Transferrable Skills: Hiring with the Big Picture in Mind
Hiring is not just about matching 1:1 with the requirements on your job posting. Dig in and identify those hidden talents masquerading as transferable skills.
STARTUP SUCCESS
7/29/20251 min read
When I'm hiring someone, I'm initially interested in what is on the candidate's resume, but ultimately I'm hiring based on the attitude they bring to the interview process and my understanding of how quickly they can adapt to new situations.
In my experience, candidates who have transferable skills or have demonstrated a leap between industries based on those skills tend to have an easier time handling new situations or growing beyond any expectations I place on them at the outset of our working together.
While my experience is largely in software product management, I can see how this could apply equally well across other disciplines.
