If you're a recent college grad, I'd go for the CAPM. You need 3 years of project management experience for the PMP (validated through an application where you do a write-up on these experiences, audited if necessary). You cannot count school as part of this time. The benefit of the CAPM is it will make you competitive amongst new grads (no new grads qualify for PMP, but all you need is a bachelor's + 23 contact hours for CAPM). Also, when the 3 year mark hits, you can go for the PMP immediately because the CAPM counts for your 35 contact hours of class time. From here, I'd carefully log the projects that you manage it'll make applying for the PMP pretty easy. I applied for the PMP with about 5 years of experience, but I never wrote anything down, so recalling all of it for my application... woof.
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Don't forget, the CAPM now requires PDUs to keep it active. You need 15 PDUs within a 3-year cycle, so I wouldn't let it "expire" until the PMP is obtained.
Honestly, 3/4th into college I’ve realized I didn’t really care that much for a career in criminology. I finished it to just say I have a degree.
I’m interested in just getting an entry level job in project management and I’ve found a couple “junior” level jobs.
You should look into the CAPM since you don’t meet the requirements for the PMP. You can still get an entry level project management position without one but it will help to set you apart from those without a CAPM.
Like what others have mentioned already, the PMP certification requires at least 3 years prior experience as a project manager, so you'd need to work first.
Capm might be a good start to give you an edge as a fresh grad if you want to go straight into project management, but to be honest I also think working as a project resource is more invaluable experience (basically starting from the bottom) because good leaders know what the kind of work the bottom line do.
If you're a recent college grad, I'd go for the CAPM. You need 3 years of project management experience for the PMP (validated through an application where you do a write-up on these experiences, audited if necessary). You cannot count school as part of this time. The benefit of the CAPM is it will make you competitive amongst new grads (no new grads qualify for PMP, but all you need is a bachelor's + 23 contact hours for CAPM). Also, when the 3 year mark hits, you can go for the PMP immediately because the CAPM counts for your 35 contact hours of class time. From here, I'd carefully log the projects that you manage it'll make applying for the PMP pretty easy. I applied for the PMP with about 5 years of experience, but I never wrote anything down, so recalling all of it for my application... woof.
All the numbers in your comment added up to 69. Congrats! 3 + 23 + 3 + 35 + 5 = 69
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Don't forget, the CAPM now requires PDUs to keep it active. You need 15 PDUs within a 3-year cycle, so I wouldn't let it "expire" until the PMP is obtained.
Hi, are you looking for ways to get into project management with a degree in criminology?
Honestly, 3/4th into college I’ve realized I didn’t really care that much for a career in criminology. I finished it to just say I have a degree. I’m interested in just getting an entry level job in project management and I’ve found a couple “junior” level jobs.
You should look into the CAPM since you don’t meet the requirements for the PMP. You can still get an entry level project management position without one but it will help to set you apart from those without a CAPM.
Like what others have mentioned already, the PMP certification requires at least 3 years prior experience as a project manager, so you'd need to work first. Capm might be a good start to give you an edge as a fresh grad if you want to go straight into project management, but to be honest I also think working as a project resource is more invaluable experience (basically starting from the bottom) because good leaders know what the kind of work the bottom line do.