nealrs

There are lot of threads on HN & other resources to help the best work environments for developers, but what about Product Managers?

How do you identify companies which support & offer great experiences for PMs?

Context: I'm a former mechE (engine component design / test / mfg) who went to b-school and got into marketing (ad-tech and later developer marketing) who wants to switch to Product Management (because I want to make a bigger impact on the actual product - instead of just talking about it). I can code (Alexa skills / Python / JavaScript). I can write well (about software and other things!). I get shit done.

But here in NYC's tech scene, I'm an ugly duckling. Employers assume I'm too expensive ("oh, he'll want a McKinsey salary"), too inexperienced (no formal product experience), or _too_ experienced (he'll never want to do this job - it's too entry level - he has an MBA). And that's at both the associate/junior and regular PM level. One thing I hear over and over is how "unique" it is to find a candidate with both engineering & marketing experience -- but perhaps that's code for "your career history is all over the place."

So, what can I do to better market myself / convince HR & hiring managers that I'm a quality candidate? Should I take my MBA off my resume/linkedin? Should I get a PMP certificate to prove that I understand gantt charts? Should I say fuck it and start applying for dev jobs?

Appreciate the hive mind's advice :)

Hypertext is great - but how come we don't (in general) indicate whether links are internal or external? Sure, you can mouseover a link and check the status bar at the bottom - but that's not very obvious for your average user.

Why not visually indicate whether a link is internal / external with a glyph (::after) or a separate color (maybe orange instead of standard blue?)

Is anyone out there doing something like this? Do you think it'd improve the web experience?