Considering exiting consulting at a large energy company and getting into digital product development/management. Any words of wisdom?

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Carry some of those consulting grind with you for the first year then taper off. You’ll build a strong network/brand internally that you’ll be able to coast on for quite some time

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Focus on actual work rather than vapor ware

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Understand how products are ideated, developed, and launched. Too many people think they want to go into product management without knowing what it is

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Also, any advice on courses/learning opportunities that might be helpful please.

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You got the job for a reason so I’d say you have a good background. Reevaluate topics you feel weak on relative to peers between 4-8 months in and start tackling them one at a time

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If you knew you wanted to switch career paths, but didn’t even know where to begin to look, how would you start to figure out what you want to do?

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Any stats on how many people get past 1st phone screening case interview with McK? Also if it’s phone does it mean no charts?

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Advice on how to transition from agency to brand side?

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Applied for product manager role in ecomm. But instead got offered tech project manager. Company is also in the middle of acquisition. I don’t have any offer in hand and i really want an out from current employer.

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Finished my loop interviews with Amazon yesterday. How long does it typically take to hear the outcome?

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Option 1: LinkedIn BizOps, 150k Total Comp, ~40-50 hr weeks
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Hey All - Was hoping to get some tips with pushing out the deadline date to respond to an offer. I'm hoping to extend it for another week after been given a week. Thanks!

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After 3 years of dealing with the worst firm I've ever had the displeasure of working for, I finally landed my dream gig at a small specialty firm. The people at the new firm are all SMEs featured in and contributors to the most notable business publications in the world, less than 100 employees, better benefits, unlimimted PTO, doubled my pay and landed a senior role.

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Thoughts on slalom? How does staffing work there? How are growth opportunities?

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When you give notice of leaving in consulting - do you tell your performance manager or project manager first?

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