Product Manager Accelerator

Friday, March 4th, 2022 - This marks an incredible day for me as I land my first Product Manager - Level 2 offer at a Fortune 500 company. I would love to share my experience with you. 
I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in India & worked for four years. Then I decided to come to the USA to pursue my Master's. After graduating with a Master's degree, I joined a company where I contributed value by leading & launching tech products for another four years. 
However, whenever I requested growth opportunities internally, I was subjected to bad advice from higher management that "I do not have years of experience to become a PM," "I have to learn project management from other PMs in the company," etc. So, in May 2021, I finally decided to search for a PM role outside the organization. However, little did I realize how competitive the market is until I faced a flurry of rejections adding more to my demotivation. 
In December 2021, while browsing some videos over Youtube, I saw Dr. Nancy Li's videos on PM coaching. I decided to try this to get a well-deserved job in the PM domain. In my first onboarding interview with Nancy, she listened to me, understood my struggles & asked me one question "By when do you want to land into a PM offer." I told her by the end of April. I remember she said, "Oh, that's a long time. You will land one by February end or March beginning itself". I will never forget how confident she was & I trusted her. 
I attended every class, live session, networking session, followed Nancy's frameworks, drafted my answers for every question in Nancy's question bank, got them reviewed by her & the program mentors & practiced mock interviews with Nancy during the office hour. I learned how to articulate my eight years of expertise into words to clear interviews. Every day, I watched the product sense, execution & strategy videos on the Kajabi portal & finally, I worked hard to create a Product Portfolio for my final round for this company. On the interview day, I wowed every interviewer with my portfolio and the in-depth knowledge I gained throughout my 8-year experience. 
It would not have been possible without Nancy's motivation & effort she puts into each & every student & I can vouch for it. The only recommendation is to follow Nancy's framework, do the homework, and keep practicing. The job-hunting process is exhausting; you will fail and have to get up & keep running again. But, be confident in yourself, and you deserve every bit of success.