FAANG project management internship → MBB full-time
Would a summer internship in project management with Amazon position me well for full-time MBB recruiting? Would I be more competitive if I instead did a T2 consulting internship (assuming I am unsuccessful in landing an MBB internship this year).
T2 consulting would be better from the perspectives of (1) resume appeal, (2) skills relevancy, and (3) actual job in case MBB recruitment doesn't work out (it's effectively the same experience in most ways)
If project management was the only internship you got then you could certainly do worse
Ditto. Will add that firms often seek “safe bets” so having prior consulting experience gives some insurance that a candidate knows what they’re getting into.
On the flip side, Amazon should get you through the resume screen and it might be a good opportunity to try out PM if you aren’t 100% sold on consulting or think PM could be a potential exit down the road.
Quick clarification on rhetoric since it's confusing -- lots of acronyms at tech companies have PM
Product Manager: This is usually the most desirable and the one people most commonly reference when they say PM. I don't think a lot of project managers exit to product. Usually product managers are (a) former software engineers of the company, (b) business school hires, (c) ex-consultants who were previously in a different intermediary role at the FAANG (not very many consultants are directly hired into PM roles these days)
Project Manager: Consultants would call this type of work PMO, this role isn't usually called a PM. Basically you're helping to connect people and facilitate progress and meetings like a consultant does, but you're not doing as much analysis and recommendation. Some consultants exit to these roles, but not usually MBB/T2
Product Marketing Manager: This is marketing -- very different
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