Has anyone transitioned from tech consulting to a product management role? Any tips on how to break into that field?

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Also don’t expect to apply to these top tech PM roles and start getting interviews - best bet is to either getting into tech in a product facing role or go somewhere directly as a PM and then use that experience to break tech PM

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I applied to only Amazon and got an offer last week for a Sr PM role. Shoot for the stars, Op. (But would be highly dependent on how your frame your experiences and resume)

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As you get tips, be sure they're applicable for your background. A consultant who has a masters in computer science, 5yoe as a software engineer, MBA and a few years of consulting breaking into product management is not in the same situation as a business major with 0 swe experience, no MBA, and 5 years of mostly unrelated tech consulting work.

If your situation is more like the former, great. If the latter, you have a bigger hurdle to overcome.

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Its difficult, but doable! I would literally transform your CV to the point where it looks like you’ve been doing Product Management for a while. If you did PM type work, put your title as PM and make all your bullet points related to PM.

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2 yrs in IT Services as software engineer, 1 year in Big 4 Tech Consulting and a Masters in Engineering Management (ongoing) at top school (Duke/Cornell)

Any tips for an international looking to break into big tech, PM

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