I’m in the same boat. I’m trying to go from frontend developer/designer to project manager. My advice is to look for certifications that are respected in the field and then acquire them.

i think this only applies in the us. nobody i know in europe gives two shits about certifications, unless it’s the kind you can’t work without, like electrician.

Certs are really only for HR. Most hiring people understand certs are just taking a test and have little to do with real job skill.

I help in hiring for my company. Most candidates lack communication skills and the ability to apply their knowledge. We have hired people with MS in IT who were totally incomplete, and people with no degrees in the field who were stellar, self-motivating, and were quickly promoted.

The problem that most employees don’t want to hear is that all their experience and degrees mean nothing if they can’t market those skills and demonstrate basic social competence and self-reliance.