Graduate Project Manager - CV help

[JLammy]

I'm currently a Consultant/Project Manager at a very big cyber security firm, but I'm on the look out for a new Junior/Assistant PM role.

Reasons for wanting to leave:
- Not sure I want to develop within the cyber security sector (My degree is in Aerospace Engineering)

- Not enjoying the environment of the new business department that I was grabbed into (a lot more political and unstructured than the previous business department I worked in, within the same company)

- Working late nights every day of the week, but all of my work goes to the senior manager, who wipes out my name from emails/deliverables and puts his name on it before it gets sent straight to a director...

I unfortunately haven't had much luck, and aside from not having too much experience in Project Management, I'm not sure what else I'm doing wrong.

Is anyone here able to help me out? I really would be very grateful for any help I could get.

[JLammy]

colin79666 said:

If you are wanting to go the project management route then I'd suggest doing a course in Prince2. In our company just about anyone going direct into the PM role has that. Otherwise they get in by working as in the PMO as some kind of assistant or as a Business Analyst and then making the move sideways and a little up.

Have to say I'm the opposite, much rather have my hands dirty than doing the consultant role which I'm being moved towards

I'm currently in a PM role for a big portfolio of projects already, so was hoping to bring my half years experience somewhere else and developing up from there.

I do have the opportunity to do Prince2, but my current line manager has told me that he would not sign-off budget for it as it's a waste of time... (he has prince2 qualification himself)

[JLammy]

iwantagta said:

Where are you based?

Based in London.

[JLammy]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

I will look into doing Prince2 as well as APM (I was told today that this is currently what my company is pushing for).

iwantagta: Sent you a PM as the email currently linked to my pistonheads account is old and no longer in use.

Rog007: I will ping you my CV right away

edc: I wouldn't say it has to be Aerospace. I'm quite open to all areas of project management, as long as there is potential for a lot of growth. Will drop you a PM at some point.

Thanks all. Really appreciate it.