Entry-level project and product jobs: 4 roles explained
Roles that coordinate work, schedules and product details. 4 starting roles in project and product, with what each one does and the skills it takes.
Project and product roles
- Project Coordinator
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A project coordinator supports project managers by tracking tasks, scheduling meetings, taking notes, chasing updates and keeping documents in order.
Skills: Organization, Project tools (Asana, Jira, Monday or similar), Communication, Spreadsheets
- Associate Project Manager
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An associate project manager runs small projects and parts of larger ones: scope, schedule, people and risks, with a senior PM as backup.
Skills: Project planning, Stakeholder communication, Risk management, Project tools
- Associate Product Manager
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An associate product manager helps decide what a software product should do next, based on customer needs and data, and works with designers and engineers to ship it. Rotational APM programs often hire without prior product experience.
Skills: Customer research, Writing requirements, Prioritization, Data reading
- Business Analyst
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A business analyst works out what a team needs, documents it and helps the business and technical sides agree on a fix. They map processes, write requirements and test results.
Skills: Requirements writing, Process mapping, Excel and SQL basics, Interviewing
Other kinds of entry-level work
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer success and support
- Finance and accounting
- HR and recruiting
- Operations and supply chain
- Administrative and office
- Technology and IT
- Data and analytics
- Healthcare administration
- Legal and compliance
- Banking, insurance and real estate
- Content and design
- Public sector, non-profit and education
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