1- His transition

• Give yourself plenty of time

• Find your why, what motivates you

• Network (while still in)

• Look for opportunities to brand yourself

2- Program Vs Project Management

• Know the differences/definitions

• Learn terminology (gets you to the interview table and allows you to establish Trust)

• Skills you will have: Goal setting, Attention to detail, Team Building, Integrity, timing and sequencing, humility, relationship building

• Skills you will need to acquire: Contract management, Cost control, Profit and Loss, product and process knowledge

3- Education

• MBA- understand business, learn marketing

• PMP Certification: verbiage, cost management, scheduling

4- Resume

• Highlight Duty Description

• Find metrics and root cause in bullets and connect them to project management fundamentals

5- Closing statements

• Be confident

• No one cares

• Pay it Forward

References:

https://anchor.fm/viewfromtheskies/episodes/Bridging-the-Military-Civilian-Cultural-Gap-An-Employers-Perspective-with-Bill-Kieffer-eagv0u

https://anchor.fm/viewfromtheskies/episodes/Recruiting-and-Placement-Firms-Lucas-Group-with-Dan-McCall-e8r2ts

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgdanmccall/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamkieffer/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/herb-thompson-sf2biz/

https://www.amazon.com/Transition-Mission-approach-transition-military/dp/1734301503

steve@beyondtheuniform.org

https://beyondtheuniform.org

https://www.leadershiplocker.com

https://www.richcardona.net

https://www.pm-prolearn.com/

https://gluconfidence.com/

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