What’s the rate of first HR call after applying for a job?

Of the 100+ applications I sent in last 6 months, I have heard back from ONLY 5, 3 of which were a referral. How can I improve this rate?

Can someone elaborate on floating holidays at ZS ?

I have recovered from Corona Virus. Its 6 weeks now and I can tell you that the after effects are real. I have anxiety that I will never get over the fatigue, brain fog, inability to form sentences and words and headaches which make my work days very difficult to get thru.

I have offers from Airtel and VMware, can anyone suggest which one would be better.
Package is almost same, it's just that airtel is giving all fixed but VMware has annual bonus and RSU's.
Airtel. (x- 1.5L) (all fixed)
VMware x ( including variable)

Experience- 5.1 years

Why do leaders keep comparing how “good”the new staff/seniors have it because they make more money starting out then they did and working 55 hours is better than the 70-80 hours they used to work? Instead they should compare what options they have available to them and what their goals are.

Kgs or PWC India for Consulting?

We are climbing without the help of asians. Hopefully they’ll add some muscle tonight.

Feel free to ask any personal finance related questions here, from equity investment to CC offers. There’s nothing called silly questions, we have some excellent peers in the group to answer it.

Hi Fishes,

I am S4 ABAP developer having 9+ years of experience. I have HR round today. How much should I negotiate with HR. What's the standard package given by Wipro for 9+ years exp. Please guide.

How to get released from current project in Wipro.

How is the SAP consumer market practice at PwC?

Is senior software engineer a good position offered at persistent system for 3.2 years of experience in Webmethods development?

Hi fishes, do qualifications like B.E, BCA or BSC decide the CTC?

For anyone applying this year, selling my applications for CBS, Yale, and Tuck - DM for details

How did you find out what you want in life? Feeling lost mid-career..

Hi Guys.. I have an interview scheduled with JP Morgan Chase. May I know what would be the max limit salary which I could ask for 7.3 YOE, Java Full Stack Engineer.

Any California workers comp adjusters on here? How much are you getting paid and what company? How many years of experience do you have? Im trying to get a gauge for the market value. Thanks

Which companies have PM roles that are more strategy focused than PO focused (e.g., focusing on overall product strategy and not leading a Dev team to deliver specific product features)?

I'b be working closely with CEO on b2b marketing of our product. Any inputs on b2b marketing from PMs? Fundamentals?

What are the best companies to be a PM at in the LA area? Any recommended startups/small biz?

One key mistake I made while trying to get into PM was to tailor my resume bullet points towards *proving* I was a PM (I did user research! I defined the product vision!) vs. explaining what exactly I did. More lessons learned / tips and tricks 🔗 below.

As product managers, what questions would you ask when interviewing a product designer?

Hi everyone, I have an interview for a product manager role at a health tech start-up. Any ideas what some interview questions might look like?

Have an explorative call tomorrow with Amazon for a Sr Financial Specialist, Catalyst - FSI Angler. Anyone know the comp range on this?

For all the 🐠 that switched from consulting to product, which role provided you with more tangible skills? I know I’m making some broad strokes here, but thought it might open other discussions as well

Caught in a rut as I am not loving my job. How to get out and start prepping? What should I focus on? Any help is appreciated.

As a first time PM at a company with no PM structure, I’m finding it difficult to learn good practices and bring myself to “the next level”. Has anyone here had a similar self taught start that made the break through to become a solid senior PM? Anything will help, books, etc.

Would would a senior product manager do over and beyond a product manager. We don’t have any seniors at my startup and I’m trying to figure out what I need to do/achieve to get promoted. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Is 30k bump in pay worth the move from a large bank to a series D start up?

Feeling lowballed received an offer to PNC product management development program. Excited to be making a break into product but it’s paying 20% less than what I’m currently earning.

How much have you heard of Account Managers making at companies in the tech space? I'm thinking about leaving my market research company.

Hi! Anyone from Tesla or know of Tesla salary structure for Entry level Product Manager? Thanks!

I’m trying to pivot to PM after >3 years in finance and I have a 2nd round interview with CPO this week. Company has 3.7 on Glassdoor with complaints about CEO, “bro-y” culture, and hard to wfh. It’s a data analytics company with 5 PMs, was bought by a PE firm this year, and has a new (female) CEO as of Oct. Role is 50/50 hybrid, pays well vs what I make, and most importantly would be a foot in the door to PM. Is this a good place to be for PM? What else do I need to find out to know for sure?

What is a Product Craft interview?
Tell me everything. How do I prepare for this?

I work at a start up and aside from using tools such as Jira, confluence, figma, and lucid chart I find myself still using PowerPoint a lot of the time. It’s probably the ex consultant in me but is that strange?

Anyone use air table for PM? Looking for pros and cons. Thanks in advance!

I’m trying to collect some supporting reviews/feedback from some of my stakeholders for an upcoming employee review cycle (we don’t do 360s). In the past these have been sent directly to manager but is there another way to collect them to present to manager/hr? Is it weird to ask them to send directly to me for me to present?