Do we have career in canada if we go project management 1year course in canada

[Naveensss]

Please provide suggestions

[scylla]

No - there's no guarantee you can have a career in project management after completing a 1 year management course.

If you have no other business experience or other related experience, you will most likely have to start in a junior analyst role and then try to work your way up to a project management role in a few years.

So no - absolutely no guarantee. Employers in Canada aren't just looking for someone with a certification - they are looking for people with experience and skills that have already been proven in the workplace.

[Naveensss]

No - there's no guarantee you can have a career in project management after completing a 1 year management course.

If you have no other business experience or other related experience, you will most likely have to start in a junior analyst role and then try to work your way up to a project management role in a few years.

So no - absolutely no guarantee. Employers in Canada aren't just looking for someone with a certification - they are looking for people with experience and skills that have already been proven in the workplace.

Already i have 1.5 years of IT experience in MNC.
The course is a graduate certification

[scylla]

Already i have 1.5 years of IT experience in MNC.
The course is a graduate certification

In my last job, I used to hire project managers for one of the big banks. I'm sure things are different from industry to industry - however for the big banks, we're often looking for 8-10 years of experience when hiring project managers. Also, in Canada, the best project management certification you can get (i.e. most recognized certification) is the PMP (Project Management Professional). Many employers specifically look for candidates who have their PMP when hiring PMs. A project manager is someone with a fairly senior role and a great deal of responsibility. So typically people aren't hired with just a few years of experience.

[vaishnavgowni]

No - there's no guarantee you can have a career in project management after completing a 1 year management course.

If you have no other business experience or other related experience, you will most likely have to start in a junior analyst role and then try to work your way up to a project management role in a few years.

So no - absolutely no guarantee. Employers in Canada aren't just looking for someone with a certification - they are looking for people with experience and skills that have already been proven in the workplace.

Hi,
    what is the best specialization in MBA to opt depending upon the job opportunities in canada ? 

[scylla]

Hi,
    what is the best specialization in MBA to opt depending upon the job opportunities in canada ? 

I don't think there is a "best" specialization for an MBA. I think the best thing to do is to pick a specialization that matches with your other education and any past work experience - or to pick a specialization that matches what you want to do with your career. An MBA alone usually doesn't get you a job in Canada. Instead, employers are usually just as interested (if not more interested) in what experience you have, what soft skills you have, if you fit with their department/team, etc.

[vaishnavgowni]

I don't think there is a "best" specialization for an MBA. I think the best thing to do is to pick a specialization that matches with your other education and any past work experience - or to pick a specialization that matches what you want to do with your career. An MBA alone usually doesn't get you a job in Canada. Instead, employers are usually just as interested (if not more interested) in what experience you have, what soft skills you have, if you fit with their department/team, etc.

I am from electrical and electronics engineering and going to apply for MBA in FDU for sept'12 and i will be done with my B.Tech in may !

[vaishnavgowni]

I don't think there is a "best" specialization for an MBA. I think the best thing to do is to pick a specialization that matches with your other education and any past work experience - or to pick a specialization that matches what you want to do with your career. An MBA alone usually doesn't get you a job in Canada. Instead, employers are usually just as interested (if not more interested) in what experience you have, what soft skills you have, if you fit with their department/team, etc.

Actually i have already applied for masters in electrical and computers engineering in Saskatchewan, Alberta, McMasters, Dalhousie for sept'12 and to be in safe side, i want to apply in FDU !

[Nainesh]

Hi,

I am planning to take the same course project management 1year course centennial college.I have almost 6 years of experience in IT.
Will i get a good job after i finish this course?

Please reply at the earliest...

Thanks a lottt

[Baloo]

In my last job, I used to hire project managers for one of the big banks. I'm sure things are different from industry to industry - however for the big banks, we're often looking for 8-10 years of experience when hiring project managers. Also, in Canada, the best project management certification you can get (i.e. most recognized certification) is the PMP (Project Management Professional). Many employers specifically look for candidates who have their PMP when hiring PMs. A project manager is someone with a fairly senior role and a great deal of responsibility. So typically people aren't hired with just a few years of experience.

FWIW there are some companies/department that are now accepting Prince 2 as a PM qualification.

The requirements to gain PMP are not always an easy path - certainly not if you get audited

[Baloo]

Hi,

I am planning to take the same course project management 1year course centennial college.I have almost 6 years of experience in IT.
Will i get a good job after i finish this course?

Please reply at the earliest...

Thanks a lottt

At present I know more that ten experienced PM's in the Ottawa area that are looking for work, all of them have more than six years in the role.
In the current climate there will be more PM's out of work, a lot more.
It will hit the fan when the government starts the layoffs that they pre-announced.

So in this area, the outlook is not good.

[Nainesh]

Thanks a ton for ur quick reply... investing soo much and getting nothing after that will be foolish.

My second option is hardcore technical course like "Computer Systems Technician – Networking (Fast Track)"

Any suggestion about the courses, post completing which getting job there will be easier?

Thanks again 

[Baloo]

Thanks a ton for ur quick reply... investing soo much and getting nothing after that will be foolish.

My second option is hardcore technical course like "Computer Systems Technician – Networking (Fast Track)"

Any suggestion about the courses, post completing which getting job there will be easier?

Thanks again  

Remember that Ottawa is not all of Canada (despite the fact that some people may think it is), look at other locations for work before abandoning the PM path.

[Nainesh]

ok so some more light on my aims, so that u ll be more clear and help me out..

After completing Project management course obviously i dont expect to get a job as a PM.
My current designation is Shift Manager with Hewlett Packard.
I am ok to start with the same role and moving on to OM and then PM.

So basically i aim to be settle down and grow step by step.

Can u suggest?

[samir00]

Remember that Ottawa is not all of Canada (despite the fact that some people may think it is), look at other locations for work before abandoning the PM path.

As I my proposed study is pm as i,m a btech in electronics & instrumentation passed,ve no exp
what,d be job chances