I got my first job in marketing using this. Texted the CMO on LinkedIn. Following the same now also. Texted people on last friday and had my first interview yesterday.

Amazing , I was thinking of doing the same because even after applying to numerous companies it's really tough to hear back from them

Growth Manager

Is interacting directly with founders/founding members or emailing them directly ever worked out for you while applying for a job rather than going via traditional route of resume shortlisting and ...

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Is interacting directly with founders/founding members or emailing them directly ever worked out for you while applying for a job rather than going via traditional route of resume shortlisting and then getting an interview which is really tough at an entry level where there are already high thresholds to get through it?

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Being from a service based company and a tier 3 college. How can I get my resume shortlisted in product based companies. I have tried applying on linkedin but I always get the standard rejection email within few days. I have 8 years of total experience with frontend tech like angular, react.

How to get shortlisted for product based companies.

Software Developer

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Hello everyone,

Saw quite some people doing AMAs on this platform from VCs to Engineers, but nobody from Founder's Office roles.

Knowing that this role is somewhat new in the job market, not many people still know a lot about it. Shoot your questions, would answer them to the best of my capacity.

Background: Worked in the FO role for 2 FMCG brands, before joining a Fintech where I am working right now. Graduated from BIT, Mesra in 2021, but started working alongside my graduation coz of COVID.

AMA - Working in Founder's Office from past 3 years.

Founder’s Office

I am a frontend developer with 3+years of experience both in frontend /fullstack development , I am going to complete my contract next month applying for tonnes of companies but not getting any replies , can anyone suggest better ways to find jobs in this holiday seasons, I am open to work in Hyderabad or remote & part time as well

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How much salary can I expect? Currently I'm 7 years into development

How to transition from engineering to product management?

Unsure on how should I go about it? Any advise for me? 
I have a 3.5 y experience in Product & Growth

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Program Manager

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Have you observed this trend of getting scammed? 

Early career professionals ➡️ Online Courses
Colllege Kids ➡️ FAANG/MAANG didi/bhaiyya
School Kids ➡️ JEE cram schools

Here’s why career advice is generally bad.

1. Those who share career advice online are generally out there trying to shill you paid courses. They tell you what you want to hear so you pay up.

2. Any career advice that works will lose its edge over time. Because it becomes widely adopted, and that’s precisely because it works. 

Example:
If everyone is building a portfolio website then it becomes the defacto standard. I’m not saying that don’t build a portfolio website. 

What I’m saying is, that it becomes less effective over time because you building one is not a clear differentiator.

Imagine sending a letter by post to an early stage company’s founder where you want to work, he might be more willing to schedule a call with you because you chose an approach that they might not have experienced first hand ever. 

Also, I’m not saying that the above said approach will work, since it’s unproven you’ll have to experiment and evaluate if it works.

Maybe a good heuristic is to “do what it takes to stand out” and that means being creative with how you navigate work life. 

3. Those giving advice generally impose their thought model onto you. They make assumptions basis what they think is right.

This is not a bad thing but it does not account for your specific constraints.

Finally, if you do want to ask for advice.
1. Ask “How” questions to those not much older than you, since they are executing in the trenches.
2. Ask “Why” questions to much older folks, you try to get closer to their first principles, which is the base level truth that cannot be divided further. 

Avoid asking “What” questions to anyone, generally it’s good to think them through yourself.

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Product Manager

hi folks, wanted to know from people working at smaller (less known) companies as to how much the previous companies you’ve worked at matter while interviewing for FAANG roles? is the hiring primarily driven by algorithms and design questions performance? will working in a small stealth company be a blocker? is there someone who worked in a small company and moved places, if you can share experience. 

-asking while interviewing for 1-2 YOE roles

breaking into SDE1/2 roles

It has been 25 days since I got laid off from the startup that I was working for. I have given a few interviews. Got rejected in 1st or 2nd rounds in a few, went till the last round n rejected in a couple and haven't heard back from the HR in a few. Not hearing back, unanswered calls, delays in rounds etc. cause a lot of anxiety and impacts my confidence and preparation levels. How do I tackle it? 
Also, unable to find fresh openings in product/ strategy roles for past few days. This also adds to pressure and uncertainty.

In short, it is a very troubling phase. How do I deal with it? Need enormous help from all of you folks. Would love to hear some great thoughts / insights / hacks too.

Laid off and preparing for interviews

Hey. I have close to 6 years of Experience in Sales and Customer centric roles but recently I have developed an interest in Product Development. For reference, I have an Engineering degree in Computer Science and MBA as well. 

A few questions for clarity: 

1. Is it possible to make this transition into a Product role at this stage of my career? 
2. If I want to teach myself the skills of a product manager, how should I start and what resources should i refer to, to begin with that can start the learning process?

Transition to a Product Role

Customer Success

What is the one thing that you think a candidate should do in order to out-stand if he is applying for a Product role coming from a non-product background?

Transitioning into product is easy

Generalist

Such a society we live in wheee people are given preferences on their job and titles( company name and college name) etc  ) and in the start up space this is too much.  So founders assume someone from a different experience can’t do the job based on what ? If someone wasn’t given an opportunity for once how can a decision be made ?  They only want fell top schools top companies. Look at the US and learn , seen people with diverse backgrounds been given an opportunity in fields of unknown knowledge and they have been able to achieve and do well. But these start ups here only care for branded names , but boast about diversity etc and anyone with passion please reach out to us if want to shape the future of India) bs) and when you reach out they don’t care to reply .  You are just starting and you can atleast reply . Start ups okay with paying some analyst with good package but can’t pay some one else who ants to work and learn for a lower package .

Hypocrisy

What are some of the tried & tested ways to get shortlist from big tech firms in Product domain ? Have applied to their portals multiple times but hardly got any response, despite good profile and experience

Best way to get resume shortlisted in big tech firms for PMs

I’m dumbfounded when the best piece of advice I hear is that its a numbers game and probability is supreme.
There’s got to be a strategy that one applies to shortlist from the ocean of offers out there.

- applying in the same domain as your current company?
- platform or regions where recruiters are more active?
- directly talking to freelance HMs and doing a deal?

If no hack, just share what worked for you? And how are you optimising the job searching?

Give me your best strategies for job hunting?

1. Accept that it's a numbers game. Especially in this market  
 2. Embrace that there may be a super stupid person on the other side . E.G - My CV was rejected at a big Web3  startup, but I persisted : went through a reference spoke to HR and showed her how the CV is a 90%+ Match. She ended up fixing an interview. What if I didn't have a referral? Jata na 
 3. There is only one hack - get that CV in front of the hiring managers face : through referrals, through problem solution one pagers that I've DM'd directly to founders or hiring managers, consistently applying to the widest net, getting friendly and maintaining good relations with head hunters: I've helped so many head hunters with their other mandates unrelated to me, just for the sake of it. No expectations.  
  
 DESPITE throwing such a wide net, it still is roughly taking me 9-10 months for my next gig. Sure I'm looking at leadership mandates and woh roles by default halway mein nahi khatam hote.  
  
 But play the numbers smartly is the only way. Send a 100 tries out (but customized and personalized not spam) and tab hi kaam karega.

Brand Marketing Manager

How to get in the founder office role? Which skills do they look in candidate ?
How should I apply to such roles?

Founder office

Junior Analyst

What is the usual selection process for chief of staff / founders office roles? Any tips?

Venture Capital

we were playing truth or dare and my friend challenged me that she could get any job interview with a cold email/dm. 

I usually receive hearback from 1/50 job postings I apply to, so didn't believe her at all.

now she made a GPT to write cold emails and get job interviews.

I really wanna use it, but she is flexing so hard now, my ego tells me not to use it.

help me out, do cold emails and all really work?

friend made GPTs to get jobs😤

I was super curious for product management roles and switch to startups was one of easy bets, my current role( 3 yr work ex as implementation consultant)  in B2B  involved customer interaction and working on requirements on OOTB product,but back then i didn't appear many interviews, i wasn't actively applying but with recent scenario of all layoffs and startups fundings, what should be a good strategy now? Need suggestions from experienced folks

Product Roles

Associate Product Manager

I have applied for more than 300 jobs. And didn't get back any response. These are the jobs which I found on linkedin in which most of them have more than 200 applicants.

For context I'm a full stack developer with 2 years of experience currently working in a startup with a CTC of 7 LPA.

I tried cold emailing and messaging in linkedin.

I got two interviews after messaging directly to HR via LinkedIn.

And I'm targeting less popular startups with less competition.

Now my question is where can I find those companies
And what's the best way to reach out.

Also one final question,
I'm a single developer in my company and I'm handling the tech alone make technical disitions, design databases, architect projects, and manage deployments.
Can I point out this as a good thing? Will companies get impressed by this?

And how much salary can I expect?

How to find startups and get noticed by hiring managers or founders easily

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I have applied to many companies by asking for referrals through LinkedIn. No doubt, people are helpful they have helped by referring me,but still I'm not getting any interview calls."

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