Meet Adrienne! She’s on an amazing career journey that started with an important decision—after ten years as a stay-at-home mom, she decided she was ready to return to the workforce. There were some obstacles along the way, but she kept her sights on a career in project management, and she’s recently landed a new job. She shares her story below, including some insights into how she enhanced her resume with the Google Project Management Professional Certificate and successfully prepared for her job interviews, and how her transferable skills helped her move into a new field.
Hi, my name is Adrienne. I had a surprise pregnancy while in college and decided to leave school to become a mom. What was supposed to be a year of motherhood turned into being a stay-at-home mom for over ten years! Early this year, I decided it was time for me to get back into the workforce. However, I felt far behind my peers, mainly because I didn’t even have a college degree.
I enrolled in the Google Project Management Professional Certificate program when it launched in March with the intention of getting into the field of my dreams—technology. Once I started the program, I was happy to realize that the volunteer work I had done in our school district had actually taught me some skills I could incorporate into my future career as a project manager.
I got so excited while earning my certificate that I began applying to new jobs mid-course. I was offered a role at a name-brand luxury resort as a full-time event planner, which I accepted. But, I was still determined to reach my dream job as a project manager in technology!
I spent my days off finishing the Google Professional Certificate program (while juggling being a mom!). It was challenging, but having a long day at work only pushed me harder to finish my program and earn my certificate. The program helped me build a portfolio to present to potential employers and it even taught me how to build my resume and prepare for job interviews. The program was engaging, fun, and I am completely confident in my new skills.
Today, I am proud to announce that I am working in a job at a top technology company.
Earning my Google Project Management Professional Certificate is one of the biggest accomplishments I’ve made in my education, and it was a key stepping stone to my new career.