I am an MBB entry-level consultant (CS background) who has been super interested in PM. I interned at Microsoft as a PM and got a return offer during junior year, but chose consulting as my first career after lots of considerations. During MBB I focus mainly on product and engineering. my honest and humble question - do I have a chance of PM at big tech, if so what level am I likely to be at, and how can I improve the likelihood of becoming a PM in tech again?

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I was exactly in your shoes and tbh wasn’t able to break back into big tech PM. U may be able to break into a startup tho!

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How are you focused on product and engineering at MBB? That isn’t really their ballpark.

How technical and execution oriented does your resume look? Do you have a track record of goal setting and building products to hit those goals? If not, then you always have a chance but it may be extremely low. There isn't much room for generalist or junior PMs in the hiring market right now (for big tech)

Any chance I can DM? Also trying to making that transition and would love your advice

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