WigglyDonut
WigglyDonut

Why is there a sudden rise in craze for PM job

Recently my company posted an opening for a PM job (5+yoe) on LinkedIn and i got final year engineering students from Tier 1/2/3 institutions in my DM asking for a referral for the job. I was like wtf at least first get 2-3 year of any corporate experience and then think about moving to PM role. Why are freshers preparing for PM job out of a sudden

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JumpyPotato
JumpyPotato

Because of wrong impression and false glamorisation of the role by linkedin influencers

SillyMarshmallow
SillyMarshmallow

and PM course scam sellers

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

You mean full stack PM?

CosmicLlama
CosmicLlama

Maximum money, minimal deliverables, multiple venues to pass on blame, management thinks them as critical resource.... it has every thing an employee can dream about in a job.

ZippyTaco
ZippyTaco
Tesco13mo

Lol if you think that way.

JumpyBanana
JumpyBanana

Says a consultant 😂

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

Because they think they can get a tech salary without writing code.

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

There is no other job left to grab

SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco
PayTM13mo

Because of 2021 hype

GigglyBanana
GigglyBanana

Fake Demand = Crap Supply

FloatingWaffle
FloatingWaffle

Because it's a job where you don't need any real skill.

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