Preparing your resume

In tech, it's highly important to tailor your resume to the specific role that you are applying for. Ensure that words in your resume reflect the requirements and/or desired qualifications for the role. To do this, scan your resume for important keywords, and if you don't have them, find ways to embed them into your resume. Having these keywords will be helpful to signal to recruiters that you are indeed a fit for the job.

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Questions to reflect on

  1. What products are you most excited by? Why? Is there a pattern among these products (i.e. sector, B2B vs B2C, company mission, company values, etc.)
  2. In your past experiences, what are your strengths? What are the experiences that gave you the most energy? What are the experiences that drained you?
  3. Which elements of product marketing are you most excited about? Which responsibilities would fall into your ideal day at work?
  4. Which skills of a product marketer do you feel like I've excelled at in the past? Which skills do you need or hope to learn?
  5. What are some past experiences that you've had that might translate into a product marketing role?

Recommendations

  1. Draft bullet points that detail your contributions specifically, ideally in a quantifiable way.
  2. Attend CMG and HTC resume workshops to help codify your reflections into concise and effective bullet points.
  3. Meet bi-weekly (or monthly) with peer advisors and/or CMG to refine your resume bullets ahead of all target company drop deadlines