I am new to project management and just earned my CAPM. I have been looking for jobs but they all require the PMP or engineering or construction degree which I do not have. How can gain the experienc.
I am seeking an Entry Level position. I would volunteer but I have a family and cannot afford To right now. Any suggestions? Saving Changes...
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Derek WohlandBusiness Initiatives Specialist| Choice Administrators, a Word & Brown CompanyTustin, Ca, United States
I am in the same boat. but I have over 4000 hours of experience working on project teams. We have the same issue in California; PMP highly recommended with a degree in Construction Management. CAPM is a relatively new certification, and is useful for IT PM. Not so much in the construction industry.
I am in the same boat. but I have over 4000 hours of experience working on project teams. We have the same issue in California; PMP highly recommended with a degree in Construction Management. CAPM is a relatively new certification, and is useful for IT PM. Not so much in the construction industry.
How did you get the 4000 hours of experience?
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Oct 25, 2018 8:14 PM
Rami Kaibni
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You need to work as a project manager, associate project manager or Jr. PM so acquire those no of hours. I would same you need to have 3 - 5 years of PM experience.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 25, 2018 6:59 PM
Replying to Jelette Lee-Matthews
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How did you get the 4000 hours of experience?
You need to work as a project manager, associate project manager or Jr. PM so acquire those no of hours. I would same you need to have 3 - 5 years of PM experience. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Jelette,
It's a catch-22: You need a PMP to get the PM job required to gain the experience you need to sit for the PMP exam. I think your best option is to become a PM via an indirect route. Try this: Become part of a project team in an organization that performs a lot of projects. Once you're in, talk to various PMs about your goal, and ask them to let you handle various parts of their projects so you can gain experience. As you demonstrate yourself capable of performing PM work, you'll hopefully be able to get your own project to manage, and so become a PM. Saving Changes...
You don't need to have PM experience to qualify for the PMP hours, but experience working on projects. I discovered I have more Project Experience than I realized AFTER I got familiar with PMBOK guide definitions of projects when I sat for CAPM. I am planning on completing my PMP application in the next month and sit for it next year. Saving Changes...
Ivo EssenbergSenior Program Manager| IDEXXHoofddorp, Netherlands
Jelette,
Also take a look at positions within PMOs. Through a role there, you can get project experience, which can then help towards getting a PMP, or streaming through to a PM role within the same organization. Saving Changes...
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