I have several years of PM/Agile experience having worked for Major investment banks like Citi, JPmorgan but I fancy a job at Meta or google. I have applied numerous times over the years but never been invited to interview. What's the secret sauce? should I continue to apply directly or going through recruitment companies?

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TBH,I feel Agile won’t cut it for big tech..you gotta have have some deep expertise in specific engineering areas if you wanna get in,having said that there are TPM or program manager roles but be ready to compete with lot many applicants from Big4..Generic skill works for consulting but not for FAANG..

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You have to consider those competing against you have similar professional experiences and backgrounds. Also, Big Tech leverages target school networks and contacts for referrals.

For example, Google doesn’t budge on any applicant who doesn’t have a target school on their resume. And if they do move on an applicant without a target school it’s most driven by some DEI program or referrals from top performers at Google.

Best way into Big Tech is to go to one of its target schools and get recruited off campus. Outside of that it’s similar to playing the lottery.

For some - playing the lottery may make more sense than applying to Big Tech.

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Also, for a lot of softer tech roles like PM/Agile, many groups within Big Tech outsource that work to consultancies under cost efficient staff aug models.

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Which companies take on that work for big tech?

Trt to find out a referral from inside to land an interview. To pass the interviews yes there should be some specific skills you must have in JD

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I came in with some PM experience as well. Happy to take a look at your resume and refer!

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Thank you that would be great, I will keep an eye on the job board and PM you when a position opens

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