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Why Highly Capable Project Managers Are Invisible in the 2026 Job Market
If you’ve been almost landing PM roles for 3+ months, this is for you. You’re getting auto-rejections. Maybe a few interviews. Lots of silence. And the most frustrating part? You know you’re capable. You’ve coordinated teams. Managed timelines. Handled stakeholders. Solved messy operational problems. So why does the project management job market 2026 feel like a black hole? It’s not that you’re unqualified. It ’s that no one can see it. The Market Changed — And Your Strategy
Kayla Quijas
Mar 23 min read


Networking for Project Managers: Why It Feels So Scary (And What Actually Works)
If you’re trying to pivot into project management, you’ve probably heard this advice: “You need to network.” And every time you hear it, something inside you tightens. You don’t want to look desperate. You don’t want to bother busy people. You don’t want to get ignored. And if you’re honest? You don’t want to look foolish. Let’s talk about why that reaction makes complete sense — and why avoiding networking is quietly costing you more than you think. Why Networking Feels So T
Kayla Quijas
Feb 225 min read


How to Get Your First Project Manager Role (Without Starting Over)
If you’ve been Googling how to get your first project manager role, chances are you’ve already read the standard advice: Get certified. Update your resume. Apply to entry-level roles. Network more. None of that is wrong. But it’s incomplete. Because most professionals don’t struggle to land their first project manager role due to a lack of capability. They struggle because they don’t recognize and claim the project management experience they already have — so they stay stuck
Kayla Quijas
Feb 146 min read


Project management career pivot: you have more experience than you think
If you’re trying to make a project management career pivot, you’ve probably had this moment: You open a job posting… and your stomach drops. Because it reads like a different language. Scrum. Agile. Waterfall. Kanban. A list of certifications. A mile-long list of responsibilities. And even if you’ve been the person at work who always gets things across the finish line, your brain still does that thing where it quietly rewrites your whole career into one sentence: I’m not qual
Kayla Quijas
Feb 87 min read
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