Hire Julian in Product @ Zillow

I was in the shower thinking: how does an ambitious product guy like me land a gig at Zillow? The answer was obvious:

Do something so cool that it can't be ignored.

Here's a thought experiment: in a room of 10,000 people saying“I want to work at Zillow,” how many do you think actually mean it? I know I'll push every limit to get my foot in the door. I'm confident enough to say, “I can actually get this job” and take aggressive action.

The reality is that only ~200 of those 10,000 genuinely believe they can do it. When you look at it that way, my odds aren't terrible. 50% of people will not even apply, and most others won't do more than a hail mary job application sent via LinkedIn. Like Logan Roy says in HBO Series, Succession: "You are not serious people".

Naturally, my next step was to create that “can't be ignored” project. I decided to build a web app that functions as both a resume and a viral growth engine to get me this job. If you're reading this, I'm happy to say the plan is working hehe.

Any good product & business mind should be brimming with ideas on how to win. That said, if you want to skip to my product/strategy recommendations for Zillow, you can skip to them here.

If you like my recommendations, go hit that “Endorse Julian” button and get me an interview for the Senior Product Manager, Work Discovery role.