From PM to Consulting/MBB

Oct 30, 2020 27 Comments

I want to get more exposure to business analysis and intellectual stimulation that I am not getting as a PM. Does anyone have similar experience of going from product management to management consulting? How do I get interviews from mbb and what are my odds?

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  • New
    Drh4l

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    Drh4l
    You will get less intellectual stimulation building decks as a consultant vs. launching products as a PM, if that's not the case for you - try to land an actual PM role, not the title.
    Oct 31, 2020 7
    • I agree that PM at Uber or companies that are more “scrappy” probably have more ownership. But those kind of roles are rare in big corporates... where things move very slow and have to go through many levels to get things done.
      It seems like the only enjoyable PM roles are in start ups. However, there are not many unicorns that hire PMs..
      Oct 31, 2020
    • Twilio / Sales
      twiml

      Go to company page Twilio Sales

      twiml
      Unicorns, mature startups, young startups, post IPO companies, and the FAANGs - they all hire PMs. Don't discount the fact that PM roles face churn like any other role out there, and the fact that growing companies will always need new PMs for new product lines.

      If you're interested, Twilio is hiring PMs
      Nov 3, 2020
  • Samsung
    statarb

    Go to company page Samsung

    statarb
    Not going to happen unless you get into a top 5 FT MBA program.
    Oct 31, 2020 1
    • New
      Drh4l

      New

      Drh4l
      There is no such thing as top5, it's M7, and MBB hires all the way to top-15 and even deeper, though of course not as much and not for the same locations as M7
      Oct 31, 2020
  • The work isn't intellectually stimulating. It's all excel and ppt
    Nov 2, 2020 0
  • New
    goodJuJuSh

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    goodJuJuSh
    You might have a chance if you went to a target undergrad I think. Otherwise you will probably need a grad degree (masters etc, can even be MPA in some cases) from a target school.
    Oct 31, 2020 0
  • BCG
    ATId41

    Go to company page BCG

    ATId41
    I’m trying to make the opposite jump now haha
    Nov 2, 2020 2