Best Way To Get Into Project Management

[rlw74]

My husband is a Director of PM currently. He started as a field installer, worked his way up slowly. He had to take crappy jobs and travel 6 out of 7 days. In July of one year he was only home for 2 days. One project took him away from home for over 30 days straight. He was home 2 days and left for 45 days straight. We've lived in 8 states and moved between cities more times than I can count. It took a lot of years to get enough experience but it was worth it.

That said, I hope you have an easier time of it. Experience will always trump certifications in some fields. The most successful guys I know didn't waste time on certs, they just worked their butts off.