Looking to switch careers in several months. Prepping myself for a career pivot from finance to PM.

I'm finishing up a Google Certificate in project management and getting certified as a CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner), and pairing them with a couple of personal projects as well as updating my resume and Linkedin to focus my job experiences around PM.

Anyone have any other tips or advice on how to ensure I'm prepping myself effectively to transition into a PM career path? Thanks!

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Congrats! Definitely like the certifications piece, although the key factor imo will be the previous projects you’ve worked on personally or in work. For either showing how you fit everything into a project format and executed on it will be extremely helpful. I’d also prep for common questions like ‘what do you do if there’s a disagreement between stakeholders’ and that sort of thing. Best of luck, and let us know how it goes!

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For sure. I knew the certs alone probably wouldn’t be enough so I’m compiling lists of examples of projects I did at work, and doing some personal projects where I go through the life cycle within the project to gain more experience etc. I appreciate the knowledge and tips, thank you!

CAPM should help. Personally I like having a certification from PMI just to because they are kind of the standard of the practice.

Hi! Looking to do the same here, how did you find the Google Certificate program?

I’ve taken a foundational project management course at a university but have not been able to continue to a certificate.

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