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After Eight Tries, Indian Product Manager Says He Is Giving Up on Google

The viral Reddit account highlights scarce product manager openings at top tech firms.

Overview

  • The Reddit user said he applied to at least eight Google India product manager roles over three to four months and received only silence or rejections.
  • He described a profile with 4.5 years in FinTech, a Tier-1 MBA, a Tier-2 engineering degree, and a YouTube channel with about 100,000 subscribers.
  • His applications included an ATS-optimized résumé, tailored cover letters, role-specific mockups and strategy documents, roughly 40 outreach messages, and internal referrals.
  • Reddit commenters discussed hiring realities, citing five-year experience expectations, a preference for technically hands-on PMs, and a lean PM-to-engineer ratio at large firms.
  • Media outlets presented the claims as user-generated content without independent verification, and no response from Google was reported.