Got an offer for PgM L3. I have 4 years of consulting experience at a big4. Is this normal? I feel like I’m being pushed backward / low balled. Thoughts on rejecting and waiting for 6 months / one year for an L4 role?

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This is generally on par. It depends on your applicable experience, not just your YOE, and how you performed in interviews.
You’re assessed by your peers at a level you will perform well at and hit all the skills for.

Sounds correct. I had ~5YOE and came in at L3 too. The way I see it, there’s just less expectations and we should (hopefully) get L4 within two years!

Promos on average take a minimum of 2 years, yes. Longer the higher up you go.

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I would say it is at the higher end of L3, so you might be at L4 quicker if you wait and reapply, but you would need to be stronger in interviews and getting an offer again is not guaranteed

That’s how I felt. After applying a few times and not even getting a response, I decided to ultimately take my L3 offer even if I felt “over-qualified”, because I’d rather get in now and grow rather than assume I could get in later at a higher level.

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