Today I interviewed for a scrum position as a product owner
for a local tech company. It was a
really good conversation with a sharp lady and the company is doing really good
work and will be around for a while based on what I was hearing and how they’re
continually adapting and solving client’s needs. Needless to say I’m interested in the
position if they feel the same way about me performing the work.
In most of my interviews I like to ask two questions typically. First is to the hiring manager and is, “Where
do you see yourself in 5 years?” I like
to ask this question cause I want to see how much buy in the manager has in
their role there at the company, the company in general, and how I see myself
working with them or not depending on where they see themselves in 5 years.
The next question I like to ask is something along the lines
of, “Now that I have a general idea of what the job entails what I’m curious to
find out is what it takes to really excel at this job. I’m not interested in just doing the minimum,
but really doing well.” I do this cause
it shows that you’re thinking ahead, want to shine, and isn’t a question that
interviewers get asked a lot in my opinion so it helps me stand out.
This person’s response to my second question was that I need
to have the ability to influence without being a jerk or manipulative. Second
she said that you really need to dig in and gain people’s trust by knowing what
you’re talking about and just show that you care. While there will always be new ways of doing
things in scrum and other frameworks for completing projects this is something
that will always be there, i.e. be nice to people, communicate, and follow
through on your commitments. I that, per
the official scrum guide, that, “The
Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events,
artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific
purpose and is essential to Scrum’s success and usage” is important, but if you
focus on what my interviewing person said you’ll be successful at anything you
do.
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