👋 Hey, it’s Stephane. Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share lessons, and stories from my journey to help you lead with confidence as an Engineering Manager.
Getting hired as an Engineering Manager is unbelievably tough right now.
Companies want you to do everything:
Line manage, tech lead, manage projects and timelines, communicate with everyone, make sure the team is performing, hire, fire, keep good people, think about the future, be able to code, review architectural decisions, keep an eye on pull requests…
I can go on for days.
Getting an EM job today has never been harder.
I’ve done it twice in the last year though! Here’s how.
This isn’t a flex.
It’s to say that I’ve been there recently. Throughout the years, I have applied to many jobs, got ghosted, refined my CV and optimized my approach. Eventually, I think I figured it out.
I did all the research one can on this process, consumed every content on the internet on it to learn about it, made all the adjustments I needed, and now I am able to have 3x more interviews and reliably as well.
What I needed was:
A CV that made my leadership experience and skills obvious.
A LinkedIn profile that backed it up.
A system for how to apply for jobs (that works today).
All refined and easy to follow.
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I am sponsoring this issue with my own product! Your support on it would mean the world to me.
If you are searching for an Engineering Manager job in this horrendous job market and want to make your life easier, I’ve got something for you!
I have created material that simplify everything:
CV & LinkedIn for Engineering Managers
How to apply (and actually get interviews)
How to prep for behavioural/leadership/people & values interviews
Many people have used the exact same resources in the past year and saw immediate success!
I created this system for me first and since I have found so much value from it I needed to share it with you too!
If you have any questions on it, feel free to reach out at stephane@em-tools.io
Back to this week’s thought.
Your CV and LinkedIn profile say a lot about you
Duh! But I don’t mean the obvious here. Your experience of course matters.
But it is not just what goes in there, but how it is written too.
A badly formatted CV might signal that a candidate doesn’t have a sense of good structure. Typos may show a lack of attention to detail. And if it’s hard to read, it might mean they don’t understand what their audience needs.
These are generalizations of course, but regardless, bias plays its part when reviewing someone’s profile.
My eyebrow would raise itself automatically seeing a CV filled with typos.
I’ve reviewed applications where people sent in a 4-page CV. Each role they had came with an essay. Reading them really felt like a punishment to me.
If one can’t skim your CV and know who you are in a few seconds they will move on to the next one.
Is your CV written in the most optimal way to pass all of the below?
the ATS
the recruiter’s first glance
the recruiter’s few minutes spent on it
and, the hiring manager’s deeper read
How confident are you in the information you’ve written on it?
