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Sadly, technical roles as I yet to get an interview for a Product Management position. Companies seem to all require a certain number of years with that title a

Sadly, technical roles as I yet to get an interview for a Product Management position. Companies seem to all require a certain number of years with that title and I have yet to find the right way of presenting myself. Maybe I should make a more concerted effort in that direction ... thank you!

chaz 14y ago
Are companies actively telling you that you don't have enough experience, just not responding, or are you getting discouraged by the job description? Having written many job descriptions, a lot of it is a negotiable wishlist and actual numbers of years is maybe one of the squishiest bullet points on the list and is more indicative of maturity and overall work experience vs exp in the role. Lots of PMs (not junior/associate/assistant PMs) get hired with just some "business" experience (finance, consulting, marketing, etc.). I don't think you should have a problem as long as you can demonstrate the qualities of a PM. You may also want to recraft your resume to be more pointed about your PM experience and less focused on your engineering aspects. Here are two great threads on Quora that can help you pitch yourself to the questions hiring mgrs might want to see. http://www.quora.com/What-are-frequently-asked-questions-in-product-manager-interviews http://www.quora.com/What-are-frequently-asked-questions-in-... http://www.quora.com/Recruiting/What-are-useful-interview-questions-for-product-managers http://www.quora.com/Recruiting/What-are-useful-interview-qu...
narayankpl 14y ago
"right way of presenting myself"... I constantly faced this problem. There are lots of people I know who can write resume to suit the job for which they are applying. May be resume writing skillset could help in this.