I've deviled this presentation to group of professionals starting their careers in Canada. This was an opportunity to share my experience starting my career as a Project Manager in a new country.

1. Aline Timoteo
March 9, 2018

2. ▪ Build your strategy
▪ Certifications
▪ Volunteer & Networking
▪ Tools
▪ Tips & Lessons Learned
▪ PM related roles

3. How to deal with the “Canadian
Experience” requirement when you
are new in Canada?

4. 1. Customize your resume for each opportunity
2. Work on your Confidence
▪ Understand your strengths and weakness
▪ Language is a big deal, practice …. Practice is the key!
3. Interview preparation
4. Keep connections alive
5. What kind of environment can make your skills shine?

5. ▪ Depends on …
▪ Are you planning to work for the government? Private sector?
▪ Investment >> Cost & Effort
▪ Your career goals =)
▪ Your strengths and weakness

6. ▪ Most common certifications
▪ Agile
▪ Scrum Alliance (CSM, CPO)
▪ PMI-ACP
▪ SAFe applying Scaled Agile Framework
▪ PMP & Prince
▪ PMI-PBA® PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
▪ PgMP® Program Management Professional (PgMP)
▪ PfMP® Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
PMI OVOC

7. ▪ Make the time to attend “Meetup” related to your industry
▪ Search for events related to your field
▪ Tech Tuesday - Kanata
▪ Toastmasters International focus in IT
▪ BRITO
▪ PMI events on the website
▪ Give back, get involved,Volunteer!!!
▪ Find mentors

8. ▪ Management & SDLC
▪ Jira
▪ MS Project
▪ Excel
▪ BugZilla
▪ Documentation
▪ Confluence
▪ Word and PowerPoint
▪ O365
▪ Communication
▪ Slack
▪ Ryver
▪ Lync
▪ Interesting Stuff
▪ Google analytics
▪ Aha!

9. ▪ Punctuality matters in Canada!!
▪ Build trust, doing what you have committed to do
▪ Certifications can help your resume to shine
▪ Marketing your skills in LinkedIn
▪ Project Manager is a professional with flexible skills, use this as competitive
advantage
▪ Target dream companies and follow their Career pages

10. ▪ Entry level Positions
▪ Project Coordinator
▪ Project Planner/Scheduler
▪ Junior Project manager
▪ Business Analyst
▪ Team leader
▪ Service Delivery Manager
▪ Technical Advisor
▪ Project Officer or Specialist
▪ Intermediate & Senior Positions
▪ Project Manager
▪ Scrum Master
▪ Product Owner
▪ Agile PM
▪ PMO

12. Aline Timoteo, MSc, PMP, CSM
volunteers@pmiovoc.org