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July received a letter, the sender is not a stranger, Changsha, a 26-year-old chef.

The first sentence of the letter is polite: "from more than a year ago began to focus on your blog." All the way over, benefited a lot. "It doesn't look like the style of a professional culinary worker."

Next, he made a detailed self-introduction. Cook has been 6 years ago, has been to the Chinese and western restaurants, to stay in the stalls, on the star hotel, also placed a snack stall. Because of the work of the Internet products are yearning, the beginning of this year to change the delivery of the newspaper, the supermarket night staff work, meager income but adequate food and clothing, saving a lot of time to self-study product design. A few months later with their own product evaluation and planning case, I hope to join the network company in Changsha, failed to do so.

At the end of the mail, he asked me to recommend to an Internet start-up company to cook, take the main case of the ability to "take good care of everyone's stomach" "treatment of the food according to the aunt Budget to the line" "can learn how much all by their own good fortune."

I was moved by this remark.

And looked at the appendix of the Product evaluation and planning case, there are probably 1万来 words, the professional field is really not good, is a novice, writing is not bad. I cannot assert his potential, but the sincerity of this attitude is unparalleled among the people I know. If not to control the size of the team, it will probably talk to him about joining our team.

Then, I sent two feelings of Weibo, forwarding 100 fielded. Unexpectedly, less than 200 words of two micro-blog, unexpectedly attracted 7 companies to express his interest, including two famous new venture company, a first-line large companies. Weibo comments are even more praise for his mouth.

The story is here for the moment. Later I forwarded his microblog address, the interested person contact, follow-up unknown. It is worth saying that the place is, how many people and he rushed into the profession, suffering from no door, why such a young cooking workers have been favored by the public?

Others may say, to find him is to cook, not to do product manager.

A gifted, studious person, standing in the fiery product environment, from cooking to doing design, is about 35 months. And these 35 months have passed, job seekers outside the industry may still be spreading their resumes, he has been promoted to proficient. I've seen a lot of "internet enthusiasts" outside the industry in a year or two after shouting and entering. They are divided into several grades:

The first level, will write product evaluation and planning case as a stepping stone to find a job

Second level, no documentation, but self-study of the use of product prototype design tools, as well as other gadgets

The third level, the document will not write, tools will not be used, with the interviewer talk about the Internet passion and dreams, ideas and ideas, stressed that "I am a very reliable person."

The fourth level, on the basis of the third, fierce to large companies to cast resumes, intends to "win at the starting line", from the beginning to enjoy a mature product environment, generous salary and benefits

The problem is, if you're so passionate and motivated, you can't take 35% of your spare time to learn tools, write product documentation, and have to wait until someone has been brought in to grow up.

Waste wood!

This kind of people do not get into the profession is also a scourge, the lower limit of product practitioners.

As for the first and second level candidates, is slightly better, but will write documents with tools, just to do the first level of product skills. Unless the document is Abas and the tools are superb, the WHO care the entry threshold for the industry has long been elevated to the point of "small white". and product skills rely on practice, there is no basis for actual combat, it is difficult to practice in a vacuum, this will be caught in the plight of chicken eggs and eggs.

Back to the title of this article: Cooking and cock silk. Who's dick? I don't think it's the chef's brother. Those who only have a little bit of primary product skills, want to go into the profession, and lack of practice environment and action, they are cock silk. How can you prove that you are better suited for this job than others? Because of Huo's product skills, because you're punching your chest and saying that blood is burning, because 150 resumes in one months.

Relative to the actual combat in the inevitable rapid improvement of product skills, seemingly unrelated to the product, Cross-border talent, but more likely to arouse the interest of the recruiter, feel more capable, but also broaden their horizons. Start-up companies are also good big companies, all hope that members have strengths, tastes, rather than pile up to see the same information, a similar day. Only from the colorful life, can find the demand, burst into inspiration. Otherwise the team are all the same way of thinking, the same side of the knowledge field, to the end can only struggle to fight intelligence, spell, spell luck. It was so bleak.

A founder told me that I like cross-border talent.

The product of this business, to the final spell is not product skills, but "you are what kind of person." Your hobbies, talents, experiences, connections, knowledge, personality, and so on, spell these pure natural things. Pure product skill and logic, just Huo, practice two or three years after everyone is similar, each other high 5 points low 5 points to success or failure has little impact. In a solid "product fundamentals" above, but also to the extent to how to make the product, depending on what kind of person you were originally. Only enthusiastic, able to work overtime, clear thinking skills, to the end rather insignificant, is still a group of senior cock Silk.

I have a harsh: "No boast outside of the product, I am afraid that the outcome of the product will not boast." ”

Chef brother, go all the way.

Write to the last suddenly remembered a small episode, and some people said, "Do the chef is not very good, brain fever turn to what product Manager?" Product manager so hard for the future of the job and someone to jump into the fire? " Most of the talk is the product manager himself ... In fact, also quite reasonable.

Author @ sterling Silver: Http://weibo.com/cicada