Home > Professional Development > Career Central

Empower Your Career in
Project Management

Welcome to Career Central, your PMI hub for knowledge, connections and resources.

Assess People Skills in Project Managers

The best project leaders don’t just manage projects. They manage people, too. So how can companies spot candidates with the necessary soft skills?

7 Sectors to Watch in Project Management

A breakdown of where the job opportunities are in project management, and the skills you must have to succeed. [PDF |607 KB]

External Links

Six tips for better brainstorming
— CNN

LinkedIn: A handy job hunt tool — or will it get you the sack?
— Manchester Evening News

Surprise! How to handle an unexpected job offer
— Forbes

Recent Features

New Résumé Rules
Think you know how to write the perfect résumé? Put your knowledge to the test.
Project Manager Salaries On the Rise
New PMI research shows that project management is one of the hottest professions in the world.

More features »

Resources

Find gaps in your knowledge and close them.

Enjoy convenient e-Learning options, like the new Alaskan Recovery Series.

Learn from savvy project professionals at PMI SeminarsWorld^®.

Train in a classroom with courses from PMI Registered Education Providers.

Use our knowledge assessments to check your familiarity with practices recommended in the PMBOK^® Guide and the standards for program and portfolio management.

Ready for a new job or a promotion? PMI members: use Pathpro^® to assess your qualifications for positions from project through portfolio manager.

Add distinction to your CV or résumé.

PMI Professional Awards celebrate the best of the best in project management.

Nominate yourself, your project, or your project leader for a 2012 PMI Professional Award.

Join the action at a career event.

Network and learn about many different topics all at one event. Great speakers, lots of action, exhibits to see and people to meet.

PMI congresses upcoming:

EMEA 7–9 May 2012 Marseille, France

Gain a credential and show what you know.

PMI credentials make you more confident and more competitive. There’s one for every experience level plus specialties in scheduling and risk management.

Already have one or more PMI credentials? Maintain them to keep your edge.

Become a member. We support your career from every dimension.

See all that PMI membership offers you.

Meet new peers, face-to-face, in a chapter.

Collaborate globally in a community of practice.

Receive quality publications to keep you informed and involved.

Gain experience and contacts as a volunteer.

Qualify for the Leadership Institute.

Save money on credential exams, courses, events, books and papers.

More reasons to join PMI…

Academic programs prepare you for the future. Earn a degree in project management.

Bachelor’s or master’s degrees in project management can launch your career or magnify your qualifications.

Choose an academic program accredited for quality by PMI’s Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs.

Search for jobs or post a position

Search PMI Career Headquarters for project management jobs. Post a position that’s available at your organization.

PMI members: post your résumé. Search jobs by keyword and set-up e-mail alerts to learn of open positions that match your criteria– all in Career Headquarters.

Contact a career coach.

PMI members: get help to improve your résumé or CV and prepare for interviews. Call on a coach.

Empower Your Career in Project Management