How to Break Into Product Management

Breaking into Product Management is not easy. The competition is high, and most roles require you to have 2–3 years of experience before applying.

But “How do you get experience without getting the job?”

This is this the “Chicken and Egg” question that has stomped a lot of aspiring PMs from getting into the job.

Don’t worry, in this post, I’ll show you that step by step process of incrementally attaining experience and landing yourself a PM role. Let’s go!

The Chicken Comes Before the Egg

Firstly, let me answer the “Chicken vs Egg” question, the Egg actually came first. A few million years ago, a proto-chicken laid a mutated egg. The mutated egg hatched a mutated proto-chicken. Then these chickens laid more mutated eggs. Over time, these species evolved into the chickens we know today.

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The same evolutionary process applies to being a product manager. You’ll need to evolve into a Product Manager by doing the job before getting the title.

Let me be real: This is a 6 - 12 Months Process