How I became a project manager 👩🏽‍💻

Here are the steps I took to become a project manager!:

1. I figured out which industries made sense for me (I chose healthcare since I already had healthcare experience)

2. Revamped my resume and marketed myself as a project manager. Took all of my old experience and reshaped it to highlight transferable skills and projects on my resume, linkedin, cover letter and project portfolio

3. Got a new job as an analyst/coordinator and quickly took on big projects by asking my manager what projects are on her plate that I can take over.

4. Was very vocal about my wants/ needs to grow as a project manager.

5. Continued to rebrand myself as a strong PM - documented ALL of my projects even if they were smaller things like a series of reports I created or a new process or training materials that I was creating and used all of that to create my portfolio.

6. Asked for promotion to Project Manager!

7. Later on got my PMP credential so I could ask for a raise

Today I’m a program manager at a healthcare tech company!

My advice to you is try to do everything you can NOW to gain experience running projects. Certifications are great, but focus on getting some experience handling projects, even if it’s from volunteering!

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