PrancingNarwhal

MBA to climb the ladder as a PM

Currently an APM in B2B from tier 1 college. CTC: 21 LPA Exp: ~2 yrs

Should I go for an MBA? If yes, then:

Indian MBA vs Abroad
1 year vs 2 year

Goal is to progress rapidly in my career and get a stable job with good pay and WLB in a reputed company. Finally retire in 15-20 years from now with a hefty corpus.

9mo ago

Find out if you are being paid fairly.Download Grapevine

JumpyHamster

Stealth9mo

Definitely, Indian PM ecosystem is nascent. Its prominent role in US startups but even there the competition is top notch. The best of the best in US MBA is opting for PM roles over consulting. So be prepared for that.

One good thing is there are very few B2B PM, you can hone and sharpen your art.

You are smart enough to decide 1 vs 2 but be aware that is a election year, so there will be rampant changes to Immigration policies especially with Trump being the favourite.

FluffyCupcake

Amazon9mo

Should go for an MBA?

As a PM, I feel it might not be required as you have hands-on knowledge of the stuff required.

As a hiring manager, if everything else remains same, maybe I might pick a candidate with MBA tag as it adds confidence to my hiring decision.

Looking at current economy & dynamics, maybe not the best time to leave a job in which you wanna grow itself.

Indian MBA Vs Abroad
Apply for all, decide once you cross the barriers as we don’t know many associated things - affordability, future goals, test credentials
1 year vs 2 years I will prefer 1 year as you are pretty clear on the future path, MBA is too add academic value to profile.

DancingUnicorn

Stealth9mo

You are right. Only way to get into MAANG or any org with >5k employees, where you will get to do real product management as close to what's preached in INSPIRED.