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I received a great question from Chris, a question I get very often. Hi josh, Things are going fine. But it has been hard to enter into Project Management field. All jobs need a minimum of three years of hands-on as a project manager. How one can get entry into this field? Any ideas? Thanks. [...]

photo by Kaptain Kobold   Project Management Career questions frequent my inbox and comment notifications. I love them! The Question I received a great one from Biswa just recently: Recently joined in a organization as a Project Coordinator which provides IT Services to government. I have completed my MBA & having BCA > would it be [...]

Too many people see networking as something you do when you are looking for a job. That is soooo wrong….

The resume or CV is important, but it doesn’t even make up a majority of the decision…

Jose sent me a great email with some important questions about gaining experience in project management, and education: Hi Josh! I’m a huge follower of yours and really enjoy your tips. I’m sure you get this often, but I have been struggling with what the next step is. I am continuously learning, but feel I [...]

Are you struggling to find your way through this maze that is your project management career?

Struggle no more. Follow this process to the letter and iterate as much as you need to. It will help you get crystal clear on your goals, how to achieve them, and hold yourself accountable for results.

So you landed an interview for a project management role.  Congratulations! Being evil yourself in an interview is critical, because you want them to see who you really are.  If there is a fit between you and the organization, it will be found if you treat this like an engaging discussion. But there are mistakes that [...]

I try to teach people to fish; even if they didn’t ask me to show them how….  they just wanted a fish. You can’t conquer the world using evil minions alone…some things you just have to do yourself. A minion of mine, Jaimie, asked me about specific numbers for a certain area.  In this video, [...]

Mike Clayton recently responded to a question he receives often from his audience, “how do I get into project management?” I really liked what Mike had to say, and so this is my evil riff on his ideas. 1.  Seize opportunities – any opportunities. Take any chance you can to get involved in a project [...]

Do you want to be an evil a successful project manager? Me too.  I’m actually a bit obsessed with it. As I work with my project teams, more and more ideas keep coming out to enhance our ability to deliver successful projects. I also study how the most successful project managers I know in various [...]

Every time you contemplate what you need to do to take over the world further your project management career, do you get a sinking feeling in your stomach? Do you worry that it won’t be enough, or that you don’t know what you don’t know? It’s a fear that many beginning project managers know well; [...]

You’ve tried to land the job of your dreams.  You’ve worked and struggled and clawed trying to get into a project management role.  You’ve tried to get better at moving your career forward in all the standard ways. But have you tried the evil way?? I focus specifically on 1) helping people get into project [...]

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a project artifact until my eyes were sore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping…

You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.

Come along with me on this recap of the great interview you just had, and how your preparation made it awesome. You made them laugh, you made them cry…

You made them remember you.

Don’t act like you know it all When you’re new to a role, it’s natural to cover up your own ignorance. You want to earn respect, and everyone is looking at you. So you may not speak up when a topic is discussed that you don’t understand…you nod your head instead of asking a "stupid" [...]

….I appreciated the education much more than before. When I was 18, I took out loans and didn’t really feel like I was paying for it. I skipped classes sometimes, etc. This time around…I applied myself to the material as much as I could.

You got the call.

They want you to come in for an interview. After the elation wears off, you start sweating.

What are they going to ask? How can I best prepare for this? What if I prepare for the wrong things?

What can you do when you feel like you’ve hit a bump on your project manager career path? Here are my thoughts, and I invite you to add your own comments with advice for this professional.

A business student recently interviewed me via email. She is interested in project management and this was part of an assignment to reach out to people via Twitter to interview about what they do and the state of their industry/role. (My kudos to the professor for encouraging students to use new media to interact with people who are already in the field!)

I asked her permission to share the interview with you, I hope you find it helpful. Leave comments on what you agree and do not agree with!