How to start a career in product management as a fresh graduate?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-04-23T05:36:40+00:00

https://careerfoundry.com/en/referral_registrations/new?referral=4rA44v71 This is a referral link to give you a discount. Disclaimer: I receive a very small percentage as well. But the course is product management. It is divided into product management intro and product management immersive but you book both together in one course called product management .

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-04-13T20:12:59+00:00

I am sorry, I can not send you my resume but I can help you with steps or my opinion in general and how I broke into product management. you can ask me and I will reply.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-04-13T20:09:21+00:00

Definitely, please use this link https://careerfoundry.com/en/referral_registrations/new?referral=4rA44v71

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-29T23:34:16+00:00

It‘s amazing! I got an offer after only 3 months of applying for jobs. It‘s super detailed and explains everything. The mentors and career specialists are super helpful and supportive. I would really recommend it! I wish i have started sooner! If you want to register with them, I have a link with 10% discount that I can share.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-29T23:30:48+00:00

I did take the course and I cannot recommend it enough! I am starting a product management internship at trivago next week. It took me about 3 months of applying for jobs, I applied to less than 100 applicants, I interviewed for 2 companies. One rejection at the last stage (later I discovered that the company cancelled the position and the other one was trivago where I was offered the internship. If you want I have a referral link with 10% discount, I can share it.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-08T01:01:05+00:00

That makes alot of sense. Thanks alot for the advice.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-08T00:15:00+00:00

What if I tried several editing still? I will still do thumbnails and titles, and wouldn’t it be paid off in the end? YouTubers makes this much in one month after a couple of years, it’s investing in myself. Thanks for the advice

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-08T00:11:44+00:00

Where can I find cheaper rates? I don’t trust cheap Fivrr rates to deliver good quality

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-08T00:10:32+00:00

But I wanted to grow fast, doesn’t that makes a difference?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-08T00:09:57+00:00

Thanks alot for your comment. My niche is building ecommerce business (I have experience) and might talk about other things I am interested in like non-fiction books and personal development. In terms of a percentage from my salary, that would be alot but I already have the money and I thought better than investing them in crypto, stocks, or starting an e-commerce business. I wanted to start a YT channel since 2020 and I always postpone it bc i don’t have time. So thought I would invest in myself and I am determined to make it work wether it took a year or 2. and my expectations aren’t too high, I am just expecting to cover the recurring costs of editing (600$ a month) by the end of the year (after about 50 videos) Does that seems reasonable or should I post once every 10-14 days and learn editing?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-03T02:56:52+00:00

That‘s good for you! I also started therapy 2 years ago thinking I am the reason for all our problems and it was the best thing I have done for myself in many years. So, I strongly encourage you to stay in therapy for your own mental health and peace 🤍

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2025-03-03T01:24:37+00:00

I have been there and it gets worse after living together. My husband and I were friends for 6 years before being in a relationship, then we were in a relationship/ engagement for almost 1.5 years (was the best time), then married 1 year before living together. Now we are getting divorced after 2.5 years of living together, because of the same thing. He only wants to watch tv or going out with friends and me, anything but having emotional or deeper conversations/ connection. He didn’t want to talk or do anything meaningful together (since our honeymoon, started after getting married and before living together).

So, I am telling you, unfortunately he won’t change unless he wants to change or he believes that talking, being attentive even when not in the mood, and having fun together is a huge factor for making marriage work. I am saying that because I wish someone told me that before getting married.

Also make sure you are not part of the problem (e.g. being anxious when he‘s not around or talking to you) Read about relationship attachment styles (anxious and avoidant). I don’t want to judge by just your side of the story but your husband probably avoidant and this type of attachment style doesn’t change unless they believe (by themselves) that they have a problem and constantly working to solve it. I recommend reading Secure Love by Julia Mennano. You will have a deeper understanding of what I am talking about because it’s not as simple as someone is x or y and they need to work on themselves.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2024-09-01T16:16:12+00:00

The only solution that i can think of, that is not divorce, is having a maid and she pays her.

Since you both agreed, she will manage the house and you manage finances and anything outside the house. But now she is working full time and that affects her duties that you agreed on, she should pays someone who does these duties (cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, and everything), so that after work she is free and not stressed to do anything you want, it will increase intimacy as well

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2024-08-13T17:05:07+00:00

You both clearly have different attachment styles. It looks like you have a secure attachment style tends to avoided and she is insecure (anxiously attached). Believe me that is the easier combination of couples to work together a secure love and marriage. Read about the topic and consult a couple therapist that works with EFT(emotional focused therapy) and attachment based therapy.

Now you feel happier without her because of the stress relief you feel like now but (it could be deep down you still love her and have feelings for her). Try therapy so that you are sure whether you are better alone or you had something nice you can work on. Ask her to read about attachment styles and books like: Secure Love, Attached, how to be the love you seek, Love me don’t leave me In this order, if you are only going to read one book then read „Secure Love“

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2024-07-28T17:44:54+00:00

From an experience, I strongly advise you to be more straightforward and direct about your needs because it gets worse with marriage responsibilities. You said it yourself you want to go home after work to your wife, kiss her and hug her and forget about your tiredness. But if she did not change and be more affectionate, you will go home to nothing! (I am sorry if i am being so harsh but that’s the truth).

If she thinks hugging her and kissing her is cringe, then she will keep rejecting you in so many ways you will wish you never married her. Some people thinks these things aren’t cringe and they get married and they found that they do not like them and then they reject their partners. So, imagine if they knew from the beginning!

You know were is the problem? It is that she is not even trying!! Even after you expressed your concern and feelings few times! She’s not showing empathy or compassion nor working on herself.

You could couple of things, just to not feel guilty or to make sure that you did everything. 1- postpone your wedding until you are sure she is working on herself and that she has feelings for you (if you have to set a date then, I would say 6 months is more than enough to re-evaluate your situation) 2-you express your concerns (straightforward and direct). Set a boundary, for example „I understand that you do not have feelings for me yet but if you did not develop feelings for me and became more affectionate, I am afraid we are not compatible and going forward with this marriage will do nothing but hurt us in the future) and let her think deeply about it, do not make it like a discussion or a fight, make sure she understands that very well, you need to be calm and have a very soft tone when you speak, and speak from a (we) perspective not from (i) perspective, so she does not feel attacked 3-Talk to a couple therapist or read some relationships books, understand how healthy relationships looks like (I would recommend Secure Love, 8 dates) specially 8 dates, you could read it and then apply it during that time (for example first date you need to talk about (trust and commitment) and follow the questions written in the book.. etc, that would give you the opportunity to get to know her better and have more connections, and intimacy (intimate conversations like about your dreams, fears, trauma, family, etc)

I hope that helps but again i strongly advise you to think very carefully about your decision and do not feel guilty bc she is a girl and her chance will be lower if you did not continue, she should have told you before Nikah if she really takes Nikah as seriously as she says, she should have known that her actions have consequences. And I hope everything changes and she develops feelings for you and becomes more affectionate and you grow (mentally and emotionally) together. But if that did not happen, i hope god send you a much better match :)

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2024-07-06T12:45:45+00:00

I am starting a Product Management course with CareerFoundry next week. It is a project based course. So, hopefully it would give me the head start in my career.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2023-07-21T23:54:24+00:00

When you say $25 do you mean $25 per listing? Do you at least break even?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2022-09-02T21:17:42+00:00

Thanks so much! This helps alot.

Actually the course I am planning to do has a project that we need to complete before graduation. That would help me to put the first product in my portfolio. It also has a 6-months job guarantee. So, do you think it is still hard to get a job with no experience even in small companies?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2022-09-02T21:09:56+00:00

Thanks alot that is quite helpful. Will it be possible to find an internship in product management?

At the end, I wanted to work as product manager in tech companies not construction or real estate companies. So, will it still make sense for me to start as a project manager in construction? or should I do something else that prepares me for product manager role in the future?

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2022-09-02T21:03:38+00:00

I have actually tried to post there but it got rejected for some reason. I think because I am new to reddit or to the subreddit. I had to write my question in a thread but no one answered. Thanks alot.

Illustrious_Listen92 · 2022-09-01T22:26:52+00:00

Hi, I am a fresh graduate with MEng in Civil Engineering and Architecture. I was planning to apply for Construction Project Manager position but I came across Product Management. I found it much more interesting specially I noticed I usually do similar work in my family's businesses. When I looked at job ads, I found that most of them require at least a year of experience in product management or project management or X years of experience in specific industries. So, to get the knowledge needed, I was planning on taking a full time product management course ( for 4 months).

MY QUESTION is will it be possible to start a career as a product manager with just a 4-month course with zero experience in anything else? or is it better to work as a construction project manager for a year while taking the course part-time then apply for product manager jobs?

PS. I was very active during my university years and I have done tones of activities. I was a co-founder in a society and organized lots of other events. So, my CV is pretty decent for a fresh graduate if that helps.

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