All about product careers
6 books to help you get the role of your dreams
Getting a career in product management requires all the common areas of attention (CV writing, interview preparation, and career planning) and then domain specific knowledge to prepare for the role and the transition into them.
Product managers are prepared, organised, and know the goals they need to achieve, which is all perfect preparation for interviewing for your dream role.
Here are six books that give real insight into what you need to consider and how to go about it, and you can find more in the Careers section on the Getting Started in Product bookstore.
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Malcolm Gladwell stated that “‘Researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: 10,000 hours.”, which implies that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice.
But in the world of product management, the generalist is king, because the role is so wide ranging that the specialists miss out. In this book, Epstein looks at how we solve problems, how we learn and how we succeed. You’ll see why failing a test is the best way to learn…
