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Own Your Career Path to Project Management

Kayla Quijas
Project Management
Networking
PMP Certification
Career Coaching
Career Pivot
PMI
Project Management Readiness Iron Triangle
Artificial Intelligence
PMP
Non-Traditional Backgrounds
Project Management Institute
Three R's Framework
Automation
Job Market 2026
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CAPM Certification
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You want to become a project manager — but your career path feels messy, you don’t have the title, and a part of you keeps thinking, “This won’t work for me.”

This podcast helps you transition into project management with a clear plan, a stronger story, and the confidence to move before you feel ready — so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start making career moves that actually work.

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Most project managers think the biggest barriers to career growth are experience, certifications, or technical skills. But the real obstacle is often something far less obvious: trust. In this episode, Cheri Smith and I explore the hidden gaps that k... more

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If you’re using AI to help you pivot into project management, you might actually be sabotaging your own positioning without even realizing it. In this episode, we break down how relying on tools like ChatGPT to rewrite your resume can quietly destroy... more

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If you’ve ever questioned whether your experience actually “counts” as project management, this episode is your wake-up call. We’re breaking down the difference between real project management experience and resume fluff—and uncovering the hidden way... more

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Why is it so hard to land a job in 2026 — even if you’re highly qualified? In this episode, we break down exactly why the 2026 job market feels brutal, especially for experienced professionals trying to pivot into project management or level up their... more

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Recent Guests

Nada Bhuhendi
Facilitator of the conversation on networking for PM careers
Episode: Episode 4: How to Network (Even if You Don't Have a Network)
Nada Buhendi
Career coach and PM career advocate who helped pivot from non-PM roles to project management
Episode: Episode 3: How to Get Your First Project Management Role
Nata Buhendi
Project management coach and practitioner who helps people pivot into PM roles
Episode: Episode 2: How Do You Know You're Meant to Be a Project Manager
Nara Buhendi
Senior Project Manager and career coach specializing in PM pivots
Episode: Episode 1: What’s Holding You Back when Pivoting into Project Management

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Kayla Quijas
Host of Own Your Career Path to Project Management; a PMP and senior project manager providing coaching for career pivots into PM.

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#11
Belgium/Business/Careers
Apple Podcasts
#106
Belgium/Business
Apple Podcasts
#236
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Episode 3: How to Get Your First Project Management Role
Q: How many years ago was that, and what changed as a result?
This was in 2020, and within less than six years I progressed from a non-PM background to senior PM roles, aided by reframed experience and a strong network.
Episode 3: How to Get Your First Project Management Role
Q: What was the first thing you did to land your first project management role?
I hired a career coach to help align my experience with the types of roles I wanted to land.
Episode 2: How Do You Know You're Meant to Be a Project Manager
Q: How do you handle the Catch-22 of needing experience to get experience?
Frame your non-PM experiences as PM experiences by highlighting how you set priorities, managed timelines, kept teams moving, and delivered tangible results. This reframing helps overcome identity lag and shows you already perform PM functions even without the title.
Episode 2: How Do You Know You're Meant to Be a Project Manager
Q: Is a PMP certification a hard requirement to break in?
A PMP helps confidence and signaling for pivoters, but it isn't a guaranteed job. You can land roles without it if you frame your experience effectively to demonstrate PM capabilities and outcomes; the PMP is valuable but not mandatory for every case.
Episode 2: How Do You Know You're Meant to Be a Project Manager
Q: What about competing with people who have more than 10 years of PM experience in this economy?
Experience isn't the sole determinant. What matters is how you frame your experience as PM work and clearly articulate the value you've delivered. You can compete with less traditional backgrounds by showing concrete PM outcomes and transferable skills that hiring managers recognize.

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The show targets career changers and non-traditional professionals who want to break into project management. Across episodes, the host coaches listeners on translating messy or non-PM experience into a compelling PM narrative, building confidence, and crafting practical steps to land PM roles without relying on titles or credentials alone. Topics frequently center on non-traditional pivots, storytelling for PM hiring, networking that doesn't feel forced, and evaluating the value (and limits) of certifications like the PMP. A notable strength is the coaching-forward approach: actionable frameworks, client stories, and step-by-step plans to position experience, diagnose gaps, and accelerate entry or advancement in PM careers. The format blen... more

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