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Empower Your Career in
Project Management

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

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Talent Show

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External Links

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— The New York Times

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Resources

Take the next step in your career.

If you’re looking for a new opportunity, use PMI Career Headquarters to post your résumé and search and apply for project management jobs.

If you’re a PMI member, you can also set up email alerts for open positions, or work with a career coach to improve your résumé and prepare for interviews.

Is your organization looking to hire? Use Career Headquarters to post a position and set up alerts to help you find qualified applicants.

Earn a degree in project management.

An academic degree in project management can launch your career or boost your qualifications. Choose a program accredited for quality by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs.

Find gaps in your knowledge and close them.

Enjoy convenient e-Learning options, like the 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.

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…

Current Jobs from PMI Career Headquarters

We’re the premier source for project management job listings. Check out these and other job opportunities.

Empower Your Career in Project Management