Related Posts
Bain & Company What is the likelihood of making SAC in September 2022 if I join as an AC on April 18th at Bain & Company? I am a senior consultant at EY with 3.5 years of experience in Data Analytics. Or is March 2023 more realistic? They told me 6 months for promotion but it seems like the two promotion cycles with my different start dates give me 4 or 9 months of experience, nothing in between. I’ll be joining in the private equity group which will be new for me.
More Posts
Do we get dividends over vested RSUs?
Additional Posts in Advertising
Any tips on how to get along with a coworker?
Laid off at Ogilvy yesterday
New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
PMI certification.
Masters degree in French Literature optional.
Neither, basic common sense will do the trick. PM certification isn't really built for creative work - more applicable to IT or large scale projects (real estate, construction)
Some kind of college degree helps get you into the agency world, but def doesn’t need to be PM specific. Def don’t need PMI or Scrum Master cert to get in, though you might decide to invest in one/both down the road. It’s a good idea to understand what “waterfall” and “agile” mean, but also talk to PMs about what agency process looks like in reality (wagilefall?). Learn smartsheet or some kind of project planning tool (pretty easy stuff). Talk to every PM you know. They’ll love it. They’re not used to creatives being interested in how they do their job.
I have my Masters, but it’s in Studio Art and no PMI certification. 🤷♀️
Practice saying, “Ok, let me discuss with the team and get back to you on what’s possible."
I have neither. Finishing up my degree but not in anything even close to a business or marketing/advertising degree. I’ve learned most everything on the job and haven’t had a problem continuing my career yet. If you’re thinking of getting a certification, most companies will pay for you to get it
Thanks PM 1! Appreciate that. I think I might look into a Coursera cert just to show I'm serious about the transition, but good to know it's not a hard fast requirement.
Thanks for that insight SPM. Definitely only interested in PM as it relates to creativity teams.
@Huge LOLOLOL