The PM Pivot Series, Part 4 of 5: Five Ways In: The Unconventional Entry Points Into Project Management
Most career guides give you one entry point into project management — apply online and hope. That’s not a strategy. That’s a lottery ticket. Here are the five real ways to break into PM without a PMP, including the unpaid internship pitch I personally used to convert from Administrative Manager to Implementation Manager. Pick the path that fits and run it.
The PM Pivot Series, Part 2 OF 5: You’re Not Underqualified. You’re Underpositioned. Here’s the Experience Audit That Fixes It.
Most women trying to pivot into project management aren’t underqualified — they’re underpositioned. They look at their resume, see a title like Administrative Manager or Team Lead, and assume that title is the ceiling. It’s not. The PM work is already there. They just haven’t named it correctly. Here’s why the language gap is the real reason career-changers stay stuck, the three audit mistakes that cost you interviews, and the simple translation formula that fixes both.
The PM Pivot Series, Part 1 OF 5: How I Broke Into Project Management Without a PMP — And You Can Too
Years ago I applied for a project manager role and didn't get it. Most women would've moved on. Instead, I went to my boss and asked if I could intern unpaid under the woman who got the job I wanted. She said yes. That one uncomfortable conversation turned an Administrative Manager into a six-figure Implementation Manager — without a PMP, without a tech background, without starting over. Here's how it happened, and how you can do the same thing.