How much does timing matter when someone refers you to a FAANG role? Have contacts willing refer me but some of the postings I’m interested in seem old (week+). Not sure if I should ask them to refer me now or wait a bit for something new to come up, to avoid having to bug them multiple times. I’m looking at Product Manager roles, which I see get posted fairly frequently.

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[Staying v leaving]
Which would affect an MBA app story or future career mobility worse?

[Context]
2+ YOE, passed over for a promo, despite top ratings, due to covid related constraints.

At a boutique where they assure me I'll get a promotion in 6 months at this rate.. though I can't be sure since they keep letting me down.

[Options]
1) Tech exit to associate product manager role at a medium sized company with a 10-15% $ increase..
2) Apply elsewhere while I wait for the 25% $ promo
3) Other

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Got an offer for $220k for Sr. Product Manager role at Amazon. Should I take it? I am a new PL at BCG with 6 YOE (4 pre MBA and 2 post MBA)

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Product manager at recently acquired fintech startup (great benefits & culture, manager role, little brand awareness, concerns w life after acquisition ), account manager at FAANG (great culture & benefits, $$, iffy role, great brand), biz ops & corporate strategy manager at large TMT company (iffy culture, meh benefits, manager title)

What do you do? End goal is product or strategy. <3 YOE

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In the final round for a Product Manager role and have 6 interviews with different teams. Can anyone share any insights into what the interviews/questions are like when you meet with the below teams?

1. Engineering
2. Design
3. Data Science
4. Stakeholder (assuming this is a user simulation)
5. Product

Researching through Google but not getting a lot of traction with answers. Thanks!

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Looking to apply to a Product Manager role in on the client side, but only have two years versus three required. Having done consulting, can I have this requirement “waived”?

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Looking to apply to a Product Manager role in on the client side, but only have two years versus the three required. Having done consulting, can I have this requirement “waived”?

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Looking to apply to a Product Manager role in on the client side, but only have two years versus the three required. Having done consulting, can I have this requirement “waived”?

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When hiring a product manager, what skill sets and experiences are you looking for? I have two YOE in product management and am looking to prep my resume to look for new opps. Any advice appreciated! :)

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Currently working in tech implementation in pharma, but would like to move into a Product Manager role in pharma related to UX. What would I need to call out in my resume to help make the jump? Also, curious to see if this may be a far reach for me

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I have an interview at Wayfair for a product manager role. There’s a case study about calculating metrics. Does anyone have any insight on the type of math expected or any resources to study in preparation?

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Better to exit to FAANG BizOps or a Product Manager role at a startup? Which will be better a few years down the road?

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Came across a product manager job for a healthcare startup that I’m intrigued by. I don’t have PM experience or honestly know much about it, but when I read the job description it sounded interesting and like something I could pick up on pretty quickly. Any PMs out there that could give some insight into the role?

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Interview tips for a product manager role at a tech company for someone who’s not technical?

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Are corporate strategy and business development roles considered “specialty occupation”? As a consultant on a visa I want to be prepared to plan exit accordingly. I’ve also had people mention that even Product Manager doesn’t qualify for H1B anymore- is that true?! If that’s the case, feels like only way to exit is to wait until my visa status changes or explore opportunities at home.

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How can I, a financial services consultant with 1 YOE in credit lending and 1 YOE in TAS M&A, and a finance masters, transition to an associate product manager position at google when I have absolutely no coding experience or knowledge?

I know a job like that at a place like google is cream of the crop but I see people on LinkedIn all the time who have non technical degrees/non coding degrees land these jobs.

Hoping I can shoot for similar success

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Anyone here work for a hedge fund in a non-hedge fund manager role, ie Product Manager, Implementation Manager/Lead or equivalent?

Any feedback on the WLB, work culture etc would be greatly appreciated. Potential role is AVP and the $$ is solid, it’s the non-pay aspects I am unclear about.

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Does anyone know companies that are actively hiring for a Product Manager role? Asking for a family member who is an ex-generalist consultant looking to make a career change to product management

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What would be the path to make a transition from Consulting to a Product Manager role? Have 6 years of consulting experience but eventually would like to have complete ownership of a product, what should I do pro-actively to achieve this is in the long run?

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I’m trying to pivot into product management and currently through the recruitment process for a retail company for a product manager. However the more I look at the job description the more I think it’s a programme manager role. Anyone have any thoughts on the snippet below?

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Thinking of applying to NYU’s Tech MBA. Has anyone had any success transitioning into a Product Manager role within this program?

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Advice needed: potentially leaving big 4 consulting for either a boutique strategy firm that does some really cool work, or a product manager /digital role for a finance company. Any considerations on exit ops after these different paths?

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Anyone interviewing for a Product Manager role at Faire?

In general, any tips on PM Take Home Assignments?

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I’m a current Staff 2 Tech Consultant at EY with a DevOps background, how hard/ reasonable is the jump to an Associate Product Manager role?

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Tech Consultant at Deloitte vs Product manager in FAANG/Salesforce vs technical product manager at bulge bracket bank (GS/MS/JPM), which role on resume would stand a better chance for top schools? All else being equal (T20 undergrad, good gpa)

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Can anyone speak to the compensation at Goldman Sachs? Looking at 3rd year Analyst level for a Product Manager role. TIA

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Have an interview coming up for a Product Manager role at a startup and want to get more familiar with the product. Their product/website isn’t for all consumers and requires special information to sign up that I don’t have because I’m not the intended audience for the site. Any suggestions on how to get around this? I might be able to fake my way in and provide junk data but don’t know if that looks bad since my interviewers will know I did it to check out their site.

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I am looking for exit opportunities in tech companies as a product manager. I do a lot of product management type work in my current role as well. Thoughts on changing my LinkedIn job title from “Manager” to “Product Manager”?

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How hard is it to get a product manager job at Facebook? (With referral)

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How are you keeping alignment / engagement / team culture across your teams in your current role after 6 months of WFH? If it provides more context, feel free to specify if you play the role of an individual contributing product manager, a product analyst, or a manager of product managers/analysts! Edit - sorry didn’t mean to focus this just on PMs. If you are an engineer, design, sales success, analyst of any sort, or managers thereof, please let us know how you do it as well!

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What are the skills and experience needed to be a product manager? Can someone explain what a pm does? They appear to be in charge of many things it's never been clear to me what the actual role means.

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Looking for a product manager position in the area. Currently 3 YOE doing systems implementation and process improvement with degree in Info systems. Looking for any and all help!

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Looking for product manager role in industry. 3 YOE with federal consulting doing systems implementation and process improvement in the DC area.

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Looking to transition from data scientist to a product management role. Anyone who has done this successfully? Thoughts on the value of product manager certification programs?

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Did anyone leave consulting for a product manager role? I would love to talk to someone who has made this transition successfully as I plan on making a similar career move

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Am I really limiting myself by moving into a PMO role? How easy is it to pivot to other roles such as corporate finance or product manager? My main experience in past has been BA/PM.

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Has anyone successfully transitioned to product manager role at a startup from consulting? Any advice? My sense is that many startups don’t understand the world of consulting.

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Have an interview for a Product Manager role today, any advice?

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Anybody here transferred from a IT consulting Big 4 role to a product manager role? How was the transition? Any tips and pointers on how to make this transition? How was the learning curve?

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Could someone explain the type of responsibilities that come with a product manager role? There’s an enterprise software company I like, however the only non engineering role is PM. I’m scared I won’t be technical enough 😕

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