📩7 Steps I Took to Pivot to Program Management (and Land Dream Jobs at LinkedIn and Figma)

Our friend Jean Kang whom you might have heard of on LinkedIn due to her amazing and inspiring posts, shared her personal journey of successfully transitioning from a Customer Success Manager to a Program Manager at LinkedIn.

She provides seven key steps she took to make this career pivot:

✅ Identify strengths and passions: Focus on your strengths and what brings you joy to gain clarity about your career goals.

✅ Spot opportunities: Pay attention to projects with significant impact and business importance.

✅ Seek permission and take ownership: Ask your manager for permission to lead important projects and take ownership of your career development.

✅ Learn project management basics: Research project management concepts and focus on creating processes and systems.

✅ Measure impact and communicate proactively: Track your progress, share weekly reports with leadership, and build trust through proactive communication.

✅ Articulate achievements: Learn to articulate your impact using relevant metrics.

✅ Seek new opportunities: Explore internal and external opportunities.

Jean also emphasizes the importance of staying true to oneself, embracing change, and being proactive in seeking growth and advancement. She encourages readers to bet on themselves and take steps towards their dream job.

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7 Steps I Took to Pivot to Program Management (and Land Dream Jobs at LinkedIn and Figma)

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Thaisa Fernandes

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