Learning, building, mentoring.
Today wraps my second week at work. The most valuable piece I could experience this week was working side by side with the new team I joined. In comparison with previous work environments, this experience brings an exponentially larger number of people for me to interact with. Luckily for me, the team had planned a... Continue Reading →
Unlike my previous post, this one here is not so stoical and reflective, bur rather raw and fresh out of the excitement of finally having started a new challenge. It is Friday afternoon and I just finished my first 5 days as a new product manager at a new company (new for me :)). These... Continue Reading →
It is done. At least the first part is done. After almost 10 months of break and after 5 months of active search, I have landed a new job. I am excited and scared. I know there is so much ahead. I will refresh knowledge and skills, I will learn new things, I will face... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I was going over the risks of my job search strategy. While I (re)learned at the end of last year that the number of applications was important, I ended up not sending as many as I set myself out to because there aren't simply that many attractive options. (Someone told... Continue Reading →
Have you ever watched a movie where you suddenly notice a location or a person in a scene and that observation somehow makes the movie feel more special, more familiar? I had that experience today while watching an old Estonian movie. From 1992, a time I was not here. I was 7 years old and... Continue Reading →
Between September 28 and December 22, 2022 I have been actively searching for a job. In this period I have moved 27 companies through my pipeline. 19 of those have been outbound (I initiated the conversation) 8 have been inbound (they reached out) Of these: 9 companies did not reply back (15+ days) 6 companies... Continue Reading →
There are tools I have learned to use in life that I have applied to how I care for and relate to my dog. These tools are useful for so many areas of life that I've thought it is worth capturing them here.
In a previous post I talked about curiosity as a skill looked for in product management. In this one, I continue and wrap up the topic by commenting my observations on how we assess it and what to consider when doing so. So how do we assess curiosity? I easily came across many ways how... Continue Reading →
When I was a hiring manager, I spent a lot of time defining the critical skills I looked for in a product manager, and trying out ways to assess them in a fair, yet effective way. As a job seeker, I now look at ads trying to make sense of the questions or requirements they... Continue Reading →
As a global citizen I can't detach myself from what is going on. I need to manage myself amidst the happenings.
Maria Lasprilla 