How did you all get your first job in PM? Did you start as a Project Coordinator or PM? I have the skills of a Project Coordinator and would like to just transition to a PM role but it’s been difficult to find junior PM roles.

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I started as a coordinator and stayed in the role for about 6 to 8 months. The jobs are out there, keep searching and applying... it'll happen for you.

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Thank you!

TracyLocke Chicago is hiring an Assistant/ Junior PM.

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I’m in the DMV area but thanks for sharing!

TA Assistant shares many of the same skills as a PM coordinator. Organization, tracking, etc. Get the free versions of smartsheet and Trello. Learn the Gantt chart functions in smartsheet.

Search for Associate PM and Jr. PM roles as well.

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Thank you! I will practice using those! I think part of it is I’m just being picky about the industry I want to work in. I would love to work in PM for a social impact/mission-driven organization or in HR in the DMV area so I think that limits my options a little.

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Ive worked for several med to large tech consulting firms and the project management career path is Project Coordinator (usually new grads), Associate PM, PM, Sr PM and so on. It took me over a year to get promoted from Project Coordinator to Associate PM, then almost 2 years from Associate PM to PM.

If you can, try find a company that will hire you as a project coordinator and has a defined Project Management career path.

Proving that you can take initiative, manage projects and solve problems independently will help with moving into an Assoc or PM role.

A coworker internally transitioned from resource manager to associate project manager, he had to push for this change for 6 months (and a spot opened up after another PM changed companies). It’s possible!

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