Currently a Sr. Consultant in the data practice here looking to transition to PM in industry. Studied computer science and have about 5yrs experience between consulting and BA jobs.

Getting 0 bites on any applications. Is it common to transition to PM from big4 consulting? Any advice?

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I think it's tough to transition to product work without having product experience. If you're doing product work in big 4, it is probably different experience

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