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In 2017, I applied to 1176 jobs and did 150 rounds of interviews to get a PM tech job in NYC. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life, but in the end, I received 2 offers, worked at a job that turned out to be my dream job, and I’ve learned big lessons in life that I now bring to my life as an entrepreneur, educator, and coach.

Even though I already had two years of PM experience under my belt, I was struggling to even land an Associate PM job and I realize that’s because I was competing with a lot of MBA graduates and people switching careers from finance and consulting. I realize that in order to differentiate myself from the competition, I had to change it up.

1. I have to shift my mentality
2. I have to learn to interview better
   At that time
3. I have to apply to more jobs

These were the biggest lessons I’ve learned from that experience:

1. I need to learn to enjoy hearing the sound of my own voice before I can be confident about how I show up in my phone interviews
2. Focus on all the inputs that you can control and not the outcomes that you can’t
3. You have to learn to enjoy the process. Make a game of it for yourself if needed