Based on your career goals of moving from consulting into product-focused tech roles with an international scope, I have some concerns about your school choice.
FH Nuremberg is not widely known outside Germany and lacks the key international accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) that signal quality to employers globally. For product/tech roles, you'd benefit much more from schools with:
1. Strong tech company recruitment relationships
2. International student and alumni networks
3. Specialized product management coursework and projects
4. Career services experienced in tech industry transitions
Within Germany, ESMT Berlin, WHU, and Mannheim would serve these goals better through their:
- Regular tech company recruiting events
- Product management specialization tracks
- Higher percentage of international students
- More extensive alumni networks in tech
- Better recognized degrees internationally
The appeal of Nuremberg's smaller city environment is valid. But for your specific career pivot, the networking and recruitment advantages of major business hubs likely outweigh the lifestyle benefits. Most tech product roles are also concentrated in bigger cities.
What aspects of product management interest you most? This could help identify which German MBA programs have the most relevant specializations and industry connections for your goals.
I recommend researching:
1. Where recent MBA grads from each school landed product roles
2. Tech company campus recruiting patterns
3. Product-focused courses and projects available
4. Alumni working in your target companies.
Based on your career goals of moving from consulting into product-focused tech roles with an international scope, I have some concerns about your school choice.
FH Nuremberg is not widely known outside Germany and lacks the key international accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) that signal quality to employers globally. For product/tech roles, you'd benefit much more from schools with:
1. Strong tech company recruitment relationships
2. International student and alumni networks
3. Specialized product management coursework and projects
4. Career services experienced in tech industry transitions
Within Germany, ESMT Berlin, WHU, and Mannheim would serve these goals better through their:
- Regular tech company recruiting events
- Product management specialization tracks
- Higher percentage of international students
- More extensive alumni networks in tech
- Better recognized degrees internationally
The appeal of Nuremberg's smaller city environment is valid. But for your specific career pivot, the networking and recruitment advantages of major business hubs likely outweigh the lifestyle benefits. Most tech product roles are also concentrated in bigger cities.
What aspects of product management interest you most? This could help identify which German MBA programs have the most relevant specializations and industry connections for your goals.
I recommend researching:
1. Where recent MBA grads from each school landed product roles
2. Tech company campus recruiting patterns
3. Product-focused courses and projects available
4. Alumni working in your target companies.
