Career questions tagged product-management
Feeling lost - working as PM for 3 years. Career advice please
I've been working full time for 3 years as a product manager and I still feel as lost as ever. It's hard seeing friends getting promoted and leaving the company for better opportunities, but I'm still stuck here. People say you should try as many things as possible in your 20s and I want to do that, but it's almost if I'm not given the opportunity to try different things. I studied psychology and health science in undergrad and have been a product manager the past few years. Sometimes, I think about what if I pursued a career in healthcare... I'm currently not in a role that I think I'm good at and I'm not in a company that I see growth in, I have been thinking about masters/MBA but that in itself requires a lot of soul searching to understand what I want out of it and I fear I don't have the answer for that besides I want to be a well rounded person as someone who didn't study business. In parallel, I've been looking for jobs the past 1.5 year and I haven't had any successes. While I'm grateful I still have a job despite all the layoffs happening, I can't help to want to 'start over' and it has really impacted my self confidence and self esteem in other parts of my life as well. If anyone has ever been in my shoes, I would really love some guidance or share personal stories. I'm currently trying to find a career coach that can help me with this stage of my life.
What are the steps to transitioning into a product manager role?
I’m a final-year student with six months of professional backend development experience from an internship, but I’m looking to transition into a product manager role. I completed a three-week training, though I feel I didn’t learn nearly enough, and I’m unsure how to gain more experience since no one seems willing to hire me with just my certificate. Are there any free websites I could explore?
How to go for PM/non-Tech placements from Tech background without any internships or courses done for those roles?
im in college final year , IT , have internships in IT sector
Is it advisable to put "aspiring" term in Linkedin Header or Portfolio?
I am currently a tech undergraduate, still confused or have multiple roles in mind. Should I place them in my portfolio or linkedin header like "Aspiring Business Analyst or Aspiring Project Manager or Aspiring Product". What do you think?
How can I become a sales engineer?
Is it better to go into industry and get experience in product design and management or sales experience?
How to become a Product Manager?
Lend your expertise: what does it take to become a Product Manager? Note: Given the growing interest in the product management field, we're inviting our experienced professionals to share their knowledge.
What's the difference, Project vs Program management?
They sound like the same thing. They're different words but.....IDK. It's confusing lol. Please explain.
What are some PM-focused books I can read?
I'm pursuing a product management position and I'd like to get into the mindset of being a PM. I'm currently a software developer. I know that experience is best, so I am working on that, but in the meantime, I'd love to know some books that I might be able to take a look at. Thanks! #product-management #pm #software-engineer #GivingisCaring
How could I boost my CV to become a product manager eventually?
I've always thought of becoming a strategy consultant, though I fear the opportunity has passed. Lately, I have come to know of product management and took on a course with Udacity and loved it. However, I am really not sure how to get into it from where I am at as there do not seem to be entry jobs. I’d like to know the best approaches to get there. I am fairly old and have rather little experience at this point that I could boast. How should I efficiently use my time to boost my my CV/experience/etc.? Is there a chance at all? #business #productmanagement #productmanager #product-management #noexperience #entry #advice
What are some of the career options that people can do at a company like Google?
I think Google is a really cool company, but I don't really know what people do there. I imagine they are "technology" related jobs, but what does it really entail, and what are the different options? #technology #google #career-options