Dear J.T. & Dale: I’ve recently graduated from college, and I am looking at getting into project management (in tech). However, I don’t have any work experience in project management or much work experience in general. How would I go…
Dear J.T. & Dale: I’ve recently graduated from college, and I am looking at getting into project management . However, I don’t have any work experience in project management or much work experience in general. How would I go about applying for project management jobs? — Ines
J.T.: You’ll need to break into the field by getting an administrative or support role in project management. The best way to do this is to find the companies in your area that have project management jobs that require five or more years of experience, and then try to connect with the HR/recruiting team or people who work in project management at those companies. You can use tools like LinkedIn to ask them to connect.
People are also reading… DALE: At the same time, you can make use of that new degree in another way: Dip into the alumni pool. Use social media to find successful grads who work in or around project management and ask them to help you, highlighting the educational experience you have in common. Also, you can pick some cities where you’d like to live and tap into the alumni group in those cities. Most people love to help young graduates from their college.
Jeanine “J.T.” Tanner O’Donnell is a career coach and the founder of the leading career site www.workitdaily.com. Dale Dauten is founder of The Innovators’ Lab and author of a novel about HR, “The Weary Optimist.” Please visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questions via email, or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson.
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