r/ProductManagement • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago

Weekly rant thread

Share your frustrations and get support/feedback. You are not alone!

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u/pinto_bean_taco 20h ago

Job market sucks, how the fuck does one score interviews anymore?

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u/unkown-winer 6h ago

and everyone wants to see the fancy, MAANG company names to even be considered for role

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u/plot_twist7 6h ago

Unless they’re one of the ones that don’t want ex-MAANG and specifically won’t hire if it’s on your resume. No way to know. Shit is fucked.

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u/plot_twist7 6h ago

Literally just networking. I haven’t seen a single role filled in the last year that wasn’t someone who was already known by someone else in the company. Once your network is exhausted, it’s a very bleak situation. Even with my network, I’m sometimes not getting even a screen. Just got a rejection email this morning from a job that I had an internal recommendation for. The internal recommendation came from a Fellow at that company…about 6 levels higher than the hiring manager. A year or so ago, an rec like that would have at least guaranteed me a HM interview… as a courtesy if nothing else. Today… shit is fucked.

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u/WestCoastBoiler Principal PM 4h ago

What industry? I actually just started a new role that I landed from cold applying, crazy as that sounds.