Friday, May 30, 2014

Question #8. Can recent college graduate expect to be project managers right away? What is the typical career path of a project manager? Using the internet, research the average starting salary of a PM in South Florida? Is this for an experienced Project Manager? Which site did you use for to find the average salaries?

8) Can recent college graduate expect to be project managers right away? What is the typical career path of a project manager? Using the internet, research the average starting salary of a PM in South Florida? Is this for an experienced Project Manager? Which site did you use for to find the average salaries?


Answer:

I do not see a recent college graduate to be a project manager right away, for  he/she will lack experience and credibility, not to mention that further education and a impressive projects portfolio are needed in order to be a project manager.   As for salary, according to indeed.com1, in South Florida a project manager is paid an average  $85,000.00 , SimplyHired.com2 on the other hand places the average salary in $68,000.00.


1.     http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Project-Manager-l-South-Florida,-FL.html

2.     http://www.simplyhired.com/salaries-k-project-manager-l-south-florida-fl-jobs.html



Posted by Vagner Domingues


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3 comments:

  1. group05May 31, 2014 at 8:32 PM


    You are correct Vagner in regards to the statement that a recent graduate cannot become a project manager. This position values experience and new graduates would definitely need some years of service to add to their list of successful project participation. The web site Project-Skills.com reports that the conventional career path of a project manager is to start as a Test manager, software engineer or business analyst with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience. Salary.com also reported the salary of Project manager in South Florida but it list the salary based on experience. Median Salary was listed as
    Project Manager I is $70,576.
    Project Manager II is $84,733
    Project Manager III is $97,897

    Posted by Nicholas Clarke

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  2. group05June 2, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    I agree that there is no way for a recent college graduate to be able to be a project manager. For this position you need experience to be able to understand the situations your team can face while working in a project.


    Posted by Daniel Vasquez

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  3. techteacherJune 7, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    Good! And good collaboration of efforts team 5!
    Pf Forman

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