Discover the Perfect Billing Letter Sample for Product Management

Billing letter sample for Product Management

hello i'm dr jim anderson and if you're a product manager who's going to be looking for a new job then we need to talk when it comes time for you to go looking for your next product management job you're going to be facing a major decision now i'm not talking about if you should use an online resume service or even if you should go with a head hunter i'm not even talking about if creating a more technical or more business focused resume is going to land you that next job rather i'm talking about something even bigger the question of whether or not you should create a cover letter when you send somebody your resume so what's the purpose of a cover letter for a product manager the product managers that i've been talking with seem to be split right down the middle on this particular issue many of them have decided that since the resumes are just going to get scanned in and checked over for keywords by a computer then why bother with the cover letter others realize that by including a cover letter they have a better chance of setting themselves apart from everybody else who's applying for the job and you know that's got to be a good thing all cover letters are not created equal product managers who are applying for multiple jobs need to realize that a cover letter can help them stand out from the crowd each letter needs to be both brief keep it short and custom tailored to both the job that's being applied for as well as the employer who will be doing the hiring now rarely do any of us grow up hoping to become a product manager we often just happen into this particular profession now this is something that may need to be described in your cover letter so how can a product manager customize their cover letter to make it work for them good question in order to make your cover letter read like it was written for the person who's reading it and not like you copied it out of some book you're going to have to customize it now it turns out that this really is not all that hard to do an easy way to customize a cover letter is to make a reference to the employer's products or their services another way is to make a reference to some information that they have on their website such as perhaps their latest press release now if neither one of these approaches seems to be approached seems to be appropriate then you can do some research and make a reference to something that's going on in their industry your ultimate goal here is to take the time to customize your cover letter to support the position that you're applying for this means that in the limited space provided in a cover letter you should take the time to show how the work that you've done in the past has prepared you for this position better than anyone else out there the real power of a cover letter is that it allows you to put all of your work experience into context for the person who's going to be reading it you get to explain why you are the best candidate for this job which leads us to the question of what should a product manager not put into your cover letter good question right off the bat i hope that we can agree that any obvious errors such as misspellings or grammatical mistakes in your cover letter will end up counting against you these simple to avoid errors show sloppiness and a lack of attention to detail on your part this is why you always want to get someone else to read your cover letter before you send it off form cover letters are also a big no-no what product managers seem to forget is that the people who will be reading our cover letters do this for a living that means they've probably seen just about every form cover letter out there take the time to write a custom cover letter once you've got one cover letter written you might be tempted to reuse it what i tell you here is don't since much of the job application process has been digitized these days using the same cover letter to apply for more than one position is going to be found out very quickly and once that happens you're going to be out of the running for that particular position one final thought although much has been written about the power of a handwritten letter that is delivered by the postal service it turns out that recruiters just like the rest of us live and die by email if your cover letter can't be forwarded to the hiring manager by the recruiter then it loses much of its power so what does all of this mean for you applying for a new product management job can be a nerve-racking experience in order to boost your odds of success take the time to create a cover letter to send along with your resume now you gotta make sure that you create a custom cover letter that's gonna match the position that you're applying for spelling errors or trying to use a form cover letter will just end up counting against you getting your next job is often a numbers game you've got to be in the right place at the right time if a well done cover letter can help your chances of getting the job then i say go for it good luck you might be asking yourself where do i go from here the ability to successfully manage a product is a skill that it takes experience to get good at if you want your career to take off it sure makes sense to invest some time and energy into developing the skill a great way to start doing this is to sign up for the free the accidental product manager newsletter this monthly publication is sent to your inbox and is overflowing with tips and techniques on how you can become a successful product manager whose products are the envy of all other product managers we'll cover how to segment your customers determine what kind of product they would be willing to buy how to get your development team to do what you want them to do how to work with the sales team how to price your product and we might even throw in a marketing tip or two hey the newsletter is free so you can't go wrong there in the description of this video you'll find a link that you can 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