters 18:07 Navigating the candidate-recruiter relationship 26:02 Challenges in product recruitment 27:46 Employer expectations and trends 34:50 Candidate pitfalls in the job search 47:19 Career advice for employed product managers 53:45 Compensation trends in product management 01:00:42 Equity for product managers 01:07:38 Advice from Heidi Podcast Links * https://linktr.ee/anhourofinnovation Connect with Vit * Website: https://vitlyoshin.com/contact/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vit-lyoshin/ Please subscribe, leave an honest review, and share with people you think will benefit from hearing this information.
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