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Want Your First PM Job? Stop Sending Out Your Resume. Do This Instead!

Product Dave đź’ˇ
7 min readFeb 17, 2025

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If you’re not getting callbacks, it’s not just your resume — it’s your approach!

Breaking into product management is tough, but what’s even tougher is watching smart, ambitious people make the same mistakes over and over again — mistakes that hold them back from landing their first PM role.

I see it all the time: people polishing their resumes endlessly, sending out hundreds of applications, or sinking money into fancy certificates — only to be stuck in the same place months later. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Breaking into Product Management doesn’t have to be painful. Let me help you. ❤️

In fact, there are three heart-wrenching mistakes I see people make all the time…

👉 Mistake #1: Shot-Gunning Resumes (Resume Farming) and Burning Job Leads

👉 Mistake #2: Going on Interview Roadshows Instead of Networking

👉 Mistake #3: Paying for Overpriced Certificates (No Hiring Manager Cares)

If you’re serious about breaking into Product Management, avoid these three costly mistakes and…

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Product Dave đź’ˇ
Product Dave đź’ˇ

Written by Product Dave đź’ˇ

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