How to break into the world of PM? I will have my MBA in 6 mos and Masters in PM in a year. I volunteer fo projects to gain as much opportunity at using PM techniques.
I fell into project management accidentally. I did not even know what "project management" was, but I started managing budgets, schedules, and so on for different projects. Discovering that there were professional organizations, classes, methodologies, and so on was a wonderful surprise and a great help. Sometimes I am jealous of people like you who were able to get the education first.
You may need some more business experience before someone will trust you with running a project. I would not hire someone right out of school; I would want them to know my industry and domain before giving them control of a budget and a team.
You could serve as a team member for a while, or you could go back to whatever type of work you did before you started the MBA program, perhaps aiming to work at a higher level. In some areas, "team lead" is a level below "project manager", so perhaps you could seek a role as a team lead.
Let us know more about your background, besides the MBA. Perhaps there is some industry-specific advice someone could help you with. Saving Changes...
"I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near."
