hello, choosing between both for internship. i think consulting is kinda BS, but super nice people and seems like really good training. also might wanna go into PE or VC down the line.
PM is like a dream job for me, great pay, I'm technical, and exciting material, but MBB seems hard to turn down. i think MSFT is trending up much more so than a few years ago, so i'm not sure there's a big brand value differential
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Choose MBB! You can always lateral to product later, and I've heard that Microsoft has less structured opportunities for personal / career development for PMs.
Difficult choice. I would choose based on how much you like/dislike tech. Consulting provides more structured learning + opportunities to go into legacy F500 businesses in middle management or PE that would be harder to pivot to from tech. On the flip side contrary to the above, it is very hard to break into PM once you are out of school and in MBB/T2, and most people end up fighting to exit to a strategy/bizops role in tech after a couple years in consulting. I would go the direct route if it were me.
First comment is clueless. Very difficult to go from MBB to MSFT PM, meanwhile you'll have another shot at MBB if you decide to get an MBA later on. Def go with Microsoft if you are interested in Tech at all.
Seeing current students at a top 3 MBA school going through summer/full time recruiting: PM jobs are rare to get (yes, even for ex-MBB students), while MBB comes every year and takes 50% of the class (barring COVID). PM roles are very difficult to break into, and almost all big companies are releasing some sort of app that needs to be managed meaning that after a MSFT role, you would have a ton of options - including circling back around to MBB if you go get an MBA. MBB also would have a lot of career options in the future, but mostly in the strategy side of things.
tldr; MSFT PM would keep the most doors open (assuming MBA is an option), MBB is solid but would limit the chance to go to PM in the future.
MS and don't looks back unless you really want to do PE
Would the above comments still hold true for a PM role at a fintech company like Mastercard or Visa?
For me it would depend on the pay/my interests. I think the only no brainers are FAANG and some unicorns over MBB.
Pay is meh, for 40 hours/week I would be making $96.3K all-in not including signing bonus, but I've nervous since the PM role is within the global rotational program at the company where they work 35 hours/week, which might make my all-in comp $85.8K
Visa rotational program? 90k for 35 hours a week is pretty awesome, if you got MBB in NY/SF maybe that would be better. Really depends, are you ok being in more of a strategic role or are you dead set on PM?
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For 35 hours/week my rotational program all-in comp is 85.8K (not sure if you were referring to an external source you found or what I said)
Or say big 4
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