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How to get into product management with ‘the wrong’ background.

The Product Coalition

He’s been applying for positions for months and has found it nearly impossible to get an interview. He’s been applying for positions for months and has found it nearly impossible to get an interview. More than many other roles, PM positions tend to have stringent qualifications for desired applicants. John doesn’t have that.

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How I got a $375K PM offer from Instagram

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

This is a story I did not expect to write. In 2016, I applied to Facebook’s RPM program. Even with a referral, I was cast aside. I joined as “Head of Analytics” ?? since I had no real product experience. Within two weeks, I started working on features to solve a major business crisis, and became a PM.

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An Aspiring Product Manager’s Guide to Coding Interviews

The Product Coalition

One of the most common questions aspiring Product Managers have before they take the leap is “ do I need to know how to code ?” There are also certain companies, like Google and Apple, where tech know-how it a must for landing any job in product. Either way, those coding interviews are out there and it’s best to be prepared!

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Preparing for the Associate Product Manager interview—Hamsa Pillai, Google APM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this Path to PM blog post, Hamsa and Stephen discuss how to ace the undergraduate associate product management interview. Tell us about your current PM career. How did you break into product management? I had a very diverse set of internships before I got my full-time offer to be a PM out of college.

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A guide to finding your next PM Job

The Product Coalition

Find a role you are excited for Long before any company is interviewing you for a job, you as a candidate should have already screened a ton of other companies to help decide that this one is worthy of your time and effort. I usually spend about 2–3 weeks browsing through job descriptions and researching company backgrounds.

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The 15 Most-Read Books by Top Product Managers

The Product Coalition

Whatever your level of PM experience, there’s a lot to be said for picking up a good book. Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love Inspiration, tools and techniques, and practical help Marty Cagan founded Silicon Valley Product Group to help and inspire other PMs, condensing years of experience into this book.

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Preparing for the Associate Product Manager interview—Hamsa Pillai, Google APM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this Path to PM blog post, Hamsa and Stephen discuss how to ace the undergraduate associate product management interview. Tell us about your current PM career. How did you break into product management? I had a very diverse set of internships before I got my full-time offer to be a PM out of college.