-: I think that looking for opportunities
to demonstrate your skills,
even if you don't have a lot
of specific knowledge yet is important.
I started out by looking to see what types
of credentials I could get
my business resume because as I mentioned,
I started out as a waitress and my resume was very short.
So I looked at the project management PMI organization
and found there are junior level
project manager certification.
Did that on my own.
I was able to add that CAPM designation to my resume.
Now I'm a PMP.
I've taken the exams, and I had experience to be a PMP.
And I did the same for the certified internal auditor exam,
and I'm a certified risk management professional as well.
For risk and control self assessments I think
is the specific activity
that certification qualifies me for.
Some people think that those are just pieces of paper,
but I think they really demonstrate
that you care about developing your career
and you're willing to get the information on your own
to develop yourself and get the right training.
So I think those types of steps demonstrate
that type of ambition,
and then through networking you can build your group
of professionals that can help advise
you about specific opportunities.
I think what separates the really excellent team players
from everybody else is taking real ownership over
the results of your work.
And constantly challenging yourself
on the value add question.
You can easily be part of a big operations team
or a customer service group or a finance
and accounting team, and just do your day job.
But once you start really taking ownership of your results
and trying to do whatever it takes
to really provide the best product.
And constantly ask why are we doing something,
could we be doing it better, should we be doing this at all?
Then management will see you as a key rising star
and you should do well.