Breaking into Product without prior PM experience

Hosted by Arie Meir, PhD

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

1:00 AM UTC (1 hour)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Understand Why PM Applications Fail

See the common resume and interview mistakes Product candidates make and why “potential” isn’t enough

Learn What FAANG Recruiters Actually Look For

Break down the <10 second resume scan and what signals separate serious PM candidates from the rest

See a proven path to real PM experience

Walk through a concrete (100% FREE) 30-day roadmap to build credible PM experience without a prior internship.

Why this topic matters

PM is one of the most competitive roles in tech. Smart people from top tier MBAs, consulting, analytics and engineering apply every year and still get filtered out. Not because they lack intelligence, but because they lack proof. In 60 minutes I’ll show you what recruiters and hiring managers actually value and how to start closing that gap immediately.

You'll learn from

Arie Meir, PhD

Former Google AI Product Manager

Arie Meir is a senior product leader with 15+ years of experience in Big Tech, including a decade at Google.


Over his career he has interviewed 250+ product candidates and reviewed 4,000+ PM resumes, giving him a rare, data-backed perspective on what actually earns interviews and offers.


He has also spoken directly with 20+ hiring PMs and 6 FAANG recruiters to understand how candidates are evaluated in the real world.


Arie developed Product Ninja to close the gap between “aspiring PM” and “hireable PM” by focusing on shipped work, strong fundamentals, and practical execution - not theory.

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