I’m a MBA graduating next year. I have experience in the software industry as a Product Manager and recently interned at Amazon as a PM-T. I got a return offer but I also had offers in strategy consulting (Big 4 and MBB). I’m unsure if I should re-recruit for strategy consulting or just take my blessed PM-T offer. Long term I would like to be an executive in the software industry. We get a lot of koolaid about how consulting prepares you for strategic management. What should I consider?

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What would you hope to gain in recruiting if you have MBB + FAANG TPM on the line?

I’m not thinking that it will matter in the near future, but I’m wondering if, 10 years from now, spending 2-4 years at MBB will matter. Will I learn things there I won’t learn in the course of my regular career path? Like, if I’m going up for L8 at Amazon (or equivalent somewhere else), does the consulting experience help me?

I know from others that spending 2 years at MBB gets you into L6 at Amazon, same as I’m looking at now

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