Comments on: Are You Deranged Enough to Switch Careers to Project Management? http://svprojectmanagement.com/switching-careers-to-project-management Project management wisdom from practictioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Josh Nankivel, BS Prj Mgmt, PMP http://svprojectmanagement.com/switching-careers-to-project-management#comment-8274 Josh Nankivel, BS Prj Mgmt, PMP Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:29:14 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=3015#comment-8274 Exactly! Thanks for the comment Karine!

It’s the “give it to me now!” mentality that is so prevalent these days. Doing a job search has it’s merits too, but don’t just apply for everything that looks like it may be a project manager role.

A project manager in one environment may have a COMPLETELY different role than another project manager in another organization. It varies across industry, size and business model of the company, and many other factors of the culture.

My favorite method of finding a good place where I can be happy and add value? Referrals from people in my network who work there already and love it!

Josh Nankivel
Project Management Career Coaching

]]> By: Karine Simard http://svprojectmanagement.com/switching-careers-to-project-management#comment-8247 Karine Simard Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:37:55 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=3015#comment-8247 Very good points Josh. I agree with the importance of choosing a company that fit with you and your goals. We often focus on the position itself, but if we don’t fit in the corporate culture, the chances of success are slim.

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