How can I pivot from being a senior BSA to a Product Manager. I have recently left my job to take a break for a few months and be a SAHM but want to utilize this time to explore product management as a career. What all skills can I acquire or courses can I do? Can I do some projects on the side that validate my skills for being a product manager?

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I would definitely look for a company that can give you the opportunity to step up to that PO role or maybe fast track you to it. I have had two babies and both times I returned I felt down about having missed out on so much and having had others pick up slack but I always turned it into an opportunity to state that I had time to reflect and return with a fresh outlook.

One of the most important pieces of feedback a manager ever gave to me was to promote and highlight my wins and potential as opposed to speaking about what I couldn’t achieve or do. I am so hard on myself for my own reasons and I was putting that impression out there, pointing out my weakness when I should have been highlighting all that I achieved. A working mom used to be perceived as less worthy of promotion due to family restrictions but I swear this pandemic has turned all that upside down as everyone for a taste for what it’s like with the pandemic. On a side note, McKinsey stated that men are more like to be hired based on potential as women more likely based on experience…use the experience as a successful BA to prove you are worthy as a PO.

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