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I do not foresee myself with a career in project management in the future. There are several reasons for this decision. The first and foremost reason for this is I do not like or perhaps am too afraid to voice my opinion or expressing myself in front of others on important matters. Another reason I do not see myself as a project manager is a project manager must feel comfortable in front of a group of people with many eyes focussed on them, and I do not feel comfortable in front of a group of my peers let alone strangers. And the final reason I do not see a career in project management in my future is a manager must be well spoken, presentable, know exactly what they are talking about, and must have the ability to answer many different types of questions about a wide majority of topics, and when making a presentation I stutter lose track of what I am to talk about and on more than one occasion I have had no idea what I was talking about.
However, since many of the careers in the business field require management skills it is best to acquire at least some of the essential skills needed for business. The skills that I find to be most important to being a project manager are being able to budget, acquiring good presentation skills, being a positive team motivator, being able to resolve conflict, and being an able-bodied communicator. The preceding qualities are the qualities that I would most like to have if I ever were to become a project manager. These are also the qualities that I would prefer a future project manager of mine to display.
After looking at some of the project management jobs listed on monster.ca I have learned what companies are looking for in a project manager. The abilities they must display are strong oral and written communication skills, strong people and team skills, must be highly motivated as many times they will be working by themselves, must be able to demonstrate strong supervision skills, must display organizational capabilities, must be a good problem solver, must be a multi-tasker, a self starter, must display strong leadership traits, and must be able to manage time relatively well on projects. Many of these project management positions require people to have between 2 to 7 years of management experience to apply for the position. Post secondary school applicants are preferred, however, is not mandatory. The one thing I did not like is the fact that most if not all of the positions require anywhere from 2 and up to 7 years of prior experience as a project manager for the prospective applicants whom do apply.
The job titles I researched were Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Program Manager, Account Coordinator, and IT Project Coordinator.