Comments on: Recent Graduate/Student Project Management Visit http://projectcentric.co.uk/how_to_manage_a_camel/projectmanagement/recent-graduatestudent-project-management-visit/ The project management and recruitment blog from Arras People Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: My-Project-Management-Expert.com http://projectcentric.co.uk/how_to_manage_a_camel/projectmanagement/recent-graduatestudent-project-management-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-53942 My-Project-Management-Expert.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:08 +0000 http://projectcentric.co.uk/how_to_manage_a_camel/?p=1790#comment-53942 A great summary and an event which certainly sounds like it will have been really helpful to these students. I would definitely agree that getting a degree qualification in project management and then the experience is not the normal way the profession operates. In fact it is one of the few industries in which experience / reputation counts for more than probably anything else. So by all means get the <a href="http://www.my-project-management-expert.com/project-management-basics.html" rel="nofollow"> project management basics</a> and the <a href="http://www.my-project-management-expert.com/principles-of-project-management.html" rel="nofollow">principles of project management</a> but getting any kind of real world experience (even organising a big party event) will help you get your foot in the door. And failing that, as mentioned, try the lateral route and move into project management. I know of a PA who recently after 2 years as a receptionist moved into a project manager position at a top TV corporation! Regards Susan de Sousa Site Editor http://www.my-project-management-expert.com A great summary and an event which certainly sounds like it will have been really helpful to these students.

I would definitely agree that getting a degree qualification in project management and then the experience is not the normal way the profession operates. In fact it is one of the few industries in which experience / reputation counts for more than probably anything else.

So by all means get the project management basics and the principles of project management but getting any kind of real world experience (even organising a big party event) will help you get your foot in the door.

And failing that, as mentioned, try the lateral route and move into project management. I know of a PA who recently after 2 years as a receptionist moved into a project manager position at a top TV corporation!

Regards

Susan de Sousa
Site Editor http://www.my-project-management-expert.com

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