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Use #chatgpt to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation: Prompt: “I want you to write me VBA code for a PowerPoint presentation about the history of AI. You are to fill in all the text with your own knowledge, no placeholders. I need 5 slides.”

The 2 most important things I've learned about why people struggle to get an interview with their resume. Here's what I do on my resume and what can help you get an interview👇 Earlier this year I had to revisit my own resume to find a new job amidst all the tech 'crazy' market conditions and talked to 100+ who were either laid off or looking for a new job. Here are the common mistakes I found... 1️⃣ Describe what you accomplished, not your responsibilities Most people focus on describing what they were hired to do. For example, most Product Manager resumes I reviewed would write: ❌ "Owned and prioritized the product's roadmap" ANY Product Manager is RESPONSIBLE for owning and prioritizing the product's roadmap. What makes YOU stand out? → you accomplishments Use the X+Y+Z formula instead → Accomplished {X} as measured by {Y}, by doing {Z} Accomplished [X] → "Increased customer base for XXXX Product..." As measured by [Y] → "...by Y% in ZZ months,..." By doing [Z} → "... by leveraging user research, customer interviews and market research to prioritize the product's roadmap, and aligning X teams internally" ✅ X+Y+Z → "Increased customer base for XXXX Product by Y% in ZZ months, by leveraging user research, customer interviews, and market research to prioritize the product's roadmap and aligning X teams internally" Describe what you accomplished and how you accomplished it to stand out from the rest. Describing what you are responsible for doesn't tell your story, it only tells that you can do what anyone else in your role is supposed to do. 2️⃣ Tailor your resume to a specific job... or at least an industry. Last week I coached a Product Manager who was interested in two different jobs. One was a health-tech startup and the other was a Fin-Tech mid-size company. ❌ Their resume did not have accomplishments, experiences or keywords related to any of those jobs (or industries) that he was interested in. ✅ Here's how to tailor your resume to a job... → Look at the "Required" or "Basic" qualifications section in a job description. You'll grab the keywords from there. → Write accomplishments (and include keywords in them) that are related to the job. You might have an awesome Product Manager accomplishment about working with APIs in a B2B product, but if you are applying for a Consumer mobile app front-end role, your API work may not be as relevant. 🔴 Bad → Low effort, Low Conversion → One resume for all your applications 🟡 Ok → Med effort, Med Conversion → Tailor your resume to an industry or technology (e.g. Machine Learning, SaaS, Consumer Apps) 🟢 Better → High effort, Med-High Conversion →Tailor your resume to each job. Below is the template with instructions that I've used that have helped me get interviews at Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, PayPal, Reddit, Zillow, and many more. 💎 I'm happy to share it for free! You can download it here: https://lnkd.in/gdxudjzQ

Friends, for those looking for games jobs help, here is our April 11, 2023 comprehensive update of all community resources. There are 6 resources now, 2 of which are special features specifically designed to help colleagues laid off at Amazon Games 1. March 2023 Job Seeker's Workbook - Get Noticed by Hiring Managers and Recruiters This public resource has 654 registered job seekers Sign up via this Google form: https://lnkd.in/eQaYy64q (takes 5 minutes) Hiring managers and recruiters can access job seekers' information here: https://lnkd.in/eXVVGtZJ 2. Access Games Mentorship and Advice We have a network of 230 mentors participating in our Reach Out Anytime initiative To connect with a mentor, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/e-ZmCUR6 Send your chosen mentor a direct message or tag them in the comments to request a 30-minute chat Volunteer as a Mentor: Sign up here to help others and to build your brand:  https://lnkd.in/eZ6JxytJ Thank you to our 4 new mentors: Jennifer Yoshino, Senior Technical Producer (Microsoft Xbox) Vikas Malhotra, Engineering Leader (Meta) Guido Schmidt, Design Manager and Meta Game Lead (Remedy) Karoline Parrella, Marketing Communications Consultant (Freelance) 3. Games Jobs Directory (v6.3) The most comprehensive and detailed listing of game developer and publisher roles in the world, updated monthly Version 6.3 features 12,868 roles across 424 companies, 20 functional areas, internships, top 5 cities for each company, and work flexibility options Google Docs: https://lnkd.in/etkUuecj Dropbox: https://lnkd.in/eGJasnNR Thank to our two new games organizations: Light & Wonder OtherSide Entertainment Our whole-workbook update is coming later in April - stay tuned! 4. Career Job Pack A comprehensive package tailored to the gaming industry, featuring templates for resumes, cover letters, interview tracking, career and interview prep, and more Access it here: https://lnkd.in/dX3s7DGw 5. Special Feature: master post supporting those affected by the layoffs at Amazon Games Please visit, like, comment, and reshare this resource that lists 40 of the 100+ team members laid off (only those who reached out to me personally and were comfortable with the public exposure), by name, profile link, and function. We appreciate your help reaching out to them and helping them with role placement You will add to over (already) 135,000 views, 1,000 likes, 124 comments, and 400 reposts that the community has kindly put behind this effort: https://lnkd.in/g9Bn5D6N 6. Special Feature: individual daily profile posts for those affected by the layoffs at Amazon Games There will be one profile each day for each affected Amazon Games member of our community that wants one. This will allow you to get to know each of them better and to offer even further, individualized support: https://lnkd.in/gw2JkEVK

For those affected by today's Amazon Games layoffs, these are my community's resources to help you navigate your next steps: 1. March 2023 Job Seeker's Workbook - Get Noticed by Hiring Managers and Recruiters *This public resource has 582 registered job seekers *Sign up via this Google form: https://lnkd.in/eQaYy64q (takes 5 minutes) *Hiring managers and recruiters can access job seekers' information here: https://lnkd.in/eXVVGtZJ 2. Access Games Mentorship and Advice *We have a network of 220 mentors participating in our Reach Out Anytime initiative *To date, 587 mentorship conversations have been scheduled or completed *To connect with a mentor, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/e-ZmCUR6 *Send your chosen mentor a direct message or tag them in the comments to request a 30-minute chat Volunteer as a Mentor: *Sign up here to help others and build your brand: https://lnkd.in/eZ6JxytJ 3. Games Jobs Directory (v6.22) *The most comprehensive and detailed listing of game developer and publisher roles in the world, updated monthly *Features 12,643 roles across 422 companies, 20 functional areas, internships, top 5 cities for each company, and work flexibility options Google Docs: https://lnkd.in/etkUuecj Dropbox: https://lnkd.in/eGJasnNR 4. Career Job Pack *A comprehensive package tailored to the gaming industry, featuring templates for resumes, cover letters, interview tracking, career and interview prep, and more *Access it here: https://lnkd.in/dX3s7DGw

Friends, this post aims to support over 100 individuals laid off by Amazon Games this week. Let's give our community members the exposure they deserve Below are 44 names, organized by function and last name, who reached out for inclusion on this list. If you want to be on this list and were laid off by Amazon Games, reach out personally and I will add you - it's not too late: ART / ANIMATION / CINEMATICS / VIDEO (I allowed those in broader art a portfolio or Artstation link given how important it is in those disciplines) Ryan Baier, Production Designer (https://ryanbaier.com/) Rodrigo B., Senior Environment Artist (https://lnkd.in/enjn8Q25) Taylor Cross, Environment Artist (https://lnkd.in/efUaPucA) michael herrod, 3D Environment Artist (https://lnkd.in/egJGUcdj) Sarah Horne, Art Director, Production Design Javi Rodriguez, Art Director BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND INTELLIGENCE Wenqi Wang, Senior Business Intelligence Engineer Leo Zhang, Senior Business Analyst GAME DESIGN Christian Erali, Game Content Designer (Level Design) Pablo L Castillo, Game Designer II MARKETING Taylor Beebe, Influencer Marketing Manager Lauren Fu, International Marketing Specialist, LATAM Patrick Hopkins, Marketing Specialist Christy Oh, Marketing Program Manager II Elena Marroquin, Partner Marketing Manager Neptune Yosofi, Marketing Manager NARRATIVE AND WRITING Joshua Alan Doetsch, Narrative Designer PRODUCTION Christine Miller, Senior Game Producer Richard "RJ" Reyes, Art Producer PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Stephanie Caceres, Program Manager II Krystal Gray, MBA, Program Manager II QUALITY ASSURANCE Noah Efroym, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Justin Elders, Quality Assurance Engineer II Phillip Kim, Quality Assurance Engineer Bentley Pascoe, Quality Assurance Engineer II Teran Salazar, QA Technician SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / ENGINEERING Adam Behrle, Senior SDE Saloni Bhagat, SDE Robert Hyder, Senior SDM Saiteja konda, Software Engineer Christopher Pioli, Gameplay Engineer Poornima Raj, Gameplay Engineer Rene Rios, SDM Maxim Rybakin, Junior SDET Efe Selcuk, Senior Software Engineer Kashika Tyagi, ML SDE Justin Vaughn, SDE Ryan Whitell, ML SDE II TALENT ENGAGEMENT Morgan Buell, Talent Engagement TECHNICAL ACCOUNT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Siyu Du, Technical Program Manager (I reached out to Siyu to change LinkedIn privacy settings so I can tag their profile too) Katelyn Green, Technical Account Manager TECHNICAL ART / ANIMATION Mike ORourke, Senior Technical Animator Rich Sjoberg, Technical Artist UI/UX Ruofei Yang, UX Designer II Please REPOST so this reaches as many HMs, recruiters, and colleagues as possible. Your active participation in job assistance is also greatly appreciated Beyond one-off efforts or mere sympathy, let's commit to sustained support that truly impacts lives and careers. Keep these gaming community members in mind long-term, and join me in fostering ongoing assistance Let's support these 44 friends and gamers in their job searches Thank you