How to customize your resume to actually get PM interviews

The #1 mistake people make in trying to get interviews? Sharing a generic resume or customizing poorly

AAKASH GUPTA

The Problem with Dropping Your Resume

It’s so tempting to see a new job and just drop your resume. It’s just one-click right?

The only problem? It doesn’t work. You’re most likely to end up with results that look this:

This is the actual performance of a Senior PM who hadn’t been reading this newsletter and booked time with me last week.

Tech companies keep dumping fresh PM talent on the market, while job postings remain depressed.

The result? Just applying online with your generic resume just doesn’t cut it anymore.

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The Solution: Customizing Your Resume

The PM that had the 3.4% interview rate?

We worked together over the last week. Here were her results:

I kid you not.

Her problem has gone from getting interviews after getting laid off 4 months ago, to preparing for her 5 upcoming interview cycles.