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Effective Job Hunting Course

Craft the career you want, and actively seek the best role to match your aspirations

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Skill level
All levels
Time
14 hours
Content
7 modules
Practice
12 take-home exercises
Certificate
On completion
Prerequisites
None

What you'll learn

  • Understand what the product management career path looks like
  • Create a career development plan to maximise your potential
  • Write an awesome resume to showcase your talent
  • Get first round interviews without applying
  • Prepare thoroughly for the interview process
  • Master the common forms of PM interview questions

Who is this for

Active job seekers

Job seekers actively searching for a new role right now.

Career planners

Individuals reflecting on their long-term career plans or considering a career change.

Profile builders

People wanting to strengthen their profile for inbound opportunities.

Course content

7 modules•113 topic pages•~14.1 hours total

Welcome

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13 minutes

Everything you need to know and do to set yourself up for success, and get the most out of this course.

Article · 3 min What to expect
Article · 2 min How it works
Activity · 5 min Introduce yourself
Article · 3 min Making the most of it
Week 1:

Career Vision

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3.5 hours

This week you’ll reflect on your longer term goals, and which roles and opportunities will be right for you.

Article · 2 min Establishing your career vision
Article · 2 min What the product manager career looks like
Article · 4 min Management track
Article · 3 min Individual contributor track
Article · 5 min Career development plan
Article · 3 min Creating your vision
Activity · 15 min Exercise: The press release
Activity · 15 min Exercise: References
Activity · 30 min Exercise: Customer development
Activity · 15 min Edge
Article Exercise: Articulate your edge
Article · 5 min Stakeholders
Activity · 30 min xii Exercise: Identify your stakeholders
Article · 4 min Roadmap
Activity · 15 min Exercise: Create your roadmap
Article · 4 min Skills analysis
Activity · 15 min Exercise: Reflect on the key skills you need
Article · 4 min Backlog
Activity · 30 min Exercise: Create your backlog
Article · 4 min Iterate
Article · 5 min Recap
Week 2:

CV writing

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1.6 hour

Perfect your CV and Linkedin profile to stand out from the crowd and showcase your skills and experience.

Article · 3 min Writing a great CV
Article · 4 min Principles
Article · 2 min Sections
Article · 4 min Header
Article · 8 min Experience
Article · 3 min Education
Article · 4 min Projects (optional)
Article · 3 min Personal (optional)
Article · 2 min Skills & Tools
Article · 1 min Example Resumes
Article · 2 min Recap
Activity · 60 min Exercise: rewrite your CV
Week 3:

Networking

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2.9 hours

Learn how to build your network to hear about jobs and get referred. Forge relationships with hiring managers directly and skip CV screening.

Article · 4 min Networking
Article · 3 min Benefits of networking
Article · 5 min Routes into a job
Article · 4 min Types of networking
Article · 3 min How to frame networking
Article · 1 min Undirected networking
Article · 3 min Online Communities
Article · 3 min Events
Article · 3 min Interviews
Article Recap
Article · 4 min Targeted networking
Article · 3 min Finding a mentor
Article · 3 min What is mentorship?
Article · 4 min Benefits of mentorship
Article · 4 min Building a personal advisory board
Article · 4 min Who makes a good mentor
Article · 3 min Where to find a mentor
Article · 4 min Cold outreach messages
Article · 5 min Shout outs
Article · 2 min Recap
Article · 4 min Networking into a job
Article · 4 min Why networking is effective
Article · 5 min Benefits of an active job search
Article · 5 min Running an active search
Article · 6 min Identifying hiring managers
Article · 4 min Before you start outreach
Article · 2 min Warm or cold approach?
Article · 5 min Warm approaches
Article · 5 min Cold approaches
Article · 4 min Making a success of the first meeting
Article · 4 min Recap
Activity · 60 min Exercise: Starting your active search
Activity · 1 min Office Hours
Week 4:

Interview prep

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2.4 hours

Get ready for interviews by researching the company and role you’re interviewing for, and assessing how good a fit it is for your career goals.

Article · 3 min Interview prep
Article · 4 min How interviews might be organised
Article · 3 min Responding to an interview request
Article · 8 min Mapping the role
Article · 3 min Research questions that might get asked
Article · 2 min Check out the interviewer
Article · 3 min Getting references
Article · 3 min Auditing the company
Article · 2 min Benefits of an audit
Article · 4 min How to audit a company
Article · 4 min Culture (Glassdoor)
Article · 4 min Culture (Linkedin)
Article · 7 min Positioning (social media)
Article · 4 min Positioning (company website)
Article · 4 min Positioning (news)
Article · 6 min User satisfaction
Article · 5 min The product
Article · 3 min Tech stack
Article · 7 min Growth
Article · 4 min Financial health
Article · 3 min Recap
Article · 60 min Exercise: Audit a company
Week 5:

Interview techniques

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3.3 hours

Master the techniques for acing your interviews, as well as preparing for common product management questions.

Article · 3 min Answering common interview questions
Article · 3 min Answering questions in general
Article · 4 min Listen intently and pause before answering
Article · 2 min Don’t be afraid to say what you don’t know
Article · 3 min Practise in advance to get comfortable
Article · 1 min Popular question formats
Article · 7 min Career narrative
Activity · 30 min vii Exercise: Prep for career narrative questions
Article · 18 min Product sense
Activity · 30 min Exercise: Practice product sense
Article · 10 min Metrics
Activity · 30 min Exercise: Practice metrics
Article · 8 min Behavioural questions
Activity · 30 min Exercise: Practice behavioural questions
Article · 6 min Prepared case studies
Article · 10 min Case study examples
Article · 3 min Asking your own questions
Article · 2 min Recap
Wrap up

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7 minutes

Now that you've completed the Effective Job Hunting course, we'll recap the artefacts that you've created, and discuss what to do next.

Article · 4 min Artefacts
Article · 2 min Next steps
Activity · 1 min Office Hours

About the Effective Job Hunting Course

This 5-week online course helps you take control of your career — whether you’re actively hunting for a new role or planning your next move. You’ll learn what the product management career path looks like, create a career development plan, write a resume that showcases your talent, get first round interviews without applying, and prepare thoroughly for every common form of PM interview question.

With practical exercises and ready-to-use templates, it’s ideal for job seekers, career changers, and anyone who wants to strengthen their profile for inbound opportunities.

Meet your instructor

Ed Biden

Ed Biden

Co-founder, Hustle Badger · ex-Depop, Rocket Internet, FutureLearn

Ed has spent 15 years building and leading product teams at high-growth companies. He’s a former CPO and has led product organisations at companies like Depop, FutureLearn, Rocket Internet, FYLD and JobandTalent.

Ed co-founded Hustle Badger in 2022 and has since taught hundreds of product managers on AI skills and how to succeed as a product manager.

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“I am doing the Job Hunting course. I really like the simplicity and the format as well as the actionable tasks. I now have much more clarity on my career and next steps.”

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