Broaden Your Horizon
How to be a great product manager, or get a job as one?
One personal growth hack that everyone should follow is to find out the most relevant online communities there and then consistently engage with them by providing value. This will also help you build an online presence.
It's extremely important to establish an online presence today because, when you start applying for PM jobs, your resume will not be enough. Gone are the days when recruiters only cared about how impressive your grades were.
Now, if you were to have a web profile instead of just a resume, it will make a much larger impact on the recruiter. Not only does it make it an interactive experience for them, but they actually want to know more about you because now you stand out.
Also, recruiters no longer just accept or reject you on the basis of your resume. A lot goes into background checks, and they often end up Googling you. Try Googling yourself! See if what you find will help you stand out among the plethora of candidates looking for product management jobs.
The first step for you then is to start actively engaging with the various online communities related to products and product management. Given below is a list of resources that will help you do the same.
- List of communities for product managers
- Reddit: Product management
- Quora: Product Management
- Product Hunt