I feel defeated

Jun 11, 2021 33 Comments

Just a rant.

I’ve been trying to change my job and break into product for a while. After applying to a ton of jobs I finally had a recruiter reach out and now she’s ghosting me too. She was the one who wanted to set up an interview but never did. I come from a finance background hence it’s harder to land interviews.

I see people on here post about their amazing salaries and having to pick between multiple offers. I’m happy for everyone and their success but also can’t help and think what I’m doing wrong. I’d be happy with just one offer :/

I had a call with a guy in the industry this morning and he told me “it would be hard for you to break into this industry” like what?? Why?? I’m looking for an entry level product role not to be a manager. It is nothing I can’t learn. Why would someone even say that? Anyways I’m upset and feel defeated.

YOE: 1 finance
2 as a data analyst

Tc: 82k

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  • Deluxe / Sales
    2JCP#e

    Go to company page Deluxe Sales

    2JCP#e
    You are taking the hardest path!! You have no experience in product, no experience in tech.

    You need to make a realistic plan. I’d advise.
    0) generate a list of tech companies where internal transfer is easy (Goog, MSFT) by searching through Blind.
    1) get a job as a data analyst in a tech company
    2) do really well at the data analyst role for 1 year.
    3) transition into product
    4) celebrate!

    Another path is to get a degree where the tech company hires a lot from. You can get a master in tech management from Foster school of business, at university of Washington. Microsoft hires a ton from here.

    Hope this helps.
    Jun 11, 2021 7
  • New
    VOpL50

    New

    VOpL50
    Dude, calm down.
    Jun 11, 2021 5
    • Amazon
      yes…and

      Go to company page Amazon

      yes…and
      Yeah, let her be sad!!
      Jun 11, 2021
    • New
      VOpL50

      New

      VOpL50
      Okay woman! 😁

      Seriously though. Please try to focus on what you are doing and Excel at it for a few years before jumping.

      I have a fairly senior role at a FAANG company running product for a few key bets and I started out doing something fairly crappy in different field.

      It takes time to make changes! As someone who has been in your shoes 20 years ago, I gave you the advice I would have given my 20 year old self.
      Jun 11, 2021
  • Media.net / Eng
    legoblox

    Go to company page Media.net Eng

    legoblox
    The same when you guys tell people that it’s difficult to break into the high finance industry unless relevant experience.
    You tell me without an mba or bachelors from an elite school can you get into a PE or an IB?

    Finance industry reeks of elitism and tech on the other hand has always tried to flatten this barrier of access by so much of diversity and outreach campaigns.

    Just keep trying man you’ll eventually make a break through. Try for smaller firms to get your head in. Maybe try doing a degree in data science or in product management and show some of your skills in a portfolio somewhere.
    Jun 11, 2021 1
  • New
    goodJuJuSh

    New

    goodJuJuSh
    You can’t just break into product with 1 yoe in finance lol. Everyone in product making good money has paid their dues: worked as an swe for a while, worked at a low paying startup offering the pm role, gotten an MBA, gotten a cs or eng ms or phd, switched internally, or in tiny numbers simply gotten into an elite APM program right out of school. Guy who hired me worked for many years as a mech engineer at Texas Instruments or Samsung or something before he switched to product at google and rose the ranks

    This board can be so misleading and toxic

    In my opinion it’s much easier in some sense to break into data science or swe careers
    Jun 11, 2021 1
  • PayPal
    venho

    Go to company page PayPal

    venho
    Tbh you are super early in the career with one year of experience. Most of us transfer after a few years, right out of school you don’t have the experience for what PM, will need. Without developing a core expertise (domain) there’s nothing to lean on. Feel free to PM me. You don’t have anything to worry about.

    Don’t get caught up in up in the FOMO of being a PM. Everyone hates their job so PM might seem greener. It’s the flashy thing from what you read. All the literature is all the good stuff, none of the bad.
    Jun 11, 2021 0