📍I used this resume to land my Senior PM role at Figma ( 🎉 Resume template winners inside)

I’ve had so many express to me how difficult crafting the right resume is.

I get it. I’ve been there.

Resumes need to demonstrate your skills and competence (not your potential). It’s a proof document for employers to choose why you are the best fit.

Let me share examples and tips on how you can translate your value effectively.

Bad - Good - Great Resume Bullets

 ❌ Managed multiple projects at work.

• Too General: Does not specify scope or type of projects.

• Lacks Quantification: No numbers to highlight impact or scale.

• Missing Achievements: Does not convey how the work benefited the company. What’s the ‘so what’?

🟡 Led a team of 10 to deliver three major software updates, resulting in a 15% increase in customer satisfaction.

• Clarifies Team Size: Indicates leadership over a moderate-sized team.

• Provides Metrics: Shows a measurable outcome of the work.

• Demonstrates Leadership: Suggests the ability to guide teams to successful outcomes.

It’s better but it can be souped up further.

✅ Spearheaded a cross-functional team of 10, executing three strategic software deployments within a year, boosting customer satisfaction from 75% to 90% and securing $2M in client renewals.

• Detail-Rich: Details team dynamics, project timeline, and results.

• Impactful Metrics: Links program success to customer/revenue wins.

• Strategic Value: Connects leadership to business growth.

The resume I used to land my senior program manager role at Figma

The stars represent unique elements I wanted to highlight.

• Higher level and more impact-driven

• More focus on key accomplishments

• Stands out beyond core competencies ex. includes extracurriculars, what makes me different, my personality 😉 

PS Now that I have program management experience under my belt, my focus shifts from “I can do the job” to “Why I’m different”.

Here’s my very first newsletter about ✨ PM-ify your Resume with a winning framework.

It’s an oldie but a goodie and includes an amazingly simple and powerful framework coined by my friend, Logan from his PM Experience Crash Course.

Resume Template Winers (worth $150)

As promised, here are 10 randomly selected winners from this post 🔥.

• Danny Hung

• Jo Coughlan

• Mario Beltran Jr

• Mariah Apostol

• Nina Campellone Piper

• Samuel Blakey

• Esther Mba

• Patrice Clark, CSM

• Sarah Kyeremeh

• Naj Ansari

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