7 Tips to Boost Your Career After Project Management Training

Project management offers promising career opportunities to candidates who are capable of translating their skills and knowledge into great value for business organizations. Have you taken up our PG Certification course in Project Management yet? If not, please check out the 3 Months program which comes with Bootcamp training.

If you have already completed your formal training in project management and looking forward to a career, then this write-up is for you. In this write-up, we offer tips to professionals on how to work towards building a stronger profile for a career in project management. Read on to find out.

7 Tips on Boosting Your Career Prospects as a Project Management Professional

1. Work Towards Building a Strong Professional Profile: You just completed your training in project management and received a certificate from a reputed institution. When preparing for a career in project management, one of the first things to do is to build your profile. At this stage, it is very important to consider your previous work experience and try to highlight those points which brought you towards a career in project management. When you attend an interview, the employer will be interested in understanding some of those core skills that you have that led you to choose a project management career. Do not forget to highlight your strengths.
2. Highlight the Value You Bring to Business: It is important for you to be capable of translating your skills in terms of value for the business. In some cases, the employer will be more interested in knowing how you can bring about changes in the organization. Understand the requirements of the organization and the expectations from the Project Manager. Build a story around how you will contribute to the growth of the organization through your project management skills. Talk in terms of ROI, cost-cutting, new strategies and goals etc.
3. Build Your Professional Network: It is important for aspiring project managers to have good networking skills. Networking with prospective clients, employers, stakeholders and colleagues can help project managers on the longer run. It not only helps in the exchange of valuable knowledge and carves opportunities, but also enhances your profile through experiences gained from interaction.
4. Try to Get Practical Experience: Irrespective of the number of certifications you get, there is no equivalent to the practical learning experience. If you get a chance to work on real-time projects through Bootcamp sessions or internship opportunities as a beginner during your project management training period, then do take it up. It is also good to be ready for taking up challenging projects during the initial days of the career, since such projects can enrich your knowledge, sharpen your skills and help you build a strong profile.
5. Focus on Enhancing Softskills: Communication skills, networking ability, negotiation skills and various other soft skills play a key role in a project manager’s career. Most of the time, project management training may not focus on developing these skills to the fullest. Therefore, as an aspiring project manager, it is important for you to continuously focus on developing these skills. It can help you big time in boosting your career prospects.
6. Continuous Learning: Project management is a field where there are various kinds of tools and techniques that are developed over a period of time. With the development in technologies and changing needs of the business, there are new methodologies coming up periodically. There is rapid progress in the technological tools used for project management. An aspiring project manager should dedicate time for continuously updating himself/herself.
7. Identify Your Strength and Weakness: Another key factor when starting a career in project management is to know one’s strengths and weaknesses. Project management is a highly demanding profession where many skills come to use. Not everyone is equally good at all skills. Knowing what you are good at and what are other areas where you need to work more can help you make career decisions, work towards improvement and help plan your future better.

Start Your Project Management Career with PG Certification

Practical training, industry insights and strong knowledge of core concepts and methodologies are important for project managers. iNurture Education Solutions in association with Lincoln University College Malaysia is offering a PG Certification program in Project Management for professionals. The 3 Month program has Bootcamp sessions where participants get a real-time experience of projects. The industry immersion program boosts confidence. The program is offered in the blended mode so that professionals can take up the program from any place.

Start your project management career with the PG Certification program. Work on the 7 factors mentioned above for better prospects.