Anyone got PMP? Is that a useful certificate??

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As an interviewer I don’t ever recall seeing someone with it on their resume and if it was it made 0 difference. It very well may help for certain industry roles but I don’t think it’s going to change interview outcomes for mbb.

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Got it a few years back. Meh. Not overly useful.

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It depends. It’s a pretty valuable certificate to have in the DC area, but it doesn’t mean that you’re a project management guru - just that you’re able to take what others see as a difficult test. If you wanted to boost your credentials, it’s definitely a a value add as its a certification that people know about. If you’re going into an industry that values it, it makes sense. I did it a few years ago because it was in my goal plan and clients liked to see that you had it.

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I didn’t think it was either. I studied for maybe 2-4 weeks and took it, passed, had an hour to spare. It has a reputation, generally, where other people find it difficult so it’ll be great if you can easily do it and are interested. For someone in consulting, I doubt it will be hard at all.

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