Currently a paralegal at a small start up financial services company been there for just a little over a year. I wear “multiple hats” but more recently I’ve done a lot of PM work and some BA work. My position title is changing soon but I’m wondering how helpful that would be for wanting to go into PM work at a tech company. Anyone have any career pivot advice? (Also I’m only 1.5yrs old in my career so I’m definitely still new, and I have previous experience as a project assistant).

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Anything you can do to put PM on your resume is helpful! I’m currently a paralegal doing a lot of HR work for our small tech company and i definitely recommend it - anything that you can highlight in terms of projects on your resume is a good thing.

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