LinkedIn Profile & Application Strategy with Ranjit Krishnan Nair

Applying everywhere but barely getting interviews?

Before sending another 50 applications, let's look at why your current approach isn't working.

You might have the right experience.

You might even be a strong candidate.

But if your positioning is unclear—or you're targeting roles and companies without a strategy—you can get ignored long before anyone evaluates your actual capabilities.

I've spent 10 years in Product Management and have also spent significant time on the other side of the table, evaluating candidates.

I've personally cracked offers from Amazon, Uber, BookMyShow, KukuFM, BlackBuck and other leading startups and MNCs.

THIS SESSION COVERS

• LinkedIn optimization

We'll go through your profile and identify exactly what should change.

• Positioning

What should a recruiter understand about you within the first few seconds?

• Experience & impact

How to communicate ownership, outcomes and product impact—not just responsibilities.

• Target role strategy

Which roles should you actually be applying for based on your experience?

• Company targeting

How to build a target list instead of applying randomly.

• Application strategy

How to combine applications, referrals, networking and outreach instead of relying on a single channel.

• Referrals

How to identify the right people and approach them without sending awkward generic messages.

• Cold outreach

How to make your outreach relevant enough that someone actually wants to respond.

THE GOAL

Not more applications.

More relevant applications.

More conversations.

More interviews.

ABOUT ME

1. Senior Product Manager at Amazon with 10 years of Product Management experience across Amazon, BookMyShow, BlackBuck, EdTech and Deep-Tech.
2. Experienced Product Leader with hands-on experience in 0→1 product building, product strategy, growth, monetization, P&L and scaling products.
3. Worked across high-impact products at scale, including BookMyShow products serving 42M MAUs and business charters involving significant GMV and revenue ownership.
4. Personally cracked offers from Amazon, Uber, BookMyShow, KukuFM, BlackBuck and other leading startups & MNCs, giving me perspective from both the candidate and hiring side.
5. AIR 1 in the Executive PGP in Product Management at IIM Lucknow; B.Tech from IIT Madras with AIR 321 in JEE.
6. Strong expertise across Product Strategy, Product Analytics, Growth, B2B SaaS, AI/GenAI, Product-Led Growth, Pricing & Monetization and Technical Product Management.