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🚫 Missed opportunity is more destructive than taking a risk 💥 🤔 That's something most professionals aren’t aware of while opting for a product role. 🛠️ 📚 Here's what I learned: 👨💼 I would have never gotten into a product role by myself after 8 years of engineering experience and 0 years of product experience. Instead, I grabbed the opportunity when it was offered to me. 🌟 💡 So remember… Opportunity barely comes twice. 🔄 #career #opportunity #productmanagement ~~ If you found this post helpful, reshare ♻️ this and follow The Product Leap for daily content at 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 & 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 PM 𝗜𝗦𝗧.

When I make decisions about my career and the work or projects I support, I try to keep the following in mind (not always in this order): 1️⃣ Compensation - This should be a non-taboo, and obvious baseline. This has to work or I won't consider the opportunity. 2️⃣ Mission alignment - Does the organization have a mission and values I can get behind? 3️⃣ Speed of learning - Will I be able to learn a lot, quickly in this new opportunity? 4️⃣ Opportunity for impact - Will I be able to have large, scalable impact through this role? 5️⃣ Fun - Will I have fun, with good people? Anything else that you consider when you are exploring opportunities? 🤔

5 Daily Commitments for transitioning to a new career: 1. Explore your purpose and vision, and the values that align for you in a new career path 2. Hire or recruit someone you trust to help you reframe how your transferable experience serves your purpose, vision and values 3. Embrace being a beginner again - it's liberating! 4. Seek reverse mentorship from younger colleagues 5. Start with small projects to build credibility in your new field Hacks will not get you there, but commitments will. If you’re eager for change, start committing now.

🚀 Join Job Hunt Buddy - Product! 🚀 The first step to a successful job hunt is market research. It's about more than just updating your resume or applying to every open position on LinkedIn. It's about understanding the market and evaluating if we are the best fit for it. However, market research can be challenging. We often focus only on what interests us, forgetting to consider if we truly fit the target market's needs. Self-evaluation is difficult, especially when we're in need. Thats where friends and people in the same journey can be of most help. By connecting with peers on a similar journey, we can deepen our understanding of the market and reflect on our fit for roles in our desired companies. If you're interested in joining a peer group for product job hunting, fill out the form below. We'll match you with like-minded candidates to make your product job hunt more effective. https://lnkd.in/gs3C_hgS Tag someone in your network who could benefit from this! #jobs #jobseekers #hiring #product #productmanagement

Embracing growth means knowing we don’t have to be perfect from day one. Opportunities come to those willing to learn and adapt. Don’t wait to have 100% of the skills, take the leap! 💡 #GrowthMindset #CareerAdvice Starting a new role can feel overwhelming, but that’s part of the journey! Trust in your ability to learn and grow along the way. 🌱 #NewBeginnings #CareerGrowth

What's your role? It's often the first question we ask. And that's the problem. Yes, companies need role definitions, but don't let them be self-imposed boundaries. They can become artificial limits we place around our potential. "That's not my job" becomes the stagnation of opportunity. Think about it: The best product managers I know? They write. The strongest engineers? They understand business strategy. Great designers? They know data analytics. Why venture beyond your role? * Short term: You spot connections others miss. You solve problems faster. * Long term: You build a unique skill stack that's hard to replicate. You create opportunities that don't exist on org charts. Next time you see an opportunity: Don't ask: "Is this my job?" Ask: "Can I add value?" Because the future belongs to the title-agnostic – those who define themselves by impact, not role. Remember: Your next career breakthrough will likely come from skills you weren't "supposed" to learn. 7/365

Nobody steps into a new role knowing everything about the job or how to do it, no matter how qualified they are. We all make mistakes, and that’s okay—no one is perfect and that’s part of the process. Expecting someone to "hit the ground running" is unrealistic. I believe in giving people opportunities and being upfront about the expectations of the role. So, don't wait until your experience perfectly matches the job requirement. You don't have to 100% match the job, companies will hire you if they believe you can learn fast and adapt to their company culture. So give it a try to apply anyway. It’s normal to feel lost in a new role for the first six months. Inspired by Dean Elkholy 💡

I thought this was the year I would become a consistent “content creator” on LinkedIn but here we are again. still trying to hack that while busy leading product development behind the scenes at Treford 😅. But I will share this advice with non-technical folks in tech looking to scale their careers by landing global roles like their technical counterparts in tech; “Don’t stop engaging with recruiters and taking interviews even when you are not actively seeking a new role”. This is the unspoken rule of the game. Nothing will accelerate your growth faster than knowing how you truly fair on the global scheme of things. It helps you know what skill gaps to fill and better ways to position yourself for opportunities. When you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready init ? 😁

Moving on to a new target opportunity. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4hzyghS How do you decide when it’s time to move on to the next opportunity. Let me know in the comments. #ContinuousDiscoveryHabits #OpportunityMapping #OpportunitySolutionTree

Moving on to a new target opportunity. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4hzyghS How do you decide when it’s time to move on to the next opportunity. Let me know in the comments. #ContinuousDiscoveryHabits #OpportunityMapping #OpportunitySolutionTree