I lead 20 to 30 projects concurrently, a team of 10 to 15 resources and 10 YOE. I would think I have the skill set for getting a program manager job in industry but can’t get interview. What’s wrong?

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It’s hard to believe leading 20-30 projects - maybe suggest leading 5 major programs successfully as a starting point

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How is leading 20-30 projects with meaningful involvement physically possible?

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Leading software audits is perceived to be a different skill-set than leading transformation programs that companies are looking for?

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So how are those not applicable to a program manager role? The program is a compliance function/program and to drive the success the projects are the audits.

That’s too few resources for 20-30 projects.

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Yes. The fact you can “lead” 5-10 at a time confirms this is not the same. Leading a global transformation is extremely involved and there’s no way you can split time across 2. Unless you’re the person just taking the client to drinks etc.

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Agree with D1. Not the same as leading complex global transformation where PMO is going to be critical

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Are you putting your generic KPMG title on your resume or a title that reflects your duties? Generic big 4 titles like associate or senior associate or manager won’t get picked up as well by the algorithms. Program Manager will.

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I would have someone from industry review your resume. Sometimes we speak too much consulting jargon and the industry doesn’t understand our buzzwords. I did this and it helped a lot!

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A sense of the 20 to 30 projects, we conduct software audits for software companies on their customers. I have 5 clients I manage and then each one typically has 5-10 audits ongoing at a single point in time.

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You are applying for jobs that require depth by highlighting your breadth

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I would list my five clients and the what you do for them on LinkedIn. Also I completely agree with not using your internal title. No one in industry can keep track of all the different titles in our industry

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