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Hosted by Jess Sherlock · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 28 episodes
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AFTER THE CERT is the career podcast for product managers who have collected all the certificates and still feel stuck. Hosted by product management career coach Jess Sherlock, each episode features practical advice, relatable guests, and real-world lessons from PMs navigating the messy middle of their careers. No fluff. No theory. Just the stuff no one teaches you in a course.
Jess Sherlock hosts AFTER THE CERT: Helping Product Managers Get Unstuck, a business show with 28 episodes published.
If your PM job search feels stuck… this episode is for you. 🫶 Most PM job searches don’t fail from lack of effort. Usually, they're stuck because of a few well-intentioned mistakes that are sabotaging their traction. In
How long does it actually take to land a PM offer right now? What interview conversion rates are realistic? And where are offers really coming from? In this episode, I’m sharing real 2025 job search data from inside the
If you’re updating your resume for every single job and still not getting interviews, this episode is for you. I talk about why more tweaks, different keywords, and endless customization using resume-scoring tools usuall
Hear me when I say: you absolutely, positively DO NOT need another PM course or certification to get hired. In this episode, I break down why certifications feel productive during a job search, but often act as expensive
Most PM job searches take longer than they should. Not because of the "bad" market, or because you're unqualified... but because you're not clearly articulating your value. In this episode, I share the top way you can se
If you want a new product job but you’re already busy with a full-time role, this episode is for you. The idea of starting a job search can feel, well, overwhelming. Having a simple, structured plan can turn a chaotic, s
If you’re about to kick off a job search and your first instinct is to update your resume, this episode is for you. Hear me when I say: starting with your resume is the trap that keeps so many smart and talented Product
You want a new job in the New Year? Cool. Then you need to kickoff your job search, like, yesterday. The PMs who will be landing job offers in January are already interviewing. In this episode, I share the top 3 reasons
Product Delight is no longer optional - it's a key competitive advantage that has led to massive growth in revenue, retention, and referrals for so many of the products we know and love. If you assume delight is nothing
Product portfolios? Career breaks? Resume length? Cover letters? Thank-you notes? I chatted with recruiters from Intuit, LinkedIn, eBay, Atlassian, and Cisco and asked them for their hot takes on your burning PM job sear
In this episode I compare the Never Search Alone process, including job search councils, to the SPRINT Product Management Job Search Program so you can make an informed decision on which one is right for you. (Hint: SPRI
Meet Anand - He's a SHINE alum who successfully made the jump from Engineer to Sr. PM but felt like he needed a boost from a coach to deliver on his newly earned title. He's such a fun and smart guy, loved catching up to
I get it - not all Product job descriptions are created equal. It can be super tough to figure out which job is likely to accelerate your career growth 🚀 and which job is setting you up for failure and burnout. 🫠 In th
Meet Amanda - She's a SHINE alum who felt lost in her Product career but found the courage to test out a stint as an entrepreneur, then take an unexpected (but perfect!) role once she got clear on her unique career visio
You know you need to be more strategic to grow as a Product Manager, but not sure what that actually means in practice? You don't want to miss this episode. I cover the three most common mistakes I see PM's make that hol
You have a vision for your product, so shouldn't you have one for your career? A clear, compelling, personal career vision helps you say yes to the right things so you can move closer to your definition of success, FASTE
Don't wait until you're job searching to capture accomplishments, work samples, and success metrics related to what you've been working on. Getting into a habit of documenting your successes can not only help you prepare
In this episode, I show you a better way to get alignment quickly so you can make better decisions, faster. The 'Safe to Try' approach is one of my go-to techniques for decision-making and has been an immediate level up
LinkedIn will convince you that the job market for Product Managers is at an absolute standstill. Good news - that's not the full story. The current job market is tricky, yes, but there ARE techniques that are working fo
A little prep and a dash of initiative goes a long way. In this episode, I share a story about a candidate who didn’t just say they were excited about the role I was hiring for - they showed it. They managed to get a dem
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AFTER THE CERT: Helping Product Managers Get Unstuck is hosted by Jess Sherlock. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 28 episodes.
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