I know there are a lot of folks looking for jobs and I don’t want to offend anyone but am looking for some guidance.
I’ve been an EA for many years in advertising and have been told I’d make a great PM. I’m growing weary of my profession because it’s very undervalued but many of my skills are transferable. I’ve recently entered “middle age” so that’s not in my favor, nonetheless, I’m thinking about a pivot. If anyone has any advice or has made a similar transition would love to hear from you!

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There a lot of PMs out there now competing over very few jobs. It’s probably not the right time.

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Thank you for your honesty.

Speaking as someone deep in middle age with a recent pivot, I think your instincts are right that there are very transferable skills. However, they will be engaged in a different context. If you have colleagues in your agency who works on client projects particularly if they’re in account or project management, ask them for a quick chat to understand the job in their context. Or if it’s agency ops project management you’re interested in, talk so someone on that side of things. Having that understanding will help you craft the story of how well transferable & relevant your skills are and to confidently think of questions to engage interviewers in during that process as well.

If you have a supportive boss you could also talk to them about possible stretch projects where you can engage more in the “project management” of client work or any agency operations projects.

Build that resume, and do your best applying to jobs. It may be hard for a while given the market is what it is. But pivots are often incremental. As long as you feel called to it, try it. Markets always turn around eventually. Good luck

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Thank you for your advice here.

One of the best PMs I’ve known started at the front desk. Admin, EA and PMs share DNA. Only a fool would turn someone away based on age. Of course, there are more fools out there than any of us prefer : o Feel free to DM me, if you want to chat.

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