I’m 40 years old and looking for entry-level jobs. I got AWS and project management certs.
Entry level job pipelines got eviscerated with automation and AI. I have high end versions of the kind of work you’re going for, but the pathway for how to got here is gone. Even our mid-tier skill folks are having more difficulty, but usually finding work. High tier skill level is still doing well and expanding, but I’m under no illusion this will last forever. It will come for my job too eventually, and I’m prepared for it now.
The future of IT careers is going to look very strange.
If you have PMP certs you’ve usually got 3 years of PM experience already. Are you saying even with all your certs and experience, you’re still looking for entry level just to land a PM job?
I have more than 3 years of PM experience, just not the job title. You don’t need to have the job title to qualify just team leader experience on projects. I was doing project management work while being a senior developer. I started by getting the CAPM. Also, since it was an Agile environment, I qualified for the PMI-ACP. I have a Professional Scrum Master I as well.
Unfortunately, since I don’t have the job titles, I have to start at the bottom. I was hoping it would at least get my foot in the door.
Entry level job pipelines got eviscerated with automation and AI. I have high end versions of the kind of work you’re going for, but the pathway for how to got here is gone. Even our mid-tier skill folks are having more difficulty, but usually finding work. High tier skill level is still doing well and expanding, but I’m under no illusion this will last forever. It will come for my job too eventually, and I’m prepared for it now.
The future of IT careers is going to look very strange.
Good lord, I have a PMP and PMI-ACP certs.
If you have PMP certs you’ve usually got 3 years of PM experience already. Are you saying even with all your certs and experience, you’re still looking for entry level just to land a PM job?
I have more than 3 years of PM experience, just not the job title. You don’t need to have the job title to qualify just team leader experience on projects. I was doing project management work while being a senior developer. I started by getting the CAPM. Also, since it was an Agile environment, I qualified for the PMI-ACP. I have a Professional Scrum Master I as well.
Unfortunately, since I don’t have the job titles, I have to start at the bottom. I was hoping it would at least get my foot in the door.