I recommend that people trying to get into product management and early career PdMs invest time into making a portfolio.
It's a great way to stand out from the crowd and emphasizes your existing skills on your own terms.
Some tips on #prodmgmt portfolios:
It's a great way to stand out from the crowd and emphasizes your existing skills on your own terms.
Some tips on #prodmgmt portfolios:
Product manager portfolios are a mix of words (narrative of what you did + any written components of your portfolio) and images (wireframes and/or screengrabs)
Keep that in mind when choosing how to build your portfolio. Some good tools: @NotionHQ, @Medium, @carrd are easy/fast
Keep that in mind when choosing how to build your portfolio. Some good tools: @NotionHQ, @Medium, @carrd are easy/fast
Add an "about me" section! This is a great way to introduce yourself on your terms and make you more "real" - not just a resume in a pile.
Many portfolios present work well, but person to person connections get the interviews ✨
Many portfolios present work well, but person to person connections get the interviews ✨
Show as much as you can from start to finish for your portfolio products/projects. If you started with research, describe where and what you learned. Similarly, if you helped marketing or sales, include that too!
Most portfolios just focus on delivery, but we do so much more!
Most portfolios just focus on delivery, but we do so much more!
If you only have one product/project to talk about, that's fine! But make it as robust as possible. If you have multiple products/projects to show, you can choose which things to emphasize.
Failures are fine to add too - include what you learned and what you'd do differently
Failures are fine to add too - include what you learned and what you'd do differently
Social proof matters! Be brave and ask people around you to give you pull quotes that you can feature on your portfolio.
Doesn't have to be your manager - other PMs, devs or UX teammates can all be compelling to hiring managers.
Doesn't have to be your manager - other PMs, devs or UX teammates can all be compelling to hiring managers.
Always close with "next steps" in mind! It should be easy to find your contact info and other supporting links, such as to your LinkedIn profile.
Remember, hiring managers are looking to reduce their risk of hiring a PM who will make things worse - if you can assure them that you onboard quickly and can work well across the team, you have an advantage on the job market!
Last thing - where to "advertise" your portfolio now that you created it? Add it as a link to your LinkedIn profile, add it to your Twitter bio, add it as a link in any job applications.
Hiring managers will spend the time to look at a portfolio, it's faster than a phone screen.
Hiring managers will spend the time to look at a portfolio, it's faster than a phone screen.
Happy to answer other qs if you have them! Good luck!
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