I'm a business new grad that finished up school about 2 months ago. My full time offer from Microsoft was rescinded because they could not get my visa in time for my start date. This was because I graduated 3 months later than I was supposed to because some of my classes were affected by COVID and they could not process my visa in time for my rotational program. I tried to figure something out with them for over 3 months and nothing could be done.
While I was upset, I got over it and saw this as an opportunity to pursue product management. This was something I've wanted to get into for more than a year. A hackathon I did at Microsoft really inspired me and I realized how much fun I had working with engineers and designers on building great products! However, coming from a marketing background I knew my technical skills were not enough. This year I taught myself python, SQL and data structures and algorithms (in progress). I'm by no means an expert, but trying my best.
I prepared for APM programs by readying books like cracking the PM interview and decode and conquer + I did over 50 MOCK interviews to practice. I did not get a single interview to any of the the APM programs. I don't want to think my efforts were wasted, but it's hard to do so. I reached back out to my connections at Microsoft for any open entry level PM or marketing roles. But no luck.
I would love to get some advice or guidance from any existing PM's out there on what I can do to become a better PM or get that first interview. I really believe PM is what I want to do! All help is appreciated 🙏
FYI: Did 2 internships at Microsoft ( one as a non-tech PM and one as a PMM) & one at SAP ( marketing)
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Since Most PM roles tend to require a certain level of experience you are going to find it tough to noticed. Also try for second tier companies since the big ones can afford to be very selective.