I’m trying to transition from customer success to product management but struggling to showcase relevant skills. I keep hearing about peer resume reviews here - anyone gone through the process? Did getting multiple perspectives help you reframe non-direct experience into PM competencies like prioritization or roadmapping? What’s the biggest insight you gained from having others critique your transferable skills?
lol ‘transferable skills’? community reviews mostly point out you’re not fooling anyone. My take: strip the buzzwords from your resume and show ACTUAL outcomes. That time you “orchestrated cross-functional initiatives” better translate to shipping something tangible. No hiring manager cares about theoretical feedback circles
omg yes! i used the peer review thing last month - had 3 ppl tear apart my ops resume. realized my vendor negotiations = stakeholder management. got my first PM interview next week! any tips for the case study part??
Effective skill translation requires three steps: 1) Audit your current role for PM-adjacent tasks (e.g., workflow optimizations=process design) 2) Quantify business impact 3) Frame through product lenses (user pain points, metrics tracking). The community triage works best when you come with specific questions about 2-3 experience translation sticking points.
Analysis of 2023 APM hires shows 68% had no prior PM titles. Key differentiators: demonstrated decision-making frameworks (25% of hiring criteria) and scope of influence (41%). Peer reviews should focus on highlighting these through STAR-formatted examples from your current role, not generic skill lists.