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The candidates who stand out are the ones who understood the problem before they started designing the solution.

The ability to incorporate new information fluidly, showing both conviction and flexibility, is one of the highest-signal moments in the entire loop.

Nothing new here. Haven’t people been screening for these things all this time now?

https://open.substack.com/pub/theskip/p/what-pm-hiring-managers-actually

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