Engineer to Product Manager: The Search

Ok, so I thought my resume was crafted in a way that would attract recruiters and hiring managers. I got feedback from other PM friends, friends who were recruiters and from various sources on the internet. Now it was time to search for the jobs, tweak the resume, go to…

Engineer to Product Manager: The Resume

This post is not meant to be a guide on how to craft the best product manager resume, rather, it’s a walk through my experience and to provide a couple of pointers. If you’re looking for a guide, I suggest checking out one of these resources: Cracking the…

Engineer to Product Manager: The Decision

The first step in becoming a product manager is deciding you want to be a product manager. It’s not worth pursuing something if you don’t want to actually do it. Personally, I love being in the center of a product. I need to know everything that is going…

Engineer to Product Manager: Background

Ever look at someone’s LinkedIn and notice they somehow started out as VP of sales somewhere and then just happened to become CEO? You ask yourself…wait, how did this individual become a VP out of college!?! If you don’t ask yourself that…well then I…