Former Senior Manager in Advisory here - does anyone feel like it’s a steep wall trying to break into tech industry for any role that has a manager title (e.g., Manager, XYZ Function)? I exited as a Senior Program Manager (IC role), I could absolutely not find anyone in industry willing to trust me managing people. Has anyone felt the same? What’s the reason for this wall? I’ve managed tons of teams and managed their career dev while at Big 4...what am I not seeing that I should see?

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As someone who managed teams of 20+ people in tech companies before joining consulting, my experience is that managing in consulting has very little overlap in terms of challenges encountered and skills needed:
1. Consulting teams are internally motivated. This obviates the need to be a good leader and puts emphasis on being a manager. Process knowledge is easy to pick up; people skills are not.
2. Consulting management is mostly project management and scheduling/admin work which is not how you typically spend 70% of your time on as a tech manager.
3. No emphasis on hiring/coaching/firing - difficult skills that only come w practice. (Coaching is not the same as high frequency feedback. Coaching focuses on developing the person into a value long-term asset whereas consulting feedback ensures desired behaviors are achieved regardless of whether the rationale for those behaviors is addressed).
4. No sense of long-term relationships w your team members. This isn't hard to get; just not something consulting allows for.
5. Little to no navigating of team politics

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Thanks for sharing McK1. To upskill in the above in a consulting firm, what do you suggest?

Tech teams also try yo gauge your industry and domain knowledge. You don't need to be a guru at banking or insurance domain to find a job in industry but not knowing domain becomes a challenge.

Same. I started picking up technical skills to get into tech.

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