@@callistaanowo9880 speaking right now :) feel free to drop a comment or question….but if you mean 1-2-1, you’ll need to book through my consulting services :) info on my website www.pitolinmotion.com/services

🎉🎉🎉 congrats on your role beautiful. Really love to hear it. And yeah I’ve been a bit slow this year. It’s been a tough year for me personally, but also running out of content ideas that aren’t already going into my course (whenever I get that out lol) - open to suggestions :)

@@pitolinmotion content ideas; how to earn more money as a PM, career progression (Programmes and Portfolio) etc. and contracting.

@oylegacy already done videos on increasing your value as a pm and progression paths and difference is contracting and perm work haha. But tbh may just be worth going round it again. Thanks for your suggestions 🩷

@@pitolinmotion I have watched both videos, I was worried for myself when you spoke about contracting and hitting the ground running without enough soft landing, when I got a contract role, but I did fine. I have actually watched both videos. I will go for your course next.

@oylegacy amazing then, some people pick it up quickly and some people don’t. So happy you got the hang of it! And lovely thanks ! I donno when that is coming out, but hopefully soon 😩

Hey! Think this is very accurate: a lot has changed but there is still room for people if they can really sell themselves ☺️

🎉🎉✨ thank you lovely

Lool interesting analogy 😅 but thanks for the insight. I wouldn’t have thought it’s because of MS Project alone. That’s quite a common platform that’s easy to use by many people. I wouldn’t have seen it as much of a skill to win me over personally, but fair point! You see people, gotta put MS Project on your CV haha

Thanks ! And no it’s not a must, however as for most corporate roles, it is preferred

Ok. I got you. Thanks ❤

For sure 🥲

Keep at it girly . Please use my tips and I’m hoping it will work for you x

PM roles are more than just certificates. You've got to have practical experience in order to sell yourself very well. PM roles are a bit competitive at the moment. As Ire said, you can pursue an entry level role and work your way up. Once you get into a firm at an entry level, you will have the chance to prove your worth and go up the ladder faster. Getting your foot in the door matters the most.

Hey! Keep at it, but at firstly make sure your cv is really strong and is bringing out your current experience well. As for sales force or data analyst. That just depends on what you wonna do, I can’t make that decision for you . I don’t have experience with either tbh

Yerp! Anyone that preaches ‘do a pm cert and you’ll get a job’ is a liar. Tbh these days a pm cert is just standard for how competitive the market is, you really need to find other ways to stand out as per my video. Keep at it though ! x

You've got to have practical experience to be able to sell yourself. I can relate to your experience. Interviewer know when you answer with textbook knowledge rather than practical experience. There are few firms that engage in this.

Hang in there 😩😩 and yeah I totally agree with you, anyone that preached that ‘just get a pm cert and you’ll get a job’ gospel is a scam artist. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again! But keep at it. Breakthrough may be on the way !

Hey there 👋🏾 Although I understand the sentiment of this comment… I do think part of it is a little tone deaf and unhelpful and you may consider being a bit more delicate with your language in future. You seem to be in a very very privileged position where you have the disposable income to do what you want to do. Whereas if you see the state of the economy, and the fact that many people are on very low salaries/unemployed, with dependants, inflation is very high and people need to provide for their families. In such situations (which is the case for many people) money will be your first priority, and it should be until you are on 50/60k in my opinion. However the nuance in what I was saying in my video is PM is not the most effective way to just get your money up,It is not an easy occupation to get into anymore, and there is a lot more demanded in terms of skills and experience for it to be a get rich quick scheme. If getting money first is your motivation, especially when your skills and experience is not competitive in this market anymore then I think people should look at other avenues I hope that is clear. But shoutout to everyone still grinding, it’s a privilege for your passions to be able to generate income. That should be the goal, but it may take a while (and sacrifice) to get there :)

@@pitolinmotion Hello Pitol - to say to someone you do not know know that He is Tone deaf is rude and quite disrespectful and is not befitting of a properly raised Nigerian woman. I understand that you live in the U.K. that however does not mean you need to disregard the moral values with which your parents have raised you. This is not a dig at you - However you carry a badge of where you are from. Please Carry it properly. Back to the topic at hand. You do not seem to get what I’m saying to you because your mindset is still trapped at the need for money. Let’s put it this way. If you were in Ukraine right now - believe me - money will be the last thing on your mind. Nigeria today cannot rise to take her place on the world stage because the leaders want ALL THE MONEY TO THEMSELVES. This quest / mindset - Thats says money should be b your top priority. If you said God should be your be your top priority Thats fine but that statement makes money a god and the person a slave. That’s sad as It should be the other way round. I did not just say it - I gave examples. I left a job that was paying me 6 - 7 figures to start a charity upskilling, motivating, employing and supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many of them still tell me how that experience changed their lives. Do you think a £million is more valuable than that? No. At a point when I was running the charity - I went from 7 figures to zero. At one point I remember I could not even afford a £10 train ticket - did that experience affect me? No. I still had happiness and joy but was more determined to make it work. . I wasn’t bothered by it. I learnt the power of sacrifice, I learned how to budget properly as well as how to live on the bare minimum. So it’s about being able to adapt and overcome . Why does money and wealth have to define us. A real man is strong and happy whether he has or he does not. This is what true Freedom looks like. Someone looses his / her job and is overcome by fear and depression - Why? I grew that Charity from zero to the point where we were getting back to back funding from the EU in one year. The lesson here is that People should have goals bigger than themselves - money will follow. Look at Elon Musk - do you think that guy does what He does because of money? He does not. That’s why He is a superior human. He is vision Led not money Led. I am investing a few £millions. The plan is to help reduce the need for abortion among young pregnant women in Africa. Don you think I care about how much money I’m going to make from that? No I’m a visionary. I grew up this way. I guess our viewpoints on the world will be different - That is fine - no two fingers are equal. However please that does not mean you should be disrespectful by calling me tone deaf. All viewpoints and Mindsets cannot be the same. Nevertheless - I still appreciate what you do here on KZfaq. However being disrespectful is usually quite unnecessary. Blessings 🙏🏿

@m77ast lol you know nothing about me. Please do not refer to me in any kind of way like you do. You know nothing about my upbringing, my background. Literally nothing. And it’s irritating that you keep referring to me, my intents, my motivations like you do. I don’t know you, you don’t know me. Let’s make that clear. Tone deaf definition - having or showing an insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste. As explained this is exactly representative of your comment, and I even took time to explain it. Perhaps you would have perceived this if you decided to digest what I said , instead of being defensive. Either way, my intent wasn’t to offend, but instead help you see another pov. It’s okay to state opinions, as you have done. It’s okay to disagree with them. As I disagree with you. It’s okay. No disrespect. You don’t need to take it that way. Let’s leave it here. And feel free not to comment on my videos in the future.

@@pitolinmotion Hello Pitol. Indeed I don’t know you but what you express and how you express it says volumes about you. By their fruits you KNOW them. Even the nature of this your response is unnecessarily combative. In terms of your definition of / saying that I’m tone deaf - please - it’s disrespectful - you would not say to your boss at work that He is tone deaf, or your parents for that matter. The reason why you won’t is because it’s disrespectful. I naturally have a philosophical mindset. So my views will be different from yours. However my views are always general perhaps relating to what you are saying or comparing it to what is happening in the wider world. This topic that you are talking about is way more important than you know because two things are destroying people today 1) Money and materialism. 2) Feminism. The pulpit of social media means that the sermon is going as far as affecting our young queens in Africa. Marriages / families are being destroyed, platforms like only fans and hook up culture is on the increase - many women looking for rich men over Godly principled ones. Anyway I digress. Viewpoints can differ. Actually a viewpoint might be meaningless to you but meaningful to someone else. So there is no need for name calling. Anyway - Don’t worry about it. That’s all in the past. I do however appreciate your response. Perhaps I was surprised. And as I have said before and I say again. I really really appreciate the content that you put out on KZfaq. Blessings 🙏🏿

@m77ast ok.

😅😅 no worries sis! And honestly, girl I don’t think you need to code… that’s what engineers are for! As a PM you will never implement the solution, but having a general technical understanding of sw development, the different layers, and how it all works together, that’s what I’m talking about. I ain’t ever learning to code for sure 😅

I don’t think this is it lol. Technical roles? Yeah for sure

Sure mostly at the time you have to use hard psychology and soft skills to treat with stakeholders 😂

Nah it’s not possible Ai can never really manage humans like humans do

@@georginaaziengbe3538 I agree - the human side usually needs people. But managing tasks, deadlines, communication, prioritisation etc I imagine can be managed by ai. So Yes PM still need but not as many. So Yes the good PMs will most probably always have work.

@@georginaaziengbe3538 I agree 😅

Congrats 🎉 hold on tight

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 completely right! These hybrid roles are really taking over! But they are still out there ! Thanks for sharing this comment :)

Not just the US girl, it’s all over 😩😩😩 really we need prayer meeting because we need God to intervene for real 😅 thanks for your comment, stay encouraged and try the tips, let me know how you get on :)

@@pitolinmotion It sux that world 🌎 is suffering you’re welcome!!!

So sorry to hear that :( if you don’t mind sharing, why did you get laid off. Defo keep at the search, you got one role, you can get another one! Just keep going !

I have no thoughts

Yay! Go girly✨✨✨, I love to hear this and congratulations and your perseverance has really paid off, I love to see it 🎉🎉🎉🎉 defo worth the stress for those that are able to push through

@@pitolinmotion Your videos have been a big help 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Keep educating us your doing a great job

@@KikiD400 thank you 🥰

Hey there. So sorry to hear you’re having difficulty finding a role. At first look, I would defo say have someone look at your cv. If you’re not getting any call backs, it’s most likely because your cv is not strong enough . Having certification is like a standard now, so unfortunately it doesn’t set you apart that much, it’s kinda something that everyone should just have. But check out the pinned comment. People are still getting roles, consider reapplying after strengthening your cv

Yerp. They are two different documents , check out my project documents video

Hey there. So there usually isn’t a pre requisite cert to apply to roles in the uk, it’s just put as ‘preferred’. Also different employers prefer different certs depending on their organisation, so best to check, but this is recognised as an entry level cert

Hey lovely, I think it’s the same for the whole tech industry atm. I may be wrong but project budgets are being slashed. So less budgets less projects , less scrum masters needed too

Hey! My ideas are in this video lol, it’s a rough market atm, so it’s not just you having a hard time. Over and above the tips I’ve given in this video , I would 100% look into getting pm certification if you haven’t already. I donno why I forgot to say this 🥲

Chase after a junior PM or Graduate PM if you can sell yourself well enough to potential employers. Your chances are higher or better still go for Project Coordinator as Ire advised.

Hey I totally agree with you. And I don’t know why I didn’t add this is. I think this will be a standard now tbh, whereas before especially in the uk it wasn’t that necessary. Thanks for watching :)

Hey girly! Thanks for sending this message and first of all well done on getting your foot into the profession. It is proving to be quite difficult for many, so that’s a great achievement. When you say the ‘environment’ do you mean the people you work with… maybe it’s time to try to move elsewhere?

Please pursue the CAPM I got my PMP. You will be proud of doing it! So proud. Remember construction Projects are its own world. Each industry utilizes project coordinators and project managers…. Go find a position within another industry. Theme parks, makeup, clothing manufacturers, museums, art galleries, any other industry. You’ll find a new passion in life. Managing can be fun if you’re in the right field ❤️

CAPM is known as CRAPM in the industry. Get your PMP. If you need more experience add your volunteer work like I did.

Hey! Nope. The job industry is kinda bad all around because of inflation. However, this video is more focused on tech because that’s where my experience lies

All the best in your endeavors 🎉

✨🩷 thanks so much for the sub! And glad the video could be a bit helpful

Haha it’s still the law regardless, and it also applies to like on demand tv too so, I just got it, I don’t like stress lol

Hey, I usually take my courses with an online instructor. There are so many places you can do it. In the past I have used QA and knowledge academy

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🙌🏾 thanks for watching :)

There isn’t really certification the skills just various methodologies. You first need to establish which course you want to do, then either self learn or find a training programme

Hey, thanks :) if it’s for general questions, just drop a question here so everyone can benefit from the answer. For 1-2-1 advice please book into my consulting services www.pitolinmotion.com/services

🎉🎉 thanks for watching 🩷

🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾 thank youuuuu

Thanks you lovely 🥰

Fab stuff ! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel ☺️and if it’s for a general question, just drop it here and I’ll reply. For 1-2-1 advice, this will be through my consulting services www.pitolinmotion.com/services

Thanks for this lovely comment and glad it’s been useful to you. Sorry I won’t be doing any videos at my place of employment for obvious reasons . I have videos on getting promoted and becoming a more valuable pm so defo check those out :)