Strategies for Writing Bios in Tech Industries

I've spent 1000s of hours listing, observing and studying the top 0.1 % tech candidates who have mastered storytelling. People who came from big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Atlassian, Okta you name it. Here is what I've learned: // Start with the end in mind. Decide what you want the listener to do or feel. • Recruiter: “Shortlist them.” • Panel: “Safe hands under pressure.” • Hiring manager: “I can picture week-4 impact.” →When the outcome is clear, your opening and middle funnel toward it. // Shape your story. Use a simple frame so your skill shines through. • STARL (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Learning) • SOARL (Situation, Objective, Action, Result, Learning) • CARL (Context, Action, Result, Learning) →Pick one and stick to it. Consistency beats flair. You see there is always a lesson at the end. // Lead with action. Skip the origin story. Start at the point of risk. “Prod outage hit Friday 4:12 pm. I led the incident bridge…” → Then add only the backstory needed to make the result land. // Make it emotional (the professional kind). You don’t need drama. You need stakes. Choose 1–2 feelings to anchor: relief, safety, momentum, trust. → Aim your story at them. // Build the world (fast) Let us “see” the constraints in two lines: - Team and scope: “8 engineers across Sydney/Welly.” - Rules: “Change freeze; 2-hour SLA.” - Shared language: “P1 incident, 99.95% target.” →Constraints make your result believable and tangible. // Sell the transformation Great stories show change. Use the delta: “From 83% to 99.97% uptime in 6 weeks, while cutting cloud spend 22%.” → Formula: From X → Y, because Z (your actions) + proof (metric). // Slow down before the close After you land the result, pause. Let it breathe. →Count to three. Then add the lesson that makes you memorable. // Build to one moment Design every line to amplify your headline win. “I once handled incidents. Now I run the playbook others follow.” // Develop your process Top candidates don’t wing it; they bank stories. All Careersy Coaching client have one. Keep a “Story Bank” of 12 wins and a few fails with a strong lesson gained. - Tag each by competency (leadership, ambiguity, stakeholder mgmt). - Prepare 90-sec, 3-min, and 6-min versions. - Rehearse out loud; trim fillers. - Refresh with fresh numbers before each interview. // Mini-example (how this sounds) “Traffic spiked 3× during a release. Error rate hit 12%. I led the incident bridge, rolled back within 8 minutes, added circuit breakers, and tuned connection pools. By Monday we cut peak errors to 0.4% and raised weekly uptime from 99.6% to 99.96%. The change was adding autoscaling rules tied to queue depth, not CPU. Lesson: measure the real bottleneck, not the noisy one.”

What No One Tells You About Changing Industries (And How to Actually Stand Out) Last week, a client walked into my office (Ahem, email). "I've applied to 147 tech roles. ZERO interviews." Know what I found? She was doing everything the internet says... and failing miserably. Here's what actually works 👇 1/ Stop writing your bio like you're apologizing ↳ ❌ "Currently in sales but hoping to transition..." ↳ ✅ "Growth marketer leveraging 5 years of client psychology to drive product adoption" 2/ Your Digital Footprint is Lying About You ↳ ❌ Random likes, comments about your old industry ↳ ✅ Audit everything - make your entire feed scream where you're headed ↳ (Yes, even your comment history matters 👀) 3/ Industry Language = Your New Native Tongue ↳ ❌ "Managed a team of 5 hitting sales targets" ↳ ✅ "Led cross-functional sprints driving 32% user adoption" ↳ *Pull language from job descriptions you want* 4/ Turn Your Journey into Content Gold ↳ ❌ Sliding into DMs begging for coffee chats ↳ ✅ Host 10-minute pivot interviews ↳ ↳ Record (with permission) ↳ ↳ Share insights ↳ ↳ Watch doors open 5/ One Resume Won't Cut It ↳ ❌ Spray and pray approach ↳ ✅ Create 3 versions: ↳ ↳ Strategy focus ↳ ↳ Operations angle ↳ ↳ Customer-centric story ↳ *Customize per role* 6/ Shadow the Right People ↳ ❌ Random LinkedIn scrolling ↳ ✅ Follow 10 industry leaders ↳ ↳ Study their language ↳ ↳ Notice discussion patterns ↳ ↳ Join their conversations 7/ Find Your Inside Track ↳ ❌ Indeed applications only ↳ ✅ Join industry Slack/Discord groups ↳ ↳ That's where the real jobs are ↳ ↳ Plus unfiltered insider tips 8/ Build Your Proof Portfolio ↳ ❌ Listing old responsibilities ↳ ✅ Create mini case studies ↳ ↳ Problem you solved ↳ ↳ How you tackled it ↳ ↳ Map it to new industry 9/ Tell Your Story ↳ ❌ Hiding until you're "ready" ↳ ✅ Share your pivot journey ↳ ↳ Be human ↳ ↳ Show progress ↳ ↳ Build in public 10/ Get Your Hands Dirty ↳ ❌ Waiting for the perfect role ↳ ✅ Help a startup for 2-4 weeks ↳ ↳ Real experience ↳ ↳ Real portfolio pieces ↳ ↳ Real relationships Update: That client? Just landed her first tech interview. 💪 Have you ever changed industries? What helped you most? 🔄 Please share this post to support others seeking an industry change! Resume Assassin Resume Sidekick #CareerPivot #JobSearch #CareerChange

If I wanted to land interviews for PM and TPM roles at companies like Amazon or Meta, here’s how I’d make my LinkedIn stand out. (My 4R Visibility Framework that’s helped ambitious women land multiple interviews.) If you're not hearing from recruiters, it's not always about lack of experience or readiness. Sometimes, your profile is just hidden. Most LinkedIn summaries don’t speak to senior decision-makers. They’re vague, outdated, or full of fluff. At the $200K–$500K level, that just doesn’t work. Here's how I helped my clients fix their positioning in their About section using the 4R visibility framework, which landed them recruiter calls from Google, Meta, and Amazon, and more, without even applying. 1. Relevant Summary Skip the “results-oriented team player” jargon. Use a clear, strategic summary that tells me: - Your title - Your industry and functional skills - The kind of impact you drive - What you're targeting next Example: Senior Product Manager with 12+ years across B2B SaaS, e-commerce, and FinTech, with experience at leading companies like Citibank and Stripe. Known for building scalable platforms, driving cross-functional execution, and delivering measurable results. Targeting senior PM and TPM roles in high-growth tech companies. 2. Result-Driven Resume Bullets Don’t make your summary read like a personality pitch. Make it read like a reason to hire you. Paste in 3–4 resume bullets that show real scope and results. Example: - Led $4.2M product redesign for XYZ’s onboarding tool across 3 global regions, improving retention by 27% - Scaled internal platform uptime to 99.98%, reducing incident volume by 40% Show me outcomes, not job duties. 3. Right-Fit Skill Set Especially for TPMs, technical credibility matters. List the tools, systems, and methods that match your current expertise. Avoid keyword-stuffing or long laundry lists. Example: AWS | REST APIs | SQL | Agile | Jira | ServiceNow | Tableau | Python 3. Recognized Certifications Certifications add credibility, but they don’t lead the story. Keep them to the end of your summary or list them under Licenses & Certifications. Highlight what you’ve led, not just what you’ve learned. The 4R Visibility framework works. It’s helped women go from invisible to in-demand, getting recruiter messages, interview calls, and leadership-level visibility. If your profile doesn’t reflect where you’re headed next, fix that. Share this with someone whose LinkedIn deserves to be seen. P.S. DM me "Career" to apply for The Fearless Hire - my signature career coaching program for mid-career women in the U.S. ready to land $200K–$500K offers with confidence and clarity.