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The Perfect Product Manager Resume

The Perfect Product Manager Resume - Make Your Impact Obvious

You're Amazing!
Your Resume Should Show It

I help product managers create resumes that showcase their true business impact.

What I’m dedicated to is helping people present themselves professionally

Are you having problems getting interviews when you apply to jobs? It’s not you – it’s your resume

I’ve reviewed hundreds of product manager resumes just in 2024 – and most are terrible!

  • They’re boring.
  • They all sound the same.
  • They are hard to read.
  • And most importantly: These product managers are amazing but they don’t sound amazing in their resumes.

I am here to help amazing people like you sound amazing in your resume. 

Why? Your resume is your sales letter, and your goal with a sales letter is to get the reader – in this case, the hiring manager – to take action.

To bring you in for an interview!

If your resume is boring and doesn’t show how amazing you are – you won’t get the interview.

what our clients say about the program

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Characteristics of A Resume That Gets The Hiring Manager To Take Action

It Keeps The Hiring Manager Reading

They can quickly see you are the person they are looking for, you've done useful and interesting things, and you have some differentiators.

It differentiates You

Why should they consider hiring you over potentially dozens of other equally "qualified" candidates?

It provides A Solution

Your resume shows you understand the hiring manager's problem and how they are suffering - and how you solve their suffering.

It Tells The Stories Of Your Success

Your impact is shown in your resume’s bullet points - tiny summaries of your biggest successes, the ones you will share in interviews.

You'll Be Working With Me One-on-One

Nils Davis

I’m a long time enterprise software product manager, product management thought leader, author of The Secret Product Manager Handbookand host of the Secrets of Product Management podcast.

I love working with product managers to strategize and accelerate their careers.

What you'll get During Our Engagement:

The program includes three 50-minute sessions where we review your resume, elicit your stories, and practice mock interviews. 

You get a "done for you" resume, crafted by me using the Perfect Product Management Resume template. I craft a personalized Summary section (including differentiators), and a refined Experience section based on the stories of your own successes.

This resume can be used as is. And it will be the basis for customized versions you create for different job applications.

You will have at least one or two polished and practiced stories of your own success to use in job interviews. And training on how to develop your stories on your own.

You will have my rules and guidelines for resume polishing, including how to customize your resume for different job applications.

Bonuses include:

  • My Perfect PM Resume template for your own use ($25 value)
  • My Personal Success Story template and cheatsheet ($50 value)
  • A six-month Charter membership in the Secret Product Manager community ($300 value)

You get all this:

The 1-on-1 sessions with me

The DFY resume

The mock interview practice

The bonuses

And membership in my community

For a single low-price. 

Book a call with me for a free 30-minute, no obligation resume review. Even if you don't sign up for The Perfect Product Manager Resume program, you'll get a ton of value and action items to do yourself.

If you are struggling to get traction in your job search, make sure your resume reflects how amazing you really are.

Get started by booking a free 30-minute, no obligation resume review with me.

Even if you don't sign up for The Perfect Product Manager Resume program, you'll get a ton of value and action items to do yourself.

What I Will Do For You

I’ll make your resume into a sales page for you (still in the format of a resume!)

It will instantly answer the hiring manager’s questions:

  • Are you the right kind of person?
  • Do you know how to do the job they need done?
  • What’s special about you?

 

I work with you to craft a summary section to keep the hiring manager reading past the first 10 seconds.

It clearly shows your value proposition – and why you are potentially a better choice than other qualified candidates. 

They start to get excited at this point so they keep reading.

Then, we need them to read at least one of your bullet points and get even more excited, because they’ll quickly see that you are amazing and have had a big impact.

I’ll work with you on extracting the stories of your most impressive accomplishments. Then work them into must-read bullet points (and show you how I do it).

Bonus: I’ll also train you how to tell those stories with the biggest impact in your job interviews.

Next, I’ll show you how to use quantitative data and qualitative data in your stories and your results.

I’ll give you my rules for job titles in your Experience section.

I’ll guide you on what to put in your Skills section.

And the result will be a resume that has a significantly better chance of ending up on the “Keep” pile.

More bonuses: You’ll get my template for “The Perfect Product Manager Resume.” And you’ll get my “Personal Success Story” template and cheatsheet. Each of those is a $50 value.

Sign up for a free consultation today. I’ll review your resume with you and give you suggestions – at no cost! And then we’ll discuss my “done for you” resume writing offer.

Podcasts

Some of the podcasts I’ve guested on recently.

Brain Work Framework Podcast

Host: Chris Troka
Topic: Go-to-market strategies & enterprise software product management insights
Date: April 2025
 

I joined Chris Troka to talk about how product managers can align AI strategy, go-to-market efforts, and product management fundamentals to create massive value inside enterprise organizations.

One Knight in Product

Host: Jason Knight
Topic: The importance of storytelling in product managers’ resumes.
Date: May 26, 2024
 

On Jason Knight’s show, we broke down why typical PM resumes fail — and how storytelling and success narratives dramatically increase your odds of landing interviews.

Lessons in Leadership

Host: Bill Storm
Topic: Crafting compelling resumes and LinkedIn profiles for product.
Date: January 10, 2025
 

I shared why most resumes sell tasks, not impact — and how you can reframe your career stories to differentiate yourself in a crowded market.

Rebel Intrapreneur

Host: Bill Cushard
Topic: Transforming resumes into compelling narratives that highlight one’s unique value proposition.
Date: March 14, 2024
 

Bill Cushard and I explored why intrapreneurs — and product managers — must show how they think, make decisions, and drive outcomes in their resumes and career stories.

our most commonly asked questions

Most resumes fail because they’re boring, generic, and hard to read. Even great product managers often undersell themselves. Your resume isn’t just a form, it's a sales letter. Its job is to get you in the door for an interview, and if it doesn’t show your impact clearly, it won’t do that.

I don’t just edit your resume, I work with you 1-on-1 to uncover your unique value and accomplishments. We rewrite your resume based on compelling stories, measurable outcomes, and your career differentiators. This is personalized coaching, not a generic rewrite.

Yes! A big part of the process is teaching you how to turn resume bullets into interview-ready stories. You’ll walk away with at least one or two fully polished stories and the skills to craft more on your own.

No problem. Start with a free consultation. We’ll review your current resume together, I’ll give you tips you can implement right away, and then we’ll see if the full program is the right fit for you.

My specialty is PM resumes, but the process works for anyone in a results-driven role UX, strategy, operations, and more. If your success can be described in terms of impact, this approach can work for you too.

While timelines vary, many clients report getting interview calls within 2–4 weeks of using their new resume. Because your resume will now showcase your true impact and strengths clearly, it’s much more likely to grab a hiring manager’s attention quickly.