Great video, Jacky! Very helpful to me as I have been struggling to find meaningful work after leaving consulting. I appreciate your perspective on tech and would say that we have many similarities in what we would find fulfilling.
@@matthiasgorman1047 thanks! Happy to hear you’ve found it helpful. Its not easy finding work that matters to you, definitely still a work in progress here
Hey Jacky! Great to see you posting more your transition from consulting to tech and your reasons behind it! If you do have time could you make a video regarding a day in your life in tech?
Thanks for sharing your experience. Could you do a video on product management based on the research you've done and whether it's really a strategic role as people claim to be? I've heard a lot of product managers tend to work in "feature factories" not adding much value
@@Kiwibrowngurl hmm I’m not sure how thoughtfully I’d be able to speak to this considering I’ve never been in a PM role. I think with any title - be it strategy and ops, product manager, program manager, etc. - there’s going to be some level of BS work that feels boring or repetitive or unproductive. I think the title itself matters much less than the team and the size of the organization. Junior PMs at large established companies probably work on smaller-scope features, and won’t have a seat at the table for broader strategic roadmap discussions. Take the same person but put them in a 50 person start up and their work probably looks a lot different.
Informative video! Thank you for sharing your experience, it was interesting to hear your perspective on both the consulting and technology industry. I have one question. How would you have approached getting a job in strategy and operations as an entry-level job? Or is your experience that everyone in these roles comes in from consulting? Thank you!
From my experience, there aren't many entry-level strategy and ops roles. The majority I've seen are either experienced hires and/or out of an MBA program. The expectation is that you'd be able to come in with a well-defined skill set and be able to quickly jump into projects and add value. So it's no surprise we tend to see a lot of former consultants because that is exactly how many consultants operate - getting thrown into different projects with different clients, and often different industries, and being able to quickly assess the situation and start problem solving. That's not to say there are no entry-level S&O roles. They do exist. The ones I've seen are either part of a cohort program for teams that function like consultants or one-off hires that are more focused on data analytics. There's potentially more opportunities at start-ups, but I haven't worked at one so can't speak from personal experience. My advice would be to find companies that offer these types of cohort programs, network until you find someone who can refer you, and then prepare prepare prepare. One example of such a program is Adobe's Digital Strategy Group (DSG) which has a cohort for both undergrad and MBA hires. For the one-off roles, I'd do targeted searches on LinkedIn, Angelist, BuiltInNYC, etc.. to find entry-level roles, and then similarly, do a lot of LinkedIn networking to find a referral. Perhaps stating the obvious, but there is no better way to jump the queue than having a referral and showing that you've done your homework. Hope this helps!
Hello i think this video was really important for me and I have few questions. To give you a little backstory i am actually studying economics too i was always confused between cs and econ but later on picked up econ. My major is econ but I am self studying all the cs work on my own mostly because i realized as much as i like economics i dont like the work sectors that open up like consulting or banking, I wanted more of a techy role so i aimed for data science and product management. My question is how do you think i should approach it if i still have 3 years left for college and what is the best pathway to take and the roles that may align for someone who like econ and cs both?
@@muazhossain861 sounds like you’re on a path to success already! You’ve found something you’re interested in and have awareness of what you like and don’t like. Many directions you could go - Econ and CS are so broad that you could pursue a lot of options - but sounds like what you’d benefit from is narrowing down your scope and getting more specific about what you like within Econ or CS. After all, they’re just fields of studies, and not actual jobs. What kind of stuff do you like building? Models? Applications? PowerPoints? What kind of people do you want to work with? Technical people? Sales people? Everything in between? What would your ideal job look like? Would you want to spend a lot of time in flow state, in meetings, some mix? Just a few questions to get you started ;)
Hi Jacky!! Not sure how to feel about you reading my mind because this is exactly the transition I am currently trying to make and that thumbnail matches my exact state of being… Would love to connect live and pick your brain a little more on this. Do you have an email I could reach out and introduce myself through?
Great video, Jacky! Very helpful to me as I have been struggling to find meaningful work after leaving consulting. I appreciate your perspective on tech and would say that we have many similarities in what we would find fulfilling.
@@matthiasgorman1047 thanks! Happy to hear you’ve found it helpful. Its not easy finding work that matters to you, definitely still a work in progress here
Hey Jacky! Great to see you posting more your transition from consulting to tech and your reasons behind it! If you do have time could you make a video regarding a day in your life in tech?
@@wilmanchan3569 have that one cooking, stay tuned ;)
Thanks for sharing your experience. Could you do a video on product management based on the research you've done and whether it's really a strategic role as people claim to be? I've heard a lot of product managers tend to work in "feature factories" not adding much value
@@Kiwibrowngurl hmm I’m not sure how thoughtfully I’d be able to speak to this considering I’ve never been in a PM role. I think with any title - be it strategy and ops, product manager, program manager, etc. - there’s going to be some level of BS work that feels boring or repetitive or unproductive. I think the title itself matters much less than the team and the size of the organization. Junior PMs at large established companies probably work on smaller-scope features, and won’t have a seat at the table for broader strategic roadmap discussions. Take the same person but put them in a 50 person start up and their work probably looks a lot different.
That's true, thanks for your response :)
Great video!
@@applepeel1662 thank you!!
Informative video! Thank you for sharing your experience, it was interesting to hear your perspective on both the consulting and technology industry. I have one question. How would you have approached getting a job in strategy and operations as an entry-level job? Or is your experience that everyone in these roles comes in from consulting? Thank you!
From my experience, there aren't many entry-level strategy and ops roles. The majority I've seen are either experienced hires and/or out of an MBA program. The expectation is that you'd be able to come in with a well-defined skill set and be able to quickly jump into projects and add value. So it's no surprise we tend to see a lot of former consultants because that is exactly how many consultants operate - getting thrown into different projects with different clients, and often different industries, and being able to quickly assess the situation and start problem solving.
That's not to say there are no entry-level S&O roles. They do exist. The ones I've seen are either part of a cohort program for teams that function like consultants or one-off hires that are more focused on data analytics. There's potentially more opportunities at start-ups, but I haven't worked at one so can't speak from personal experience.
My advice would be to find companies that offer these types of cohort programs, network until you find someone who can refer you, and then prepare prepare prepare. One example of such a program is Adobe's Digital Strategy Group (DSG) which has a cohort for both undergrad and MBA hires. For the one-off roles, I'd do targeted searches on LinkedIn, Angelist, BuiltInNYC, etc.. to find entry-level roles, and then similarly, do a lot of LinkedIn networking to find a referral. Perhaps stating the obvious, but there is no better way to jump the queue than having a referral and showing that you've done your homework. Hope this helps!
@@JackyyeThank you so much for this!
I think the downsides you mentioned are eliminated at startups - Series A is the best
@@chan90s I’ve heard about that. Has that been your experience?
Hello i think this video was really important for me and I have few questions. To give you a little backstory i am actually studying economics too i was always confused between cs and econ but later on picked up econ. My major is econ but I am self studying all the cs work on my own mostly because i realized as much as i like economics i dont like the work sectors that open up like consulting or banking, I wanted more of a techy role so i aimed for data science and product management.
My question is how do you think i should approach it if i still have 3 years left for college and what is the best pathway to take and the roles that may align for someone who like econ and cs both?
@@muazhossain861 sounds like you’re on a path to success already! You’ve found something you’re interested in and have awareness of what you like and don’t like. Many directions you could go - Econ and CS are so broad that you could pursue a lot of options - but sounds like what you’d benefit from is narrowing down your scope and getting more specific about what you like within Econ or CS. After all, they’re just fields of studies, and not actual jobs. What kind of stuff do you like building? Models? Applications? PowerPoints? What kind of people do you want to work with? Technical people? Sales people? Everything in between? What would your ideal job look like? Would you want to spend a lot of time in flow state, in meetings, some mix?
Just a few questions to get you started ;)
Hi Jacky!! Not sure how to feel about you reading my mind because this is exactly the transition I am currently trying to make and that thumbnail matches my exact state of being…
Would love to connect live and pick your brain a little more on this. Do you have an email I could reach out and introduce myself through?
Hey! Would love to chat more - send me a message on Ig @jacky.zb
@@Jackyye Hi Jacky! Sent you a message on Ig, just following up here since it probably went to your “requests” folder. Looking forward to chatting!
21:38 Did you mean 10k?
Hahahah yes! The 10K not the 401
what part of China yo family from?
@@Tgrjye the Cantonese speakin parts
@@Jackyye we might be related somewhere. I got the same name