Modifying my previous QA title to add more YOE as a senior PM-T

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dmegac

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Technical Product Manager with over 15 years’ experience implementing technologies customers love and increase business competitive advantage.
dmegac
Apr 19 3 Comments

Hi all,

I am currently working as a Technical Product Manager at a small startup in Canada. I've been here for 3.3 years.

I keep applying at FAANG companies as a Sr. PM-T but I keep getting downgraded to an L5. I am thinking this is because I don't have enough YOE as a PM-T

Back in 2016, I was working as a Senior Business Analyst but got laid off. I tried so hard to get a PM job but had no luck. I gotta put food on the table, so I reluctantly took a job as a Full Stack Senior QA Automation Engineer (Team Lead). It was a good job and allowed me to work closely with the teams' Sr. PMT. I volunteered to help him with extra projects in addition to my own job as a Sr. QA. I worked in this role from 2016 to 2019.

Fast forward to today. While I am currently working as a PM-T, I am tempted to lie/modify this previous "Full Stack Senior QA Automation Engineer (Team Lead)" -> "Product Owner" or "Product Manager" so that my YOE as a PM-T is 6+.

I would not change the timelines or the duties. Just the title.

Is this really so bad? Any thoughts? Would the background check catch this?

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  • Uber / Eng
    Press F

    Go to company page Uber Eng

    Press F
    i’ve seen some startups with like 4-5 “head of engineering” etc. Clearly bs, so I see this all the time. Fluff up your resume, though ofc keep in mind that some companies do run background checks
    Apr 19 0
  • Amazon
    idk1984

    Go to company page Amazon

    idk1984
    Whenever I catch someone in this, I make sure to get them blacklisted.
    Apr 19 1
    • New / Mgmt
      dmegac

      New Mgmt

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      Technical Product Manager with over 15 years’ experience implementing technologies customers love and increase business competitive advantage.
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      Point taken @amazon. I wil NOT make any changes to my title. Thanks.
      Apr 19