The Project Management Careers
Clinic from Arras People
Donate £10 and gain some good advice!
Last year we raised over £1000 for local charities through the Project Management Career
Clinic.
Set up by Arras People to provide advice and help
for people who are registered with Arras People as a project management
professional, we provide general help on your CV, share our
experience, opinions and tips with you in 
areas such as qualifications, training,
current job markets in project management.
To use the service we ask that you donate £10 to one of our four nominated charities located in our community:
This year we are supporting:
George House Trust, the North West's leading HIV charity.
Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary
Youth Charter, overall aim of providing young people with an opportunity through sport, arts and cultural activity to develop in life.
Derian House, a children's hospice
* Once donations have been made, refunds are not available for cancellations or no-shows
A member of staff will contact you to take payment. Payments can be made via credit/debit cards:
Feedback from previous users of the PMC Clinic:
What did you get out of the session?:
"Clarity, straight talking, great advice which was appropriate and tailored towards me - as opposed to a host of generic waffle and a hard sell for other products and services that seems to happen with most other companies."
"Having spent a lot of time recently not knowing which way to turn and how to utilise my skills, I completed the call with a big smile on my face and a confidence in the way forward and my future that I have not experienced for a very long time."
"Very good advise of which PM qualification i should seek certification in. Also great advise regarding the CV and it's suitability for contracting roles"
A good investiment of your time?
"Absolutely, very productive & informative”. Lindsay was very helpful and direct, gave me exactly the type of information I was looking for, it was well worth the investment of time"
"Definitely a great investment of my time"
Will it help me in anyway?
"Solid advice from somebody who not only understands the world of projects but also career management principles”. “Whilst job-hunting for the past 6 months, the 30 minutes spent discussing my CV, is most valuable time I have spent instead of applying for jobs”.
Instructions for
Using the Clinic
1. You need to be registered
with Arras People to use the clinic - that way we can prepare before
the call using your profile data - register
here
2. Make sure you tell us what
you want to talk about during your call
3. We will contact you to take your credit/debit card details for your £10 donation - we have four nominated charities to choose from
3. Be available to call Arras
People at your allocated time. Details about the call will be sent
to you in an email when you have booked your slot
4. Please remember to make a note yourself of the date and time of the clinic you're attending, Arras People has had a number of candidates not calling in at their alloted time and we'd hate for you to miss out!
Project Management – From Juniors to Executives
Event ID: | Title: | Time: | Date: | Booked: | Contact: |
|---|
PMG_01 | Programme & Project | 17:00:00 | 28-05-2008 | Available | Mick Hides |
PMG_02 | Programme & Project | 17:30:00 | 28-05-2008 | Yes | Mick Hides |
PMG_03 | Programme & Project | 12:00:00 | 22-05-2008 | Available | Mick Hides |
PMG_04 | Programme & Project | 12:30:00 | 22-05-2008 | Available | Mick Hides |
PMG_07 | Programme & Project | 17:00:00 | 15-05-2008 | Yes | John Thorpe |
PMG_06 | Programme & Project | 17:30:00 | 21-05-2008 | Available | Mick Hides |
PMG_05 | Programme & Project | 17:00:00 | 21-05-2008 | Available | Mick Hides |
PMG_08 | Programme & Project | 17:30:00 | 15-05-2008 | Yes | John Thorpe |
Project Office - For Project Administrators to Programme Office Managers
Event ID: | Title: | Time: | Date: | Booked: | Contact: |
|---|
PMO_01 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 21-05-2008 | Yes | Lindsay Scott |
PMO_02 | Project Office | 17:30:00 | 03-06-2008 | Available | Lindsay Scott |
PMO_03 | Project Office | 17:30:00 | 28-05-2008 | Available | Lindsay Scott |
PMO_04 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 28-05-2008 | Available | Lindsay Scott |
PMO_06 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 20-05-2008 | Yes | Nicola Thorp |
PMO_05 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 28-05-2008 | Available | Nicola Thorp |
PMO_07 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 21-05-2008 | Available | Nicola Thorp |
PMO_08 | Project Office | 17:00:00 | 27-05-2008 | Available | Nicola Thorp |
Feedback from recent visitors to the clinic
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Was this a good investment of your time?
It certainly was, Lindsay was honest and direct and she also gave me sound advice. What did you get out of the session?: Lindsay gave me a few pointers as to how best to sell myself on my CV, advice that I will cherish and adhere to.
Was this a good investment of your time?: This was a fantastic help to myself. What did you get out of the session?: I learnt how to sell myself better in this industry - I realise that I have the necessary attributes but that I must ensure recruiters see that too.
What did you get out of the session?: Impartial advice on posititioning, presentation and salary expectations.
What did you get out of the session?: Clear expectations of what a recruiter or employer expects to see on a CV for a target job. Pause for thought on what I actually want from a new role. Better understanding of what qualities a job advertisment is seeking.
Was this a good investment of your time? “Absolutely”. “Very professional and accurate advice from a very confident and knowledgeable specialist”. “Very different to what I had experienced before, definitely in plus”.
From a candidate wanting to discuss "testing
my expectations of my market value" - Recommendation to
others to use the service "Absolutely - the session matched
my expectations completely, and the format was practical."
From a candidate "seeking new employment at
the moment and required advice from professionals who deal in the
business of recruiting for high quality positions." Recommendation
to others? "Definitely. My experience of recruitment
agencies has not been great over the last couple of months and I
think to have this kind of a clinic is a win-win situation. Arras
get to understand more about a candidate and the candidate can refine
his/her application and develop a meaningful understanding with
an agent."
From a candidate "These days it is very difficult
to get any feedback/advice from agencies in terms of CV quality and whether
a candidate has positioned his/her self correctly in the market.
For me it was an opportunity to get an independent view of my CV
and advice on how I can improve my chances in the Project Manager arena."
Did it meet expectations and would you recommend it? "Yes
I would, I think it is a very useful service, especially if you
have been out of the job market for a while and require help and
advice."
One candidate "
Needed advice from a professional and from a different view point" Did it meet expectations and would you recommend it? Very much so. Sound advice which in todays market is like gold dust.
