I remember watching this video when I started college. I kept hearing from everyone "you wont get a job after college" and i won't lie it kind of scared me. however after transferring to CSUS my passion grew bigger. I am now part of the commercial team for the ASC student competitions. My program at Sacramento State has had a 100% job placement for the past 4 years. The key to this is... INTERNSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS... make your-self marketable!
Bosstraxx Fuck internships. I'm not giving you any more than an hour of my time for free. Internships should be illegal. They're the same as Indentured Servitude. Shame on you for pushing them onto impressionable youth.
i graduated in 2010 from Clemson university with a Construction Science and Management Degree. i went into highway construction for 3.5 years as a project engineer. Now i am a Project Manager with a Local company mostly working at government facilities. its a challenging job but rewarding when you see it all completed.
Thank you very much for this video! I am a trained Architect and Engineer and have always been drawn towards the organization of projects. The idea of becoming a project manager has always been in the back of my mind, but difficult to confirm as it is hard to clearly see all aspects of the position. You've successfully accomplished a nice, quick overview which will allow me to better research this profession. Thank you!
Quite nice to see the busy and adventurous life of a project manager. I Hope one day ,i too will have the fortunate opportunity to manage some projects.
This video low key inspired me to change my career path. I was looking into majoring in chem and it sounded pretty hard and boring and not good pay. but now this sounds fun and motivates me.
How far are you into chem? Uoull be working the rest of your life so choose something you like, who cares if you graduate a few years later then you thought
There are a ton of schools offering this curriculum. Just type in Construction Management Programs when searching the web. In Michigan Ferris, Eastern Michigan & Michigan State University offer accredited bachelor programs. I know some community colleges offer construction management classes, and Oakland University. Some out of state programs I know of are: Purdue, M.S.O.E., Ball State etc...
Very sanitized version of what the daily life is and the conflict resolution skills and patience need to transition from Board Room into the trenches. 20+ years in very large Airport Programs from $30M to $1.3B.
@lameengo its expected to increase by 25 percent in the coming years, because of the economies flip around. I'm going to college for it now and all my fathers siblings own a successful business in L.A. and make more than 80,000 a year depending on what they do.
I have worked in consulting business as a mechanical eng. for almost 5 years I had enough fun but there was always something missing: interaction with different people. Thats why, I want to go in to construction management. I understand it is very challenging but at the end rewarding and energizing career as well. I have a question to those who have been in this business for awhile, do you think it would be a problem for a construction manager with not having a Structural Eng. or Architectural background? I know you dont have to be but it seems like unwritten rule. What are your thoughts?? Thanks!
I’ve been doing drywall for 20 years and I’m really looking into changing my career a bit & I’d like to attempt to apply for a position but a bit discouraged because I’ve always worn tools & I feel like I should stay working at the bottom of totem pole but I’m tired of it
I didn't go to college so I had to learn this junk on the fly. just my opinion but if your not a quality multi Tasker and r one of those people who need to directly focus on a task without any distraction don't even bother getting into this field. if you from new York you better quickly learn the importance of dominating and staying ahead of all submittals and RFIs. be all over making sure everyone that needs latest drawings has them. so Many changes. fall behind in the submittal process can bury you quickly
I am a Boise state university graduate. I loved it very very very much. I graduated from Boise state university on may 1995 . I am from the Republic of Yemen.
The superintendent is the backbone of any Pms job. I feel like his/her role as a super has been hugely under valued in this video. We need you to do paperwork, not tell us how to build a building. Put your finger away!
@xxhasudin i aslo graduate 2012 cum to australia if u cant find anythin the economy has actually been strong cos of construction.............and thez more goin on every 2 seconds andnew towns being built.....
A friend has a big construction company. He offered me a job as an entry level project manager and he will train me. I've always been into cars indurtry as manager and business owner and in the medical field. I have remodeling experience but nothing at the level of PM. I'm a good multi tasker and like getting my hands dirty. How hard will this be without a degree?
Just wondering why u need good grades ? Does it really help you in your every day life ? I believe the only thing the matter is the person "passion" for the job or duty.
+TALAL BUTT If you have good grades in School then it reflects on how hard you work. A person with amazing grades can be able to be amazing at their job. School reflects who you are. You are less likely to become rich if you are a terrible student but have big dreams to become rich.
There's always one person who cites one successful man who dropped out, out of the 325 million people in the United States. Statistics say that of course one person will fundamentally be a "genius", do I need to list everyone who is successful AND went to college? You're telling me it doesn't significantly help? Ignorance at its finest.
Ive been in the trades my whole life from framing to concrete. I was considering going to school for construction management, do you think it would be worth the time and money? should i just work up the ranks? what are my options with the degree and experience?
em1edwin project management is more for jobs at companies non-construction and construction management is more for construction companies.. you cpuld probably get either job with the other but it would be way easier to become a construction project manager with a CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT degree. It depends on what u wanna do.. you could major in construction management and minor in normal project management
+Kiyoko Kamiyama Hey Kiyoko !! Even I am also looking forward for a masters in Construction Engineering and Management. You have any idea from where to start and which countries to chose for studying CEM? It would be pleasure hearing from you.
Hi! Mapua Institute of Technology in Philippines offers CEM, i'm not sure if they're offering masters in that program though. You might want to check their website :)
+Kiyoko Kamiyama U guys can try this major in Melbourne University OR Swinbourne Uni . I am gonna apply one of them next month. Btw, I have a bachelor degree of civil engineering in RMIT university. All of those Universities are pretty awesome and Melbourne is the most livable city in the world.
Oh wow! Kudos for updating this thread! I am now a graduate of electrical engineering and now working as a consultant. PE or being a CE (UK equivalent?) is now the dream :)
Virginia Tech or Clemson University are good choices. Also, if your school does not have construction management, another great option would be to major in civil engineering with a discipline or focus in construction!
Whatever you do, don't fill your curriculum with communications classes! As a CM with 13yrs exp, you MUST know the trades! I don't care how well you communicate. If you don't know HOW to build something, you're gonna be the laughingstock of the project. I benefited from growing up in this industry. Most of you will have to hire on somewhere to get your experience. However you do it, it will pay off immediately. I can only assume that this guy can fill out RFIs, POs and daily logs with the best of them, but how will he handle the carpenters questions about header size or the excavator's question about the manhole inverts? Will he simply pass off those questions to the engineers? Constantly doing that brings your value in question. Also, don't show up on site wearing a suit and tie.....the men don't want to talk to a suit. They want to talk to another contractor. Lace up your boots, cupcake. You may just have to get dirty.
Hi bit random, but I'm doing civil engineering and at the stage of choosing dissertation topic, I've chosen it to be on project management but not sure the topic, wondering if someone with your expertise can help a fellow engineer. Thanks
Caramon Majere i feel like even if they dont have all the knowledge you are saying is needed they can still do good at their job.. theirs such things as phones now a days it may be able to help.. and i dont understand why wearing a suit would matter... he is a PROJECT MANAGER he works in all aspects of it... business, design, and supervision. He didnt study to be just say a carpenter, not hating just example.. but I do agree he cant be afraid to get out on the job site.. now you may have some more knowledge than be because im not a construction project manager YET but i have job shadowed and such and this is just some of the knowledge i have picked up
I majored in Construction Management at Northern Iowa and I feel like I made a bad choice because of this economy the construction industry has been hit the hardest. I graduate in 2012 hopefully the job outlook will be better then.
As a Junior CM with 10+ years of experience....this is just a show with clean tie ....Things are NOT going like that in reality!!! This is just B***S***
Indeed, we have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, and a lesson to the God-fearing. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from the oil of a blessed olive tree, located neither to the east nor the west, whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
just because he didn’t slave away performing manual labor for 12 hours doesn’t mean he didn’t do anything. there need to be people to coordinate construction in order for it to get done.
I remember watching this video when I started college. I kept hearing from everyone "you wont get a job after college" and i won't lie it kind of scared me. however after transferring to CSUS my passion grew bigger. I am now part of the commercial team for the ASC student competitions. My program at Sacramento State has had a 100% job placement for the past 4 years. The key to this is... INTERNSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS... make your-self marketable!
Hey man, I would like to speak with you. Have you graduated?
+Whoward Kali not yet, I have two more semesters to go. however i do have an internship with a company.
Bosstraxx
Fuck internships. I'm not giving you any more than an hour of my time for free.
Internships should be illegal. They're the same as Indentured Servitude. Shame on you for pushing them onto impressionable youth.
Construction internships pay like 18/hour
I got paid 22/hour for my internship.
This seems like a really great career. And from what I gather, you can make a really good living at it.
i graduated in 2010 from Clemson university with a Construction Science and Management Degree. i went into highway construction for 3.5 years as a project engineer. Now i am a Project Manager with a Local company mostly working at government facilities. its a challenging job but rewarding when you see it all completed.
Evan M I want to be like you, when I am older..love my job
Can an immigrant get a job as a project manager in an overseas country
Yes bro just l want to prepare master degree in construction manedment give me your email l will connect you
Great video. I love how so involved you were through out the day.
Thank you very much for this video! I am a trained Architect and Engineer and have always been drawn towards the organization of projects. The idea of becoming a project manager has always been in the back of my mind, but difficult to confirm as it is hard to clearly see all aspects of the position. You've successfully accomplished a nice, quick overview which will allow me to better research this profession. Thank you!
Quite nice to see the busy and adventurous life of a project manager. I Hope one day ,i too will have the fortunate opportunity to manage some projects.
Thanks for sharing all this info. I'm writing project management module next month
Great insight and perspective into the life of a PM, Would love to see more
Yes and the projected demand is very high!
Just Amazing video.. Thanks for sharing.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nice! Thank you for sharing.
This video low key inspired me to change my career path. I was looking into majoring in chem and it sounded pretty hard and boring and not good pay. but now this sounds fun and motivates me.
How far are you into chem? Uoull be working the rest of your life so choose something you like, who cares if you graduate a few years later then you thought
Great job Jim
ATP for the review, as always everything is clear and without water
There are a ton of schools offering this curriculum. Just type in Construction Management Programs when searching the web. In Michigan Ferris, Eastern Michigan & Michigan State University offer accredited bachelor programs. I know some community colleges offer construction management classes, and Oakland University. Some out of state programs I know of are: Purdue, M.S.O.E., Ball State etc...
this video is really informative and learn a lot from this video about construction project management
Very sanitized version of what the daily life is and the conflict resolution skills and patience need to transition from Board Room into the trenches. 20+ years in very large Airport Programs from $30M to $1.3B.
Wait what?
This was a very good and informative video thanks!
Thanks for the video. I will like to see a video about the documentations that go on in project management of a building construction site.
thanks for this vid! nice!
@xxhasudin i graduate in 2012, dont worry its all good
less competition since theres very few going into construction
Great video
@lameengo its expected to increase by 25 percent in the coming years, because of the economies flip around. I'm going to college for it now and all my fathers siblings own a successful business in L.A. and make more than 80,000 a year depending on what they do.
I have worked in consulting business as a mechanical eng. for almost 5 years I had enough fun but there was always something missing: interaction with different people. Thats why, I want to go in to construction management. I understand it is very challenging but at the end rewarding and energizing career as well.
I have a question to those who have been in this business for awhile, do you think it would be a problem for a construction manager with not having a Structural Eng. or Architectural background? I know you dont have to be but it seems like unwritten rule. What are your thoughts?? Thanks!
I’ve been doing drywall for 20 years and I’m really looking into changing my career a bit & I’d like to attempt to apply for a position but a bit discouraged because I’ve always worn tools & I feel like I should stay working at the bottom of totem pole but I’m tired of it
I didn't go to college so I had to learn this junk on the fly. just my opinion but if your not a quality multi Tasker and r one of those people who need to directly focus on a task without any distraction don't even bother getting into this field. if you from new York you better quickly learn the importance of dominating and staying ahead of all submittals and RFIs. be all over making sure everyone that needs latest drawings has them. so Many changes. fall behind in the submittal process can bury you quickly
I am from nyc aswell. Do you think you need a college degree to become a project manager?
@@jaskinderpal5062 Although helpful, absolutely not neccessary.
Great career opportunity
It is a good career
My dad used to do this lol. I dunno why I'm here
this guy is strong
hmm. i can say..nice video.
nice video
Can I use this video for a blog I am doing on becoming a construction manager?
I am a Boise state university graduate. I loved it very very very much. I graduated from Boise state university on may 1995 . I am from the Republic of Yemen.
Mmmm not so safe ladder at 4.42 LOL
What time do you start work
КТО С ПОЛИТЕХА СТАВИМ ЛАЙК!
Anyone know the courses needed for this major? I can't find any curriculum's anywhere
The superintendent is the backbone of any Pms job. I feel like his/her role as a super has been hugely under valued in this video. We need you to do paperwork, not tell us how to build a building. Put your finger away!
PM should be considered a support role. Not the boss
guyz whats your opinion about construction management major ? does it a good choice?
There are a few options - Construction Engineering and Management and Civil Engineering programs are the most common. What state are you located in?
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TBH, sounds like a challenging and stressful job. Running meetings too, ugh
@xxhasudin i aslo graduate 2012 cum to australia if u cant find anythin the economy has actually been strong cos of construction.............and thez more goin on every 2 seconds andnew towns being built.....
Jim Yehle is a civil engineer by education.
What is the avg salary for fresher with Ms in CPM with BIM
How hard are the studies of Construction management?
So no vest, hard hat or glasses on site...
Colorado State University! Baybaa baybaa
A friend has a big construction company. He offered me a job as an entry level project manager and he will train me. I've always been into cars indurtry as manager and business owner and in the medical field. I have remodeling experience but nothing at the level of PM. I'm a good multi tasker and like getting my hands dirty. How hard will this be without a degree?
That’s so nice of your friend to offer you that! Try taking some Udemy courses to get you started. Since he will train you, you’ll do great! Good luck
The guy in the video is doing the job of a "Contracts Manager", he is more office based rather than site based.
depends on scope of job, seems like hes doing multiple job sites where as in most cases PM will have one jobsite.
Could I design and build houses with construction management degree?
work visa have
I'm out after 4 decades of wrestling in the mud.
How was it?
Do you need a degree to become a construction manager? If not, what are other alternative routes to becoming one?
Well if you have significant construction experience, then no. But it is much harder that route
What tool do project managers use in the construction industry, anyone?
Their brain, primordially.
Just wondering why u need good grades ? Does it really help you in your every day life ? I believe the only thing the matter is the person "passion" for the job or duty.
+TALAL BUTT If you have good grades in School then it reflects on how hard you work. A person with amazing grades can be able to be amazing at their job. School reflects who you are. You are less likely to become rich if you are a terrible student but have big dreams to become rich.
Matheus Silva tell that about Zuckerberg who dropped out of school to start Facebook
There's always one person who cites one successful man who dropped out, out of the 325 million people in the United States. Statistics say that of course one person will fundamentally be a "genius", do I need to list everyone who is successful AND went to college? You're telling me it doesn't significantly help? Ignorance at its finest.
Feel free to drop out of school if you have as good ideas& skills as Zuckerberg.
Zuckerburg dropped out of HARVARD, not some 80% acceptance rate university or community college.
Ive been in the trades my whole life from framing to concrete. I was considering going to school for construction management, do you think it would be worth the time and money? should i just work up the ranks? what are my options with the degree and experience?
Out of curiosity what did you end up doing and how’s things now?
Get your resume in order and go to a CM. Be a superintendent.
Definitely worth doing the school . Even a 2 yr degree would help you . You already have the physical experience. Go for it...
should a construction project manager have engineering background (bachelors degree in engineering)?
MBM That may be helpful in some cases, however experience will help you out the most! Internships as assistant PM’s or estimating helps a lot as well.
Is there a difference when having a degree in project management vs construction management?
em1edwin project management is more for jobs at companies non-construction and construction management is more for construction companies.. you cpuld probably get either job with the other but it would be way easier to become a construction project manager with a CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT degree. It depends on what u wanna do.. you could major in construction management and minor in normal project management
EmoiProductions. i thought there was only one degree called "Construction Project Management."
1:37 Skylar White was a Project Manager before? lol
I would like to take Construction engineering and management as my program. Can i take a PE?
+Kiyoko Kamiyama Hey Kiyoko !! Even I am also looking forward for a masters in Construction Engineering and Management. You have any idea from where to start and which countries to chose for studying CEM? It would be pleasure hearing from you.
Hi! Mapua Institute of Technology in Philippines offers CEM, i'm not sure if they're offering masters in that program though. You might want to check their website :)
+Kiyoko Kamiyama U guys can try this major in Melbourne University OR Swinbourne Uni . I am gonna apply one of them next month. Btw, I have a bachelor degree of civil engineering in RMIT university. All of those Universities are pretty awesome and Melbourne is the most livable city in the world.
Howd it go?!??!??!
Oh wow! Kudos for updating this thread! I am now a graduate of electrical engineering and now working as a consultant. PE or being a CE (UK equivalent?) is now the dream :)
Anyone can suggest best universitys for construction management course in USA?
Virginia Tech or Clemson University are good choices. Also, if your school does not have construction management, another great option would be to major in civil engineering with a discipline or focus in construction!
One more thing i want to open my own business company where can i start and how can i start ?
Americans hates immigrants!! Don't go there
+mikemer79 then u can come to Australia , a nation with endless possibilities
+Andy Ma andy can you help me out in relocating to australia...?
u need at least 130,000 AUD
for which course u r talking about ?
I have a civil engineering degree ,i want to learn from you. Can you have me as an assistant???
I have my own commercial construction company. I do NOT recommend construction career to anyone. Construction is a pain.
+Taha H Why did u say that?
+Taha H please ellaborate
Taha H
Get out of commercial and go residential on a commercial scale like apartment complexes.
thts what she said....0.0
Thats why you have to try for Construction Management. Your average laborers that are pounding nails will have fucked up backs and knees by 40.
Whatever you do, don't fill your curriculum with communications classes!
As a CM with 13yrs exp, you MUST know the trades! I don't care how well you communicate. If you don't know HOW to build something, you're gonna be the laughingstock of the project.
I benefited from growing up in this industry. Most of you will have to hire on somewhere to get your experience. However you do it, it will pay off immediately.
I can only assume that this guy can fill out RFIs, POs and daily logs with the best of them, but how will he handle the carpenters questions about header size or the excavator's question about the manhole inverts? Will he simply pass off those questions to the engineers? Constantly doing that brings your value in question.
Also, don't show up on site wearing a suit and tie.....the men don't want to talk to a suit. They want to talk to another contractor. Lace up your boots, cupcake. You may just have to get dirty.
Hi bit random, but I'm doing civil engineering and at the stage of choosing dissertation topic, I've chosen it to be on project management but not sure the topic, wondering if someone with your expertise can help a fellow engineer. Thanks
Caramon Majere i feel like even if they dont have all the knowledge you are saying is needed they can still do good at their job.. theirs such things as phones now a days it may be able to help.. and i dont understand why wearing a suit would matter... he is a PROJECT MANAGER he works in all aspects of it... business, design, and supervision. He didnt study to be just say a carpenter, not hating just example.. but I do agree he cant be afraid to get out on the job site.. now you may have some more knowledge than be because im not a construction project manager YET but i have job shadowed and such and this is just some of the knowledge i have picked up
Caramon Majere so true..i am journeyman carpenter..taking night school to become a pjm
Amazing how divisive a shirt/tie can be, even unintentionally
This man is now President & ceo of Findorff. Lol
Add some funny scenes to the show so it's not so boring, you can borrow something from every scene, think of pawn stars
the job site he took us is a hospital that's already built. wtf?
Probably expanding the building.
I thought to myself why aren't they wearing mask lol
😄😄 Same here... And your comment actually made me realise this vid was posted 11 years ago
Because this was made in 1829
Are you living multiverse?
Damn yall wear ties??
no jobs :/
I majored in Construction Management at Northern Iowa and I feel like I made a bad choice because of this economy the construction industry has been hit the hardest. I graduate in 2012 hopefully the job outlook will be better then.
Pretty sure it bounced back pretty good since 2008
As a Junior CM with 10+ years of experience....this is just a show with clean tie ....Things are NOT going like that in reality!!! This is just B***S***
I dunno man, this seems pretty spot on accurate to me
Indeed, we have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, and a lesson to the God-fearing.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from the oil of a blessed olive tree, located neither to the east nor the west, whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
Meetings and emails, tough day. None of the people in this video actually do anything
just because he didn’t slave away performing manual labor for 12 hours doesn’t mean he didn’t do anything. there need to be people to coordinate construction in order for it to get done.
@@erinmccoy2203 the fact that he doesnt understand this explains why he works manual labor
Fake video, I didn't hear on F-bomb