In the last month I failed at couple of Prod Mgmt interviews (one at the FAANG).Trying to see what I can do to improve my candidature.checking how ppl made successful switch from consulting to PM role

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Have you had previous PM experience? If not then might be easier moving to a tech company but in a non-PM role first. From there, you could try an internal transfer after learning the ropes a bit more. There are plenty of non-PM roles in which you get to work closely with PMs and get a better understanding of what they do (e.g. program mgmt, etc).

I don’t have any PM experience. Been mostly doing assessment like Cloud Migration strategy, APRs, IT roadmapping, IT M&A etc..

I’d think hard about wanting to move into a PM role

Generalist path vs SME path IMO

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