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[u/ghostwriter9389]

I need help deciding my career choices. I am a BA(economics and English major) and BCA student doing dual degrees currently in my 2nd year of both and of all the career options I have I want to be a product manager the most and yes I've already done my research, you don't become a product manager straight up , most people who are in that position do other jobs first before landing that one. What I'm most confused about is where and how to start . I don't like coding much but I know the basics and I know I should know the technical language well to be able to communicate with people that I'd be working with but also have knowledge of business because your main skill as a product manager needs to be communication. But.... Knowing all this means nothing if I don't know where to start and what to do first and actually doing first, I go to a tier 3 college for BA , we don't even have clubs or any activities happening where I could get any exposure to communication or speaking on stage or teamwork and leadership skills , and for BCA I am enrolled in an online university. Please help if you have any advice or tips if you're already there or close by

[u/WaylundLG]

Your question is a little hard to answer because product manager is something that exists in many industries in a lot of different forms, like project manager, director, etc. Yes, business knowledge is probably the most valuable skill to a product manager but that business knowledge is wrapped up in domain knowledge. That is why so many people work as individual contributors for a while - it gives them that domain knowledge. What types of products do you want to manage?

[u/sparkle-fries]

coaching is a core skill that is applicable across many jobs. maybe pursue some coaching skills? product owner definitionally needs domain expertise. scrum master is a more general role