Is it possible to land a PM job at FAANG (excluding Amazon) without prior PM or technical background?

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Seems unlikely to me primarily due to how many applicants they get.

Why forgo both when they don’t have to?

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Post MBA maybe. Otherwise quite hard I would think.

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Possible? Yes. Likely? No, if you're coming in directly with no clear transition point.

Other routes:
1. Recruit into a tech PM role from business school.
2. Be in a PM-adjacent role at FAANG (product marketing manager, maybe biz ops or program manager) and switch over via proving yourself to your internal network.
3. Be the/a founder of a startup that is acquired or at least does something relevant for the FAANG's needs.

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I just did this, but have the specific background they were looking for (innovation background for a FAANG product R&D team). Might have been pretty tough otherwise

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