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Everyone. So a couple of months ago,
I released a video all about Google project management certificate.
Maybe it was a few months prior to that,
but there seems to be a lot of interest in those certificates that
Google is offering.
They also have other areas such as data analytics and other it related
certificates. But I wanted to focus on the project management one,
because one of the things that a lot of people are asking is like,
is it worth it? Should I take it?
How is this comparable to the PMI certificates,
the capitalism and the PMP.
So I just wanted to spend a few minutes talking about them and what I
recommend as someone who's constantly hiring people who is a program manager,
and I'm constantly seeing a bulk of resumes come my way for those who don't know
me, my name is Shevonne.
And I mainly talk about productivity organization work-life balance and
talking about how to do that with young adults and babies.
So let's go ahead and get started talking about the Google project management
certificate and how that relates to the CAPMand the PMP.
So Google just released the, the certificate,
I believe has been a couple of months at this point and people have started
taking them. Google says that if you take the certificate program,
which they say usually takes about six months,
it could be less for some people or longer for other people,
but they do say that it's an estimate that it will take about six months.
So they're saying that after you take this certificate program,
you're going to be able to be connected to some of their partners that
have partnered up with them for the certificate. And you're,
you'll be able to get an interview and possibly a
job with these companies.
And one person did comment on my video and they said
that they took the it certificate, and they said that nothing happened.
And I have seen some people also say that as well,
but you also have to think about the fact that these,
this is a new program and with new programs, it's sometimes takes.
A while for there to be.
Any type of progress.
It might be something that maybe in two years down the line,
I'll probably revisit because Google will be able to have a chance to
tweak some of the program. They'll be able to have more data,
more feedback from people who've taken the program, as well as their partners,
who've possibly hired people and make the program even better.
Usually when people think about project management and what certificates that
they should be taken, people think about the PMP,
the project management professional certification that is offered by PMI.
With that certification, there are requirements that have to be met,
and especially if you're starting out,
you're not going to meet those requirements. And with that,
PMI also offers the CAPM.
And that is for someone who has started doing project management,
but they don't have the extensive experience that someone who's taking the
PMP will have. And it is also a good certificate,
especially for someone who's starting out.
One thing to note is if you've already been doing project management
for a year or two, I do recommend that you go for the CAPM.
If you have more experience than that, and you meet the requirements of the PMP,
definitely want to study for that hard certification
exam and take it and get that certification because the PMP is the gold
standard.
If you've never been exposed to project management and you're trying to delve
into it,
and you don't want to go into a four year program or a two-year program,
I do think that the Google project management certificate program is a
good one to have.
And the reason I say that is because one of the things that Google says on
the website is the fact that all those hours that you take
taking the Google project management certificate program,
you can apply that to the cap, um,
when you're ready to take that.
And I think that's great because a requirement of the captain and the PMP as
the, you have a certain amount of hours of experience or education,
I think that's really great that Google is saying that the hours that you're
spending in this program,
you're able to apply it to take your cap them and your PMP.
So I just really quickly wanted to say that because there has been some
confusion about it. And I'll just break it down real quick. Again,
if you've never had any exposure to project management,
go ahead and do the Google project management certificate program.
If you do have some project management experience,
then I do recommend that you go for the CAPM,
which will be more recognized than the Google project management certificate.
But if you really have extensive experience, and I want to say it's five years,
but I got to check the guidelines to see if they changed that it could be three,
but I have to check the guidelines and I'll post it there.
But if you do have the amount of experience to
qualify for the PMP,
then don't waste your time on the Google management certificate.
Don't waste your time getting the cap on, go for the PMP.
That's all I wanted to say. And I think the other thing too,
is the fact that there has been a debate if you need a four-year
degree, is college even worth it.
And that really is a personal choice. More and more.
I'm starting to see that hiring managers are not focused on degrees and
certificate certification.
I've always been an advocate of the fact that if you're looking at a resume,
you don't have to focus on if the person has this degree or that
certification, because believe me,
I have met plenty of people who have all these certifications and
they are not the best.
I'm trying to say that in the nicest way and someone who is off the street and
who doesn't have any of these certifications and just have a lot of hands on
experience are better candidates than someone who doesn't. Again,
that's me personally. There's other hiring managers that focus on all that,
but then there are people like me who don't even care about that.
They focus on speaking with the person,
getting to understand what their actual experiences, because again,
I've met plenty of people who have the perfect degrees,
the perfect certifications, and they are not the best at their job,
but I do see that there is a shift in people's mindset on that. But yeah.
So let me know your thoughts.
Let me know if you're doing the Google project management certificate program.
If you're doing the CAPM or you're doing the PMP, I would love to know,
and I will talk to everybody later, have a good week. Bye.