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What makes more money IT Audit or IT GRC?
Bain & Company Currently making 188k TC, but have wanted to enter consulting for years. Is it worth it to pivot to consulting at the SC level? Or should I just stay in industry?EY Deloitte PwC Bain & Company McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Oliver Wyman KPMG Kearney Alvarez & Marsal
McKinsey & Company I had a second round of interview with McK 1 week back but no one got back to me yet.
I only received a link to login to McK website where the status my job application shows “In Progress”.
I am not sure whether it takes so much time for McK to respond after the second round.Is anybody aware of this?
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I’ve done both. One product everyone uses and I felt I was making an impact, but there were also a ton of legal/compliance and regulatory implications so it was a lot of work related to that and not so much the new shiny thing. My role now is for a product that centers around a very niche consumer and not one I’m a part of. It’s a lot less stress, but not quite as interesting. It’s hard to come up with new ideas to make new enhancements to add to our roadmap. There’s always a trade off.
Do you find that it is more difficult to land a job when you are not familiar with the product? Do companies expect some familiarity with the product prior to joining? (I transitioned internally to product, so never had to apply for a pm role yet)
Oh, I've done both. It's great to work with products you care about and are invested in but this isn't always an option and sometimes you just have to earn a paycheck
Do you find that you are more likely to jump to different companies when it is a product that you don't really care?
I managed a mobile banking product for about 8 years. It was okay, I was a customer too so it was relatable work, but I felt bored and just tired of the same old red tape, reorgs, and lack of excitement. I just recently went to the Dept of Defense doing the same thing but way more interesting products.
The defense department?? That sounds super fun! Did you apply directly?
I’ve done both and I prefer to manager a product that I feel invested in, not as a user but something that is solving a problem that I can connect to.