Introduction
A recent study of experienced product managers from different companies and industries showed that there are common challenges impacting their effectiveness and productivity.
This discussion will help you understand key tips to differentiate yourself and accelerate you career. It will help you understand how to position yourself to find a new opportunity or get promoted. We will identify how you can increase your skills to enhance your worth. We will also discuss ways to define and sharpen your value proposition.
This discussion is for those of you who want to accelerate your career, obtain a promotion, or find your next job opportunity.
Objectives
• Understand how to answer the question: Why should I hire or promote you over others?
• What's your value proposition as a product manager or marketing manager?
• What can you do to accelerate your career in product management or product marketing?
Description
This discussion will help you understand key tips to differentiate yourself and accelerate you career. Learn how to convince a prospective employer why they should hire you or why they should promote you over others.
We will identify how you can enhance your worth by increasing your transferable skills. We will also discuss ways to identify your unique selling propositions.
Contact me at http:/linkd.in/hdelcastillo for more information regarding AIPMM membership or certification courses in your area.
Let me know how I can help you accelerate your career, or create and implement a product strategy and product planning process successfully to grow your business.
Contact me for any of the following:Obtain information about upcoming certification courses in your area.Let me know how I can help your business grow by defining and implementing the right product strategy.Obtain the answer worksheet.Obtain copies of these slides.
The world’s largest professional organization of product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and others responsible for Goods and Services.The only organization that addresses the entire product lifecycle (inception to obsolescence) throughout any industryCurrently over 8,000 membersPresently has offerings in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Southeast Asia. Membership benefits include (in addition to eligibility for the Certification Programs): discounts to AIPMM conferences, the Career Center, peer Forums, tools, templates and publications.
AIPMM offers globally recognized certifications for product managers, product marketing managers and brand managers.Certified Product Manager (CPM), Certified Product Marketing Management (CPMM) and Agile Certified Product Manager (ACPM). Certification requires obtaining a college degree, minimum one year of experience, and passing a certification examination.
IntroductionAre you currently looking for a new job? Are you a contractor or consultant in between engagements? This presentation is for current job seekers, independent contractors and independent consultants. It is for those of you who are looking for new job, contract, or consulting opportunities. It is also for those of you who are frustrated in your current job.I’ll discuss how to accelerate your job search using LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
You must keep careful records of everything, including contacts, dates, interviews and follow-ups. Web sites such as JobFiler.com or JibberJobber.com offer tools to make your search easier. Read more: How to Organize Your Job Search | eHow.com
Use Social Media as alternate distribution channels to reach target companies and hiring managers.Article: Use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to Network Your Way Into a Job.By Alexis Grant, US News and World ReportEveryone’s talking about using social media for job-hunting. But how, exactly, should you do that? Here are 10 smart and strategic ways to network your way into a job using three popular online tools: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.LinkedIn is a website to find and be found. It is the world's largest professional network with over 100 million members and growing rapidly. It’s the most widely used tool to network and find job leads.Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to what is happening right now with people, groups or companies that you want to follow.Facebook is a social media tool that allows you to connect with people, groups or companies that you want to follow.Use Facebook and Twitter to complement your networking using LinkedIn.Use YouTube to find career advice and track companies.Seek out job-search advice.All four of these networks are great places to find advice on job-hunting and mingle with other job seekers. Join LinkedIn groups that focus on job search. Follow career experts on Twitter, and “like” their pages on Facebook. That way you’ll get tips for your search even when you’re not looking for them.
Discuss the AIPMM Job Board and Career Pathfinder.Organize your professional contactsTrack status of opportunitiesFollow companiesTrack hiring managersImplement marketing campaignsObtain status reports
Discuss the AIPMM Job Board and Career Pathfinder.Organize your professional contactsTrack status of opportunitiesFollow companiesTrack hiring managersImplement marketing campaignsObtain status reports
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
Join professional or industry groups.
Join industry chats on LinkedIn and Twitter.Look for chats that revolve around your industry, or better yet, the industry you want to work in. Joining online conversations helps you keep up-to-date on the industry, meet helpful contacts, and showcase your expertise in your field. You may also want to network with other job seekers through weekly conversations like #jobhuntchat or #careerchat.
Join industry chats on LinkedIn and Twitter.Look for chats that revolve around your industry, or better yet, the industry you want to work in. Joining online conversations helps you keep up-to-date on the industry, meet helpful contacts, and showcase your expertise in your field. You may also want to network with other job seekers through weekly conversations like #jobhuntchat or #careerchat.
Tips to Stand Out: PositioningIdentify key differentiatorsBrand yourselfPosition yourselfCreate a compelling sales pitchContinually sharpen your message
Identify your key differentiators.
Your sales pitch should be compelling and concise.You should be able to deliver it in 30 seconds or less.
Hyperlink your marketing collateral.Add the URL for your Twitter handle and LinkedIn profile to your contact information on your resume. (But don’t add your Facebook profile, since that’s private.) Not only does this offer the employer another way of getting in touch with you and seeing how you interact online, it also shows that you’re social media-savvy, a skill valued by many employers.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
Use your career plan as a professional development roadmap.
You first need to identify market trends.Who’s hiring and why?Use LinkedIn to identify companies who are hiring. Use Twitter,Facebook and/or YouTube to track them.
Questions To Ask:How are decisions made and how are they communicated to the staff?What role does the person who gets this position play in decision-making?How does the organization emphasize working in teams?What are the organization's priorities for the next few years?What are the established career paths for employees in this position?
Questions To Ask:What 10 words would you use to describe your company? What's it really like to work here? Do you like it here?Around here what's is really important? How are employees valued around here?What skills and characteristics does the company value?Do you feel as though you know what is expected of you?How do people from different departments interact?Are there opportunities for further training and education?How do people get promoted around here? Around here what behaviors get rewarded? Do you feel as though you know what's going on?How effectively does the company communicate to its employees?
Additional Questions To AskWhat 10 words would you use to describe our company? How do people from different departments interact? Are there opportunities for further training and education? Around here what behaviors get rewarded? Do you feel as though you know what's going on? How effectively does the company communicate to its employees?
Contact me for any of the following:Obtain information about upcoming certification courses in your area.Let me know how I can help your business grow by defining and implementing the right product strategy.Obtain the answer worksheet.Obtain copies of these slides.
Certification validates your knowledge and expertise in Product Management, Product Marketing Management and Agile Product Management.Certification evaluates your expertise regarding the product management and marketing body of knowledge.Certification provides a mark of distinction that sets you apart. Certification provides external validation of your knowledge and competence among others not familiar with the profession, improving your marketability. Certification shows your commitment to the profession and your own professional growth.Certification improves your opportunity for professional advancement, including your professional marketability, salary increases, job role and promotions.Certification requires a dedication to continuing education, promoting your continued growth and development as a professional. Certification may persuade your employer to underwrite educational activities that support your professional development and your company's continuous improvement efforts. Certification links youwith experts and thought leaders in your profession.
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