What’s the best way to break into a product manager role for tech company? Do I need to go back to school for an MBA?

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What part of Masters of Business Administration has "product" in it?

You learn product from getting exposed to work related to technology.

Either find a role at Deloitte that will force you to be more hands-on with the solutions you're building alongside developers and designers or go to a firm that will.

New MBAs don't get hired into product management roles unless they're Hella technical and established. You'd more likely go I to a product management role at a more traditional company, but that's not your goal.

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Best way? Network in. Get a referral and recognize the similarities between your consulting work and the role’s objectives in your interviews.

Anti-MBA guy right here. You don’t need a class, study, or certificate to ask someone about questions about their role and let them know you’re interested in making a move.

Tech Strategy. Machine learning. PMO. Agile. And great presentation skills. Compelling story of how the work and teams I've managed directly relate to the role applied for. This is how I got in.

Figure out which companies you want and understand the tech stack. Then apply for Product Manager roles and ace the interview.

I mentioned MBA because I know NYU and Cornell have Tech MBA programs that are designed to get people into the Product Management space. But this seems to not be needed, thanks for the help all!

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