Comments on: Project Management Career Path and Technical Skills http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/ Helping new and aspiring project managers reach their career goals! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-69047 Josh Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:38:42 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-69047 I don't know the specifics of the Australian job market. But my advice is not to go pursue more formal education yet...devote yourself to gaining an entry point into actually managing projects. You already have a masters degree, even if you only had an undergrad I'd be advising you use the strategies I teach at http://pmStudent.com/career to land yourself a role where you can gain real experience managing projects. I don’t know the specifics of the Australian job market. But my advice is not to go pursue more formal education yet…devote yourself to gaining an entry point into actually managing projects. You already have a masters degree, even if you only had an undergrad I’d be advising you use the strategies I teach at http://pmStudent.com/career to land yourself a role where you can gain real experience managing projects.

]]> By: Sid http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-69035 Sid Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:39:30 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-69035 Hi Everyone, Request your advise to decide on perusing a masters in project management masters from university of Sydney or UTS. I am currently employed as an Account manager - corporate sales for an International airline in India. have gained over 6 years of experience. I would like to diversity to any other industry including Information Technology. ( I am not a techie ). I have a masters in Business administration from a local university in India ( even before i moved into the airline industry). My career goal is to diversity into an IT company in the area of project management.Also move to Australia in the long term and be with my wife, who is currently is perusing her MBA in Accounting from UTS. My questions to the PM experts are :- 1 ) would a masters in project management course help me with a job, even as an entry level project manager in Australia ? 2) would it be advisable for a candidate with my professional background to do this course and opt to diversify to any other industry ? 3) what kind of pay ? would an entry level project manager / trainee ( post finishing a course ) earn in Australia ( approximately ) ? Appreciate your answers to my questions. Your replies would help me decide based on your experience and thoughts.... Thanks & Regards Siddharth Hi Everyone,
Request your advise to decide on perusing a masters in project management masters from university of Sydney or UTS.
I am currently employed as an Account manager – corporate sales for an International airline in India. have gained over 6 years of experience. I would like to diversity to any other industry including Information Technology. ( I am not a techie ).

I have a masters in Business administration from a local university in India ( even before i moved into the airline industry). My career goal is to diversity into an IT company in the area of project management.Also move to Australia in the long term and be with my wife, who is currently is perusing her MBA in Accounting from UTS.

My questions to the PM experts are :-
1 ) would a masters in project management course help me with a job, even as an entry level project manager in Australia ?
2) would it be advisable for a candidate with my professional background to do this course and opt to diversify to any other industry ?
3) what kind of pay ? would an entry level project manager / trainee ( post finishing a course ) earn in Australia ( approximately ) ?

Appreciate your answers to my questions. Your replies would help me decide based on your experience and thoughts….

Thanks & Regards
Siddharth

]]> By: Josh http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-63658 Josh Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:52:45 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-63658 Thanks for the question Jabeed! First, I don't believe any certification or degree will get you a job. It doesn't matter what the makeup of the course is, and I'm sure the program you are attending is a good one. That doesn't really matter much in project management. If you browse the career section of my website ( http://pmstudent.com/?cat=2331 ) you will find many articles from me being very opinionated on this topic. In my experience, landing a job and even better, planning a strategic career path and executing on that plan involves a LOT that you don't hear from most people. Job posting websites are a waste of time in my opinion, except for as a research tool. It's about getting clear on your career goals, planning a path towards them, targeting organizations you can grow in, and building relationships with real people in a consistent way. While I don't discourage education, I don't recommend graduate education or certification programs until you have some experience actually managing project teams under your belt. Again, browse and read the career category here. Also read the comments, sometimes the best advice can be found there. And if you want to learn my system and get coaching from me for your career, see http://pmStudent.com/career Cheers! Thanks for the question Jabeed!

First, I don’t believe any certification or degree will get you a job. It doesn’t matter what the makeup of the course is, and I’m sure the program you are attending is a good one. That doesn’t really matter much in project management.

If you browse the career section of my website ( http://pmstudent.com/?cat=2331 ) you will find many articles from me being very opinionated on this topic. In my experience, landing a job and even better, planning a strategic career path and executing on that plan involves a LOT that you don’t hear from most people. Job posting websites are a waste of time in my opinion, except for as a research tool.

It’s about getting clear on your career goals, planning a path towards them, targeting organizations you can grow in, and building relationships with real people in a consistent way. While I don’t discourage education, I don’t recommend graduate education or certification programs until you have some experience actually managing project teams under your belt.

Again, browse and read the career category here. Also read the comments, sometimes the best advice can be found there. And if you want to learn my system and get coaching from me for your career, see http://pmStudent.com/career

Cheers!

]]> By: jabeed http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-63621 jabeed Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:31:48 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-63621 Hi, I am doing M.sc in Project management. I would like to know about the job opportunities after completion of the course. In what field i can get the job? Modules of the my course are: 1.Project management tools and techniques; 2.project entrepreneurship; 3.commercial project management; 4. risk and quality management; 5.the human side of management; 6. financial analysis; 7.the project; 8. research methods; 9. dissertation or applied management project. and also I have no experience. how can i become a good project manager? in what field i should concentrate? please let me know. thanks Hi,
I am doing M.sc in Project management. I would like to know about the job opportunities after completion of the course. In what field i can get the job?
Modules of the my course are:
1.Project management tools and techniques;
2.project entrepreneurship;
3.commercial project management;
4. risk and quality management;
5.the human side of management;
6. financial analysis;
7.the project;
8. research methods;
9. dissertation or applied management project.
and also I have no experience. how can i become a good project manager? in what field i should concentrate? please let me know.
thanks

]]> By: Technical Project Manager Discussion http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-45191 Technical Project Manager Discussion Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:29:30 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-45191 [...] saw an interesting comment pop up recently on a post here titled “Project Management Career Path and Technical Skills“: “I cant understand how people can lead the technical project without or less [...] [...] saw an interesting comment pop up recently on a post here titled “Project Management Career Path and Technical Skills“: “I cant understand how people can lead the technical project without or less [...]

]]> By: andy http://pmstudent.com/project-management-career-path-and-technical-skills/#comment-39650 andy Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:41:43 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=1935#comment-39650 Dipak, The key to being a good program manager is to have good communication and interaction skills. From your post you clearly lack both of those essential skills. You sound as undeserving of the role as the others you are complaining about.. Dipak,
The key to being a good program manager is to have good communication and interaction skills. From your post you clearly lack both of those essential skills. You sound as undeserving of the role as the others you are complaining about..

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