PM Career Roadmap Generator

Goals

• Read Cracking the PM Interview, Inspired, and Escaping the Build Trap
• Study CIRCLES, RICE, HEART, and Jobs-to-be-Done frameworks
• Follow 10 senior PMs on LinkedIn and subscribe to 3 PM newsletters
• Draft a 1-page personal brand: "PM specializing in [growth / platform / consumer / B2B]"

Deliverables

• Personal brand doc (1 page)
• Framework cheat sheet in your own words

Goals

• Pick 3 products in the Google ecosystem and write 1-page product critiques
• Do a full teardown of one competitor product (mockups + strategy)
• Publish a "Day 1 as PM at [Company]" mock proposal

Deliverables

• 3 product critiques (published on Notion/personal site)
• 1 product teardown
• 1 mock strategy proposal

Goals

• Rewrite every resume bullet using the Outcome → Action → Context pattern
• Reframe your engineer experience as PM-adjacent work with real numbers
• Get 3 LinkedIn recommendations highlighting PM-relevant work
• Update LinkedIn headline: "Aspiring Product Manager (PM I / PM II) | ex-Engineer | Building [Portfolio]"

Deliverables

• Rewritten resume (1 page)
• Optimized LinkedIn profile
• 3 recommendations posted

Goals

• Send 5 personalized LinkedIn messages per day (NO templates)
• Book 3 informational chats per week with PMs at Google
• Attend 1-2 PM meetups (in-person > virtual)
• Ask every conversation: "Who else should I talk to?" — chain referrals

Deliverables

• 70+ personalized outreach messages sent
• 12+ informational chats completed
• 3+ referral offers

Goals

• Do 10 product sense mocks using CIRCLES
• Do 5 execution / analytical mocks (metric drop, launch failure)
• Prepare 8-10 STAR stories covering leadership, conflict, failure, growth
• Deep-dive research on Google: strategy, top products, recent launches, comp philosophy

Deliverables

• 10 product sense mocks (recorded)
• 5 execution mocks
• Story bank with 8-10 STAR stories

Goals

• Do 5 estimation mocks (surprisingly under-practiced)
• Prep behavioral mocks with follow-up questions
• Get feedback from someone who has hired PMs (not just candidates)
• Practice cold — your first real interview should feel like your 20th mock

Deliverables

• 5 estimation mocks
• 5 behavioral mocks
• Feedback session with a PM hiring manager

Goals

• Apply to 15-20 target roles per week (aim for warm intros first)
• Send weekly check-ins to every recruiter with a new signal (new post, new project)
• Track everything in a spreadsheet: company, stage, next step, deadline
• Ask referral network to internally submit for 3 Google roles

Deliverables

• 40+ applications submitted
• Pipeline of 5-15 active loops
• 3 warm intros to hiring managers

Goals

• When you get an offer, DON'T accept — negotiate first
• Use competing offers as leverage (see PM Salary Negotiation Guide)
• Give yourself 1 week to decide — no more, no less
• Pick for scope and manager, not just brand name

Deliverables

• Signed offer with negotiated 20-40% uplift over initial