Published inBootcamp·Mar 3, 2022A resource guide ‘good enough’ to get you started with PM interviewsPreparing for PM interviews requires a lot of patience, persistence and significant investment of time and energy. You need to be structured and methodical with regards to your preparation. When I was preparing for my PM interviews, I really had a hard time figuring out the resources and making the…Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read
Published inBootcamp·Dec 1, 2021You are ready to be a Product Manager but how do you convince the hiring godsThere is a huge conundrum around breaking into product management. Most companies want to hire a product manager manager with a previous product experience. And you won’t get product experience unless you get a product management job. This 🐔 and 🥚 situation makes it tricky to land the elusive product…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Nov 12, 2021My Story of Landing a Product Gig in The ValleyA story about my job seeking experience and what I learnt from it — I moved to the US from India in January 2020 to live my dream of working in the silicon valley. I started school at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue MS in Product Management. This was the only program I applied for and I was fortunate to get in. I was…Hiring4 min readHiring4 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Nov 2, 2021Your interview success can depend on how you schedule your interviews. Here’s howInterview scheduling is one of the lesser discussed topics when to comes to cracking an interview. This is often overlooked but there are nuances to scheduling interviews which can help you perform better during the interview and succeed. Over a period of time, I have realized that your ability to…Interview5 min readInterview5 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Oct 30, 2021What does it really mean to design a ‘consistent’ API?The API economy is booming and more and more companies are launching API first platforms rather than products. With that comes the need to design API that is consistent, reliable, well-documented, and easy to understand. All of these words are overloaded and packed with a lot of meaning. …API4 min readAPI4 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Oct 19, 2021Six Tips That Will Make Your Product Manager Resume Scannable in Seven Seconds!Recruiters look at your resume for seven seconds. Yes, seven seconds! That is the amount of time you have to prove to the recruiter that you are worth moving to the next round. In a pile of thousands of resume, your resume should not only stand out in terms of…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Oct 19, 2021Can Squid Game make you a better Product Manager?Squid Game has taken the world by storm and is now the most successful series launch on Netflix! But are there lessons hidden in the show that can inspire you to become a better product manager? Nope.Product Management1 min readProduct Management1 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Oct 13, 2021Finding it difficult to land product interviews? Here’s how you can apply strategically and efficientlyIf you are looking for your first product management job right out of school, the entire process can be overwhelming and a difficult one to crack. You have to juggle between a lot of priorities right from applying, networking, preparing for interviews, and what not. Even though there are 1000s…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Published inAgile Insider·Oct 10, 2021Hiring Managers can be elusive! Here’s how to find them and land interviews on LinkedIn“Talk to the hiring manager, show them that you are interested in a role, you will easily land an interview!” This is the most commonly heard advice whenever you are looking for new career opportunities and trying to crack the code for how to land interviews. No doubt this is…Hiring4 min readHiring4 min read
Published inProduct Coalition·Oct 6, 2021How Do Product Managers Stay Close to The Customers at WePayProduct Management is all about being the voice of the customer. Customer discovery is an important part of how products are imagined and built at WePay. The product team at WePay engages with prospective customers, customers which are currently onboarding, customers which are active, and even with customers that did…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
