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Opportunity.
Over the course of my work with thousands of transitioning military service members and veterans, many of whom have significant amounts of military project management experience, a common question I get is “How am I going to do this Doc, I don’t’ have any commercial project management in X field?”
My answer is simple and has two parts.
First Part.
Develop some commercial project management experience by joining your local PMI chapter.
Doing so connects you with opportunities to:
This provides you with real-world project management experience; and executive oversight and interaction; using contemporary automated tools; to enhance the organization; through commercial PMI-supporting projects; for your resume and LinkedIn profile! Win, win, win, win, win, win all day long!
Second Part of Answer.
Learn the language of the new context, i.e. the field in which you want to manage projects, by forming mentor relationships with experts and project managers in that field.
Here is a simple, effective way to form the relationships you’ll need to help you learn your new field’s language, i.e. “I’ve delivered hundreds of projects in the military-industrial complex, and I now want to deliver projects in [INSERT YOUR NEW FIELD HERE]”:
This helps you learn concepts and terms in the field, i.e. the language of the new context; increases your LinkedIn profile’s visibility to others in the company; it increases your professional stock price by demonstrating coach-ability, initiative, drive, tenacity, and vision; and it increases your prowess using one of today’s most powerful post-military Service networking tools: LinkedIn. Speaking of which, you can contact LinkedIn’s customer service desk, tell them you’re a military Veteran, and receive a 1-year ‘premium’ account.
Benefits.
In summary, the benefits of answering the question “How will I get a job managing projects in that field?” by: delivering project success in volunteer capacity at your local PMI chapter and forming mentor relationships with people in the industry-know to help you develop an understanding of your new project environment, are:
Cheers!
Doc