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Hi everyone,
I have a total 9+ work ex in Devops and Release Management. Did an executive mba with a goal of breaking into Program management but got recruited into Management Consulting . In this company for the past 3 months.
I feel that my overall skills are better off in a TPM/Program Management role.
My overall experience makes me eligible for most PM roles.
My question is how do I prep for a TPM role since I don’t have development or Scrum Master exposure. Amazon India VMware BrowserStack Inc.
Anyone working on CMS program audits?
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Very surprised your friend is being recruited directly to EM. As a very experienced hire I tried several different paths to come in as an EM at McKinsey but every time I was told you had to start as an associate. For what it’s worth I’ve also had two data points where direct hire EMs really struggled and ultimately left the firm because they just didn’t know how things are supposed to work or the way the place runs. It’s a tough job because you’re supposed to be coaching and mentoring associates and analysts on how to do their job along with technical skills like making pages, while managing upwards to your clients and your internal leadership team.
You occasionally see associate partners as direct hire from consulting and other firms, especially if there are specialists. I would really want to understand from the recruiter what the ramp up is going to look like, and how much of their industry background they can they leverage in the role versus being a generalist.
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Lots of EMs being recruited directly now
If he comes over he should say he wants to do a few studies as an asc first to learn the mck model. That is normally what we do for lateral hires anyway.
Else his life will suck. Even with a great involved AP, imagine trying to explain to other people how to cook if you’ve never seen the recipe?
Well I told him that. He doesn't listen.
He wants to pivot to PE S&O, but despite of his ops background at FAANG, he is not getting interview invites.
So it looks like he wants to have McK name on there since opportunity came to him