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Yee-Kuan PangHead of PMO| An international company in the chemical industrySingapore, Singapore
Dear Anonymous,
PMP certified PMs are a dime a dozen. I had >5 years of PM experience, before I got myself certified - but I didn't think it improved my job prospect. I didn't pick up too many new knowledge from the course/PMBOK.
If you are interested in finding out whether you have been adopting the right PM philosophy, PRINCE2 is better in testing how you apply best practices - though PRINCE2 is not as well marketed as PMP. Saving Changes...
Karen FoxProject Manager| RetiredForest Hills, Ny, United States
The question is not which is better - Prince2 or PMP. Both have their benefits. It is the approach that is different.
The PMP is a globally accepted certification that attests to a certain standard of knowledge regardless of the number of years experience you have. Having 15 years experience does not necessarily mean you are following best practices.
As to improving one's job prospects, that depends on the person, and the country and industry they are in. In the USA the PMP is more widely accepted and required.
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Bernard GorePortfolio, Programme & Project Professional| NZ PoliceWellington, New Zealand
Absolutely yes. Many organisations - I'd even say most - apply an initial filter on applications for employment or contracts, requiring an appropriate certification. And often these are applied by recruitment agencies or even automated systems with no regard for other factors - if you don't have one of the accepted certifications your application goes in the bin, regardless of experience.
What this means is that you, despite that experience, have less chance of being considered for a job than a certified person with only 2 years experience. If you can get to the right stage in the process your experience counts hugely, but at the moment you risk not getting to that stage, simply for lack of the right piece of paper.
Is this a good way for things to be? No, but it is the reality, and especially at times like now where there are dozens if not hundreds of applicants for every job, employers need a way to quickly filter these down to a manageable number, and this is one of the ways they have. Why wouldn't you give yourself every advantage? Saving Changes...
