Interestingly enough, there was a slew of recent drama. The executive was fired by the Board and they installed one of my coworkers as interim executive. I promised her I would stick around to help her, so now I am not moving anywhere as she now relies on me as her backup. I don't know that the leadership replacement can stop the bleeding out, but maybe it will help bandage things a bit. The old executive was a nice enough person, but I think she was overspending.Hi Calico. As I currently find myself cramming last minute PDU training for my PMP renewal, it got me thinking about your post. Any update on status of your job, job hunt and PMP pursuits? Just curious and hoping all is well.I have a gut feeling the place I work is slowly dying. It's a membership non-profit and our membership numbers are down a little more every year for the past 10 years, they refuse to raise membership dues out of fear of losing more members, we don't replace staff that leave (the work left over after people leave is just spread out among the remaining workers), and no one has had a pay raise in two years due to lack of funds. While it's temporary due to the pandemic, out second biggest source of revenue has been a flop two year in a row: our annual conference. I am sure the shortfall must be coming out of reserves. I could list other indicators, but I think those are the biggest ones.
I like the place where I work, but the main advantage of working there was that it was family friendly and I am a single mom. With my daughter off to college next fall, I can tackle a less flexible (but maybe higher paying or better benefit job in the for-profit sector). And if my suspicions of my employer slowly running out of money are true, it's only a matter of time before I am job hunting anyway.
To that end, I've been trying to think of ways to prepare for a job move. Unfortunately, I let life (AKA being a mom) get in the way of advancing my career the past few years. Most of my free time was centered around raising my daughter. But I don't regret that and I figure it's not too late to start shifting my focus. I considered some bolder moves (all new careers), but I think the logical choice would be to pursue PMP (professional project management) certification. What I do now is basically project management (I run several member benefit programs and manage dozens of volunteers), so I have project management experience. I am trying to figure out the ways to start preparing for the PMP exam. I did a google search on where to get started and it's overwhelming! There are courses, classes, books, blogs, message boards, you name it. If anyone here is a PMP, can you share some tips on how to start down this path? Or is PMP a waste of time? Just a bunch of hype? Should I focus on something else?
Thanks!
I have books and I've been studying on and off but I am not taking the PMP exam any time soon. But I am hoping what I learn will help me help my new boss.
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