How to get into PROJECT MANAGEMENT with NO EXPERIENCE | UK | 7 TIPS

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Time stamps below! Project Management seems to be a VERY popular career path these day. I get so many questions and DMs about how to break into it, especially as it can be tricky with no experience. This video offers some perspective and also some great tips that will make your transition in to project management an easy one !!! Let’s talk about how to become a project manager!

0:00 Intro/Context
2:32 What is Project Management?
5:41 What do employers look for?
7:01 Tips to break into the project management space

Bit about me .. I'm a project manager in the tech space, and been working there from uni for about 4 years now

#projectmanagement #projectmanager #careertips

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[talkthattalk]

Your video helped me to get a position as a digital project manager with no experience. Thank you so much 🙏🏽

[AduKofs]

I've been in Project Management for 7 years and I will say this is an excellent video. You hit it well. Well done!🔥

[MultipleSclerosisFashionista]

Hey, I just wanted to say thank you with yourhelpand another youtubers help I managed to get a Job as A project manager first time. Not to mention after a ten year gap of being unable to work due to disability. Your content is actually priceless xoxo

[SebbyO]

I would definitely like to see a breakdown on the more relevant foundational certifications and which sector they apply more to (scrum, kanban, agile methods etc)

[francineekanem]

You are so easy to listen to and learn from, I appreciate you and all your valuable content!

[jeanine]

I’m going to say this: I really was on a path to project management and have worked as a project coordinator mostly with some experience managing projects *Also, watch the Project Coordinator role as well, companies are using Coordinators nowadays to Manage projects. I know this isn’t the field for me anymore. I’m in the process of rethinking my entire career at 45. Project Management is not what it use to be. Terms keep evolving and depending on the industry that you work in, Project Management can be very stressful! So please everyone do your research and before you truly go deep in the waters, see if this is a field that you even want to consider. The new Project Management terms that are hot in today’s world are: Agile and Scrum. Agile is more of a mindset on how to get a project completed and Scrum is a framework used to get a project done. But you still have companies operating under Hybrid (combination of Traditional and Agile). Everyone have so many videos on becoming a Project Manager because the pay is very lucrative, but what people aren’t telling you is that people are leaving this field. It can be very very stressful. Especially if you work for large corporations within Automotive, Healthcare, Utility companies, Telecommunications. There can be very long hours, difficult stakeholders/leaders on a project, and at the end of the day, if anything goes wrong during the project or any phase, example you’re testing a new application installation in an Oncology department where they have live patients and the application breaks…but the department still have patients for appointments that day; if the project team can’t get the application back up in time, this could cost you your job. *Rare case but this type of thing does happen. So not discouraging you, but please make sure you have a true passion for project management. At the end of the day, you can obtain all the certifications and get the job and hate it.

[Just_jedidiah]

The inner Nigerian creeping in every now and then Is just soo beautiful to see!😂❤
Love the accent as well.

[amakamba]

Where have you been all my life 😂 honestly I have been binge watching your channel for over an hour….enjoyed the way you make it so so relatable, I started my journey into
PM last year, but burnt out really quickly, information overload amongst other personal issues and I was like this isn’t for me, but watching your videos has got me motivated to go back, thanks for keeping it real🙏

[darp.]

Wow. You killed it here. I’m interviewing for a project manager 1 at my company. I passed my pmp test with minor project experience. You’ve given me some hope I can start moving forward with my goal.

[Genevieve]

Hello Pitol, I found your channel the night before yesterday. I was preparing for an interview in Project Management, that was held yesterday. I was successful, and was offered the position. I do not have any PM experience, but do have a lot of transferable experience and skills, and a lot of stakeholder engagement from my current role. I’m really pleased and looking forward to it. Thank you for your content and I’m looking forward to exploring it further.

[sheisrachelle]

This video is so ridiculously informative and helpful like I am SHOOKethhhh. I am so so so grateful I came across your channel. Thank you so much sis. It is motivating to see people that look like me if thriving in this role.. gives me hope and makes me optimistic about switching fields.. all the best, sounds like you're smashing it so far and I love that for you :)

[projectskillsmentor]

Your personality helps make these videos so interesting to watch. The content is right on target!

[julietojoojo]

You teach in a simple and very interesting/fun way! Weldone!

[ajohnson]

“Project management activities “, ya got me!!! IM SOLD!!

[growqueen]

Thanks for the tips. I am a project coordinator and I deal with stakeholders, risks and issues, action logs, budgets, chairing of meetings and much more. I am trying to get a project managers role. With these tips I think I will be ok. I am also working towards my Prince2 Practitioner qualifications. Paid for by my company NHS.

[TheBorderSisters]

Working on my PM resume, and this was incredibly useful - thank you so much!

[chisommiriam]

I just stumbled on this video and I'm impressed! As a recent graduate with no experience related to my potential career (Business Analysis), your video is really helpful because I will now have to look out for related entry level BA/PM opportunities. Your comment section is what we love to engaging.. Thanks for being able to reply to as much questions as you can. Great info!

[shanicekatana]

I wanted to let you know that you really helped me decide whether Project Management was a potential career for me. In September 2022 I started watching your videos and I even shared them with a friend. I literally went from no job with no PM experience to a Project Admin role 3 months later. It gets better… At the same time I applied for a Project Admin role I applied for a PM grad role to start in 2023. Sis bagged it (by the grace of God) and now I really enjoy what I do. Thank you for being committed to sharing your experiences and encouraging others! May God continue to use you and bless others and in return may you be blessed! 🙌🏾

[chinkyfist]

Thank you for keeping it real, breaking it down, and giving actual examples. It was very helpful.

[KBZ]

Aside from the information being helpful, you are hilarious! ❤😂 You're expressions get me every time!