The one thing worse than skeletons

Do you know what is worse than skeletons?

Ghosts, because you can’t tell them how you think, they just disappear 👻

And it’s even worse when you’re desperately looking for your new role

This week, we’re showing how to stop feeling like 💩 when job hunting for a new PMM role

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👻 Job hunting sucks, especially when recruiters are a-hole

It’s 9 am, you’ve just woken up.

Feeling groggy because you’ve spent last night doom-scrolling, your eyes are half open and you’re browsing job alerts.

You don’t remember how many job applications you sent yesterday, but you’re already tired of it and your day hasn’t even started yet.

The main reason? Recruiters are either ghosting you once you’re in the process, or you just never heard back from them.

This is something too many PMMs are experiencing. In hiring markets, we’re often treated as numbers, instead of humans

But how do you make sure that we don’t suffer in silence like when sales ask for the new one-pager (😢)

Follow this method to dodge these recruiting bad practices

• Define your ICP (ideal COMPANY profile)

• Position yourself effectively as a PMM

• Watch red flags and weird internal behaviors

• Always defined guardrails when starting assignments

• Ask to be compensated as often as possible

• Take the back door when possible, you’ll cut corner

There’s so many more red flags in this hiring market, here’s what you should pay attention to:

➟ They give you assignments, without guardrails or compensation

➟ They have an unclear understanding of why they need a PMM and no in-depth answer to specific responsibilities

➟ They are making you report to the CRO—PMMs can’t just be responsible for revenue

➟ Inconsistency between interviews, or misalignment

🎙Featured Episode:
_{Job Roulette: When PMMs have to “bite the bullet” while job hunting}

Finding the perfect job can often feel like being surrounded by ghosts because recruiters keep disappearing. With confusing job descriptions, 7-step interview processes, and downright disrespectful recruiters, it’s a very shitty journey.

In this episode, we're sharing our personal horror stories from the job search trenches and discussing how you can avoid making similar f*%k up.

Learn how you can navigate the PMM job market challenges without losing your confidence.

In this 52 minutes convo, we chat about:

• The importance of clear expectations in job descriptions

• How to handle take-home assignments without losing your sanity

• Red flags to watch for during the interview process

• The benefits of private communities for job searching

• Why you should consider consulting or contracting roles

Check the episode on our season 2 page

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