I have 4.5 years as a PM in digital/web space at a marketing-tech services company, 3 at Microsoft (2 years in a rotational PM program in MSIT). I don't have experience running, managing or launching internet scale products at SaaS or product-centric companies. I believe this is what is holding back hiring teams and managers from proceeding into detailed conversations with me, I do get a TON of bites and invites to interview given the # of years of experience I have and the market at the moment, however, nothing materializes cuz I believe there's better applicants with actual PM experience out there.
Should I keep pursuing SaaS product roles? If not right now, how should I work on my profile before moving in this direction?
TC: 130K
YOE: 7.5
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Can you give some more details as to where conversations don’t move forward in the process?
I expect the process is:
- Submit resume
- Recruiter phone screen
- PM Phone interview
- PM On-site interview
Are you applying to PM roles where you past experience makes you a front runner for the position? E.g Marketing Tech Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager for your favorite big tech company.
I’m sure you’re very talented. I feel that you just need to change your perspective slightly. There are many open doors!
I am looking for a 'real' product gig working end-to-end for product and customers and not just the digital marketing aspect which is why I haven't been applying to the marketing PM roles. But you have a point where I could be working on a marketing tech product itself.
@courtneyc - 100% storytelling if you can’t pass the recruiting screen and you have all the necessary experience for the role. Find the top 10 behavioral questions. Write the answers to them in STAR format (situation, task, action, result).
Practice telling these on interview platforms such as PRAMP.