Have you ever landed a PM role where you didn’t meet one or more of the qualifications? (E.g. YOE, industry background, familiarity with particular software)? If so, do you have any advice for applying to these roles and landing the job?

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Those are filters and/or guidelines. I have yet to meet the hiring manager who wouldn’t be flexible for the right candidate.

You just need to be the right candidate :)

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I did not have the experience to get my PM role, but my enthusiasm, attitude, and personality fit well with the team and that’s what they were looking for most of all. Technical acumen did help, but the feedback I got when I was finally hired all had to do with those qualities listed above.

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I networked for 7 months to get a foot in the door via product internship. This led to a full time role and ultimately a PM position.

Showing a genuine curiosity goes a long way from my experience.

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I'm looking for suggestions.
I have completed ITIL v4 foundation certificate and looking forward to do next certification but unable to decide between ITIL strategist/ Azure Devops/ TOGAF 9.
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