Landing the project management job of your dreams starts long before the interview. But knowing how to manage projects isn’t quite enough (I wish it were that easy) to get you hired. Hiring managers ...

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kendall McGill, a 32-year-old project manager based in Baltimore. It's been edited for length and clarity. I'd been working as a project manager ...