The Product Management Job Hunting Podcast

When you're interviewing for product management jobs, you'll need to nail down a winning personal pitch. But Product Management looks a little different at every company, so how do you craft a pitch that'll work across the board? Check out our interview with Jeffrey, a PG alumni, to find out!

If you have a background in QA, you've likely worked closely with teams of engineers and Product Managers in product testing. But what happens when you want to influence product in a bigger way? We sat down with Avinash to learn how he made the move from QA to PM. Check out his insights in this video.

Whether you're completely new to product management or have countless experiences with PM-adjacent jobs, it can be difficult to gain the specific skills you need to succeed. After all, there's no university degree or certificate for product management. So how do you learn PM skills? Check out our interview with Samidha Visai to hear how she developed and improved her PM skills FAST.

Did you just complete an MBA program as an international student and you find yourself struggling to land your first product manager job? Perhaps you even had some product management or related experience from your home country, but find it difficult to communicate those past experiences? Tune in to see how this Product Gym alumnus averaged 10+ product manager interviews a week right after graduation, landed 2 offers, and ultimately secured a 20% pay bump.

Do you feel underpaid and under valued? You deserve to be compensated market rates for the value that you contribute to your organization. Come tune in and learn how to secure a $50K pay bump on your next product manager job. 

Job hunting is never fun and these are still trying times. There is nothing fun about applying to jobs just never hear back. Come learn how this Product Gym member stayed positive and built unstoppable momentum along the way which resulted in multiple offers with 70 days.

Feeling uneasy about starting your first or new product manager job? This sensation you are feeling right now is 100% normal and even experienced product managers feel as nervous as they are excited about starting a new product manager job. Companies of every size do not do a good job of onboarding product managers, nor do most companies care to improve this process. In this video, Lawrence Tai product manager at Nike shares his tips, tricks, and strategies on making your first 30 days at any company a smooth transition. 

Have you dreamed of working as a product manager, but you are anxious that your sales and/or marketing background aren’t impressive enough for you to land the job? Come and learn why sales and marketing professionals not only make the best product managers but also how you can start taking actionable steps towards your dream of working as a product manager today. 

Project managers come from one of the most relevant backgrounds for a product manager role. The overlap between the two jobs is endless, yet project managers still struggle to make the product transition. Come learn how this former project manager converted 10+ product manager interviews a week and ultimately land the right product manager job for himself without taking a pay cut. 

Have you ever thought about transitioning to a product manager role as an underwriter, but you have yet to see any other underwriter make the switch? You are in luck! In this podcast, you will hear how a Product Gym alumni and former underwriter made his career transition into product management.