Why hire me?
Why I love PM and why I'll be a great PM?
I value this Venn diagram than the traditional three-circle one
"Our job is to invent on behalf of our users"
Most of the candidates' reply that the most exciting part of being a product manager is you being able to collaborate with multiple teams, being the "Jack of all trades, master of none", being the CEO of the product, etc. But for me, the most exciting part of a product manager is him/her being the "Voice of the user". There exists no other job which cares for the user than a product manager (apart from the people in the medical field, of course). I believe that User Empathy is my strongest skill as a product manager.
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I am that person who never misses a chance to interact and have meaningful conversations with the users. Believe me; it's much easier to interact with the users when you make them feel that you are one of them. Coming from a middle-class Indian family background, everything I learned, I learned it the hard way. I did my internships in small-scale companies. The major advantages I had with that was being able to interact with all kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds using products in various kinds of contexts (all edge cases). I can easily jump into the shoes of various user personas and understand their pain points much more easily and effectively. You will never find a person with my level of passion for solving for the pain points of the common man.
Why me, someone with just 3 years of experience?
Not all are created equal
I first stumbled upon the term "Product Manager" in 2015, when Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Google. After realizing that product management is something I want to do in future, for the past five years, including four years of my college, I have been gaining knowledge and learning skills relevant to Product management. I have developed a quite unique set of skills required for Product Management.
What you see on the left is my Upraised Know Your Self score results, where I scored the same scores as that of people with 4+ years of experience. You can also see my skillsets in comparison to the average.
What Avenger am I in Product Management?
PM Superpowers Assemble!
What does Avengers have to do with product management? Well, I have the following MCU superpowers of the Avengers:
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Spiderman - To be honest, I have a miniature version of OCD, which works for me like spidey-sense. I can detect problems even before it occurs.
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Hawk-eye - I have Hawk-eye vision. I can even detect misplacements of 1 px. I also have a laser-focused vision for problem identification and problem-solving.
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Captain America - I have Cap's great leadership and never giving up quality. Check my Leadership roles to see examples.
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Bruce Banner / Hulk - I am a very data-oriented person who likes to break data into small pieces and then smash it to get more insights.
PS: I am still developing Iron Man's Tech superpower. I don't have it yet.
Check how I solve Product cases
What are a few reasons for you to not hire me?
I have the following limitations and I won't be a suitable candidate if you have the below criteria:
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I have only a permit to work in India and I will require VISA sponsorship. If you are looking for someone with both, I might not be a good candidate for you.
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I don't have a computer science degree. Although I don't have a CS degree, I was a PM intern at a B2B company, part of the entire software development. I am far more technically skilled than an average candidate.
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I have only a maximum of 33 months of product experience, which is also my total experience. Although I understand that you might be looking for someone with 3+ years of total experience, please schedule an interview with me and believe me, I will surprise you
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If you don't have the above as strict criteria, give me a chance. Schedule an interview with me and I can guarantee you that you will be amazed and will like me after the interview.
Values I can add
Certifications / MOOCs
Product management
Tech for PMs | NextLeap Cohort - July 2023
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Software Product Management Specialization - University of Alberta - Coursera - December 2020
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Product Management, Essential Training - Cole Mercer & Evan Kimbrell - Udemy - June 2019
UI & UX
UI / UX Design Specialization - California Institute of the Arts - Coursera - September 2020
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User Experience Research and Design Specialization - University of Michigan - Coursera - September 2020
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Design Rules: Principles + Practices for Great UI Design - Joe Natoli - Udemy - December 2020
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User Experience Design Essentials - Adobe XD UI UX Design - Daniel Walter Scott - Udemy - December 2020
Analytics
Python for Everybody - University of Michigan - Coursera - September 2020
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Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) - University of Michigan - Coursera - September 2020
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Google Analytics for Beginners - Google - June 2019
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Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies - Duke University - Coursera - May 2020
Strategy & management
Strategic Management - Copenhagen Business School - Coursera - May 2020
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Business Strategy - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Coursera - April 2020
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Corporate Strategy - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Coursera - April 2020
Technology
Cisco Certified Network Associate - Indian Institute of Hardware Technology, Chennai - July 2018
Professional skillset
User Empathy
Analytical skills
Problem Solving
Strategic Thinking
Growth
Communication
Attention to detail
Product Management & Agile Knowledge
UI & UX
Leadership
Product Sense
Objective Prioritization skills
Check the Certifications, Product Decks, Professional Experiences and University Leadership roles to see examples of the above skills
Technical proficiencies
Microsoft Excel
JavaScript
Adobe XD
MySQL
HTML
Figma
Python
PHP
Balsamiq
Google Analytics
Networks
Adobe Photoshop