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Related question. If one hasn't been promoted from IC during their career, can one jump to first-level manager by changing jobs? I'd like to switch to managemen
by akeck 5y ago
Related question. If one hasn't been promoted from IC during their career, can one jump to first-level manager by changing jobs? I'd like to switch to management, but not at my current company (I'd like to switch to a much smaller company).
- troebr 5y agoIt's usually easier to get promoted to manager internally, then move to a new org. You can do it, but you may have to justify some form of management experience (tech lead duties, etc.). Alternatively some companies are fine with hiring a temporary senior that states that they want to grow into a management role. This gives a sort of trial period to the new company, and you can set expectations (give it 6mos, one year and then you'd like a management role). Switching to a smaller company, or a company with smaller teams can help. When I started as an EM I didn't want to have more than 4 engineers on my team because I had a lot of things to figure out and processes to hash out. Now I'd be more comfortable managing a mid size team, although I'd miss being less hands-on.