Life of a Project Manager

 First Project Manager Hiring After being laid off at Equifax, they were bringing everything inhouse so all of the IBM team was being let go, I wanted to get a job with the title "Project Manager" as opposed to doing it without the title. However, I seemed to have run into a bit of a Catch-22. In order to be a project manager, I had to have experience as an actual project manager; but to get that experience, you have to be a project manager. I then started looking for "Junior" PM or "Project Coordinator" positions. Problem was they were looking for entry level people, those fresh out of college or just a couple of years under their belt. By this time I had been an Naval officer for 4  years and worked at various other companies, including BellSouth and EDS for 10. I was far from "entry level."  I managed to pick up some contracting work doing IT computer repair, upgrades, and network administration while I look. Have to admit, I got good at repla