Finding Project Manager Jobs
Project Management can be a very rewarding career path both financially with average salaries at over £52,000 and with regard to job satisfaction. So here’s a short guide about how to find your first Project Manager job.
Common Routes in to Project Management Jobs
Project Management is a very varied career and so there are several routes in to becoming a Project Manager. The choice of which route you take is usually determined by your education path so far and the industry in which you are hoping to enter.
It is common nowadays to complete a Project Management degree and go from there in to a junior or Project Management assistant role, progressing from there in to Project Manager jobs.
Other routes include taking the Prince2 qualification (usually after building up some kind of industry knowledge) and moving across to a Project Management position.
How to help improve your chances of finding Project Manager jobs
There are several ways for you to improve your chances of finding Project Manager jobs, including:
Training
Training is a great way to learn more about Project Management as well as to highlight your dedication to your chosen career path. The training options available to Project managers are hugely diverse and so we would always recommend looking in to which qualifications would be most suitable to your industry before enrolling on a course.
The Prince2 qualification is the most popular qualification to take in Project Management as it covers the theories and principles applied as a standard to UK projects. Other key Project Manager training courses include:
- PMI – CAPM KnowledgeCentre
- ASQ – Six Sigma KnowledgeCenter
- CompTIA – CompTIA Project+
Find out more about Project Manager Training here.
To look at specific course in more depth, we recommend talking to the Learning People – our training partners. For a full list of Project Management courses, click here.
Volunteering
Any experience is good experience, so to boost your chances of finding a Project Management job it is a great idea to get as much experience as possible. Volunteering can be an excellent way of doing this and exposing yourself to a wide range of Project management issues that you can then use in interview and on your CV to demonstrate your key skills.
Perfect your CV and Covering letter
Nowadays if you want to secure a job, it is essential that your CV and covering letter written brilliantly in order to help you stand out from the crowds. This is particularly true for Project Managers as your CV and covering letter reveal a great deal about the key skills that are sought in PMs, for example organisation, clear communication and motivation.
It is always recommended that you tailor your Project Manager CV and covering letter to the role that you are applying to as it enables you to pick out the skills that they employer is looking for and highlight how you match their criteria.
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Helen Bayram
