Based on the market right now, how hard is it to make a career transition at this point of time? I want to move from coding to product roles

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Career transition

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How is the hiring market right now for early career professional in product role?

Job market right now

Product Manager

Hey everyone!

I'm currently working as a Product Manager at a well-known insurance firm. After being in this industry for a while, I've realized it's not the right fit for me and I'm looking to make a switch. However, with the tough market conditions, I haven't had much luck finding new opportunities. I'm really interested in transitioning to tech-related Product Management, Marketing, or Strategy roles, but most job postings require 2-4 years of industry-specific experience in tech.

I've also heard from colleagues that it can be difficult to switch industries when you have a background in insurance. This has left me feeling a bit demotivated and unsure about my prospects. 

I would love to hear any advice or suggestions on how I can better prepare myself for these roles and increase my chances of landing a new opportunity. 

A little bit about my background: I have a B.Tech in Computer Science and an MBA from IIM and 1 year of professional experience

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Insurance to Tech - career transition

Transition from Insurance PM to Tech PM

Is there any one who has done a mid career transition to data/tech? I have been part of edtechs most of my career, have learnt backend, cloud and data analysis on the job. I am now quite done with edtech in general and want to do something different. I am facing issues in getting my resume shortlisted for data roles. Any one has any suggestions?

Mid Career Transition

Software Engineer

Hey people

I'm thinking of transitioning into PM or TPM role.
I've 5+ years of Software Engineering, 
I really like management side and have done alot of PM stuff in my previous and current org.

I make 3.5Ish monthly working in prod org.

SSE to PM

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Been working for top product companies for 6+ years as a software developer and currently product manager.
Motivation earlier used to be learning etc but right now its mostly money where i am currently at.
There is no skill growth, just applying what i already know, days are busy which doesnt give me any time for other things ( upskilling, side projects)
Explored the market and have found freelancing role that lets me 
1. work remotely
2.Gives me opportunity to work on latest tech stack ( frustrated with not being able to code in my current job)
3. Lets me control my time as fixed hours are billed and you can commit hours ( might work only 20-30 hours a week and reclaim the rest)

Thinking of transitioning but not sure as we are fed to work in good product companies and look at service/freelancing in bad light.
I feel like most of what i needed to learn via my job in product management, i have learnt already and feel like not being able to code as much is making me outdated as a builder.

Tldr: good job that pays well but skills are not growing, another option is to turn to freelancing, earn 70% of what i currently earn but helps me upskill, gain control of my time and maybe experiment with side projects in remaining time

Product company to freelancing

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

Hi people, I am a front end developer. I have 3 years of experience.
I want to switch my role. I want to work for roles which do not require much coding related efforts. 
Now If I want to switch my job, i have to look for front end developers role only as I am experienced there. 
Please share your insights on how can I switch career path in IT industry.

Career Role switch

Software Developer

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Anyone moved support to product based roles. Don’t have any tech experience but would like to move a product based role. Where do I begin, seeing a lot of generic stuff out there but not sure what to do . Unemployed also so financially constraints too but my focus on landing a tech/ product role .

Anyone has suggestions or actually experienced the  above can help me out with this situation and where to begin.. don’t want generic stuff but a practical way of doing it

Want to move to a product role

Customer Success

I was super curious for product management roles and switch to startups was one of easy bets, my current role( 3 yr work ex as implementation consultant)  in B2B  involved customer interaction and working on requirements on OOTB product,but back then i didn't appear many interviews, i wasn't actively applying but with recent scenario of all layoffs and startups fundings, what should be a good strategy now? Need suggestions from experienced folks

Product Roles

Associate Product Manager

Hello everyone,

I'm seeking suggestions and guidance on transitioning to a Product Management role.
I've been in the services-based industry for the past 1.5 years and I'm eager to make this transition as soon as possible.
Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Transition to Product

Project Coordinator

Hello everyone,

This is my first post. I am a recent graduate from NIT, and unfortunately, I haven't been able to get a placement. My career goal is to work in a Product Management (PM) role. As a fresher, I've taken the initiative to start learning about this industry

I have completed four courses in Product Management, covering areas such as:
- Product Analysis
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Market Analysis

I am eager to apply my skills and start my journey in this exciting field. I am looking for opportunities  where I can further develop my expertise and grow as a Product Manager.

Any advice or leads on where I can apply to gain more experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Need help for becomingal a products manager

I am working as a campaign manager with Adobe India. I will be completing 6 years in experience into Digital Marketing field. My work is mostly around Advertising technologies. 

I want to transition in PM role. Can you guide me where should I start and what should be my road map?

I want tranistion into PM. Currently working with Adobe.

Digital Marketing Manager

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I want to make a career switch into a role that would help me grow professionally and financially. I have experience as a category manager in an edtech and currently work as a Growth Manager in a startup. What roles can i make switch into? Am i underpaid as of now? One of the roles I'm considering is a Product Manager.
YoE - 4
CTC - 13LPA
Graduated in CS but never took a tech role due to some circumstances

Is pursuing an MBA a good choice these days considering the rise of AI?

Career advice

Product Marketing Manager

I am currently working in a non-tech related role after MBA for 3 months.Had previous work experience in tech as application support engineer.Is it possible for me to switch to product management related roles given current market situation?

PM role switch

Analyst

Hi All

I have 2.5 YOE as an analyst, currently working as an senior product analyst with CTC of 15L fixed + 5L ESOPs.

I have only been in product since start of career and have a set path to becoming an APM at my firm by next cycle in Dec.

Recently I wanted some building experience and I have built a few web and mobile apps and I found coding is very interesting.

I’m having thoughts about switching careers because of 2 reasons:
1) Money -
although I believe I’m underpaid (cause I received offers of 22L fixed for role of product analyst in past but chose not to switch because of market volatility.)

But in long run, I believe being tech is going to make a lot more money compared to product roles (I have friends with 1-2 YOE making 26L fixed) and the remote opportunities.

2) Skills
Product is mostly soft skills and tech is more hard skills driven. With amount of layoffs in PM roles, I think tech is just a safer bet. Also given I don’t hate coding. I think I would happily code compared to doing things like user calling/ making review decks/ following up with other teams meticulously/ writing PRDs.

One specific question I have is: what are things in tech role that are not very fun to do but still part of JD?

pivoting from product to tech [seeking advice]

I am a Software Engineer(3-YOE) and want to transition to Product Management role.

Does the ISB PM certifications help us in any form for that or regular MBA is required to get the role.

Transition to PM role🧐

Thinking of getting into product and starting fresh, but the reduction in product roles going forward makes me think will I do another career step mistake . Please suggest

System Engineer

Hey there!

So, I have a friend who's currently an Associate Project Manager at an MNC. 
He's been doing the technical thing for 1.10 years and recently moved into the APM role. (YOE:2.5ish)

The thing is, while the pay and work-life balance are good, he's not feeling all that jazzed about his work and wants to level up his career. 

He's got his sights set on a Consultant/Product Manager gig and wants our help to make it happen!

Here are a few questions we have, and we'd love to hear your thoughts:

1.Would it be worth it for him to go for an MBA, particularly at ISB, to snag that Consultant/Product Manager role?
2.Are there other ways he could make the transition without having to go back to school?
3.How do Project Manager salaries and work stack up against those of Product Managers?

Any insights or tips you could share would be much appreciated. 
Let's help this dude rock his career!

PROJECT MANAGER VS PRODUCT MANAGER

Project Manager

I have been working in front end consulting for around 2 years now (first job) and am struggling to understand my options in terms of career paths and in the long term. 
A) Would love to know more about some career trajectories post consulting + some people who have inspired you whom I can check out on linkedin (in case grapevine allows for it).
B) How feasible is a pivot to industry post consulting?

Post Consulting- what can I look forward to?

Business Development Manager

With over 10+ years of experience in Product management within the insurance and Fintech sector, I’ve realized that product management is still not understood/defined well as a role. I’m open to all sort of queries.

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