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- Dan Strayer: Quite so, Alan. Patrick has shown himself to be thorough and complete in his assessment, which you have to love and admire. We look...
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- kamal: Dan, I like your perspective and predictions – intuition is more what I would call it since this is driven by your experiences and...
- Ceska: Though I found some topics were over simplifed I found the book spot on. Many of the ideas expessed in the book I could closely relate to as...
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Book Review: “Your Brain at Work”
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Overall Impressions I had a difficult time getting into and through this book. Unfortunately, I really can’t tell you why. I think the main problem is that the writing... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Project Management Interview
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I’ve been shortlisted for my first ever interview for a project management post (I got my current job through the company graduate scheme). What can I expect? Job interviews... -
Guesting at the #PMChat Pre-Game Show
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsTweet We related to our readers three weeks ago a nifty Twitter-inspired chat session introduced for the project management community by Robert Kelly and Rob Prinzo. It’s called #PMchat, a... -
Tipoffs Just One Week Away
Posted on November 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People, will be in inboxes next Thursday morning. Subscribe today for free to get an initial look... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – First Position for a Student
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet I’ve recently completed full time higher education studying project management. I’m struggling to find my first position (I don’t have any works experience) so I can start putting into... -
The Modern Project Management Apprenticeship
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet There has been much debate about the future of project management and the advances needed to increase the professionalisation of project management. In this week’s newsletter from Arras People... -
Arras People at APM in the Midlands
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweet John Thorpe and Lindsay Scott from Arras People will be presenting at two APM branch meetings in September and October 2011. An opportunity to find out more about the... -
Oh No! Don’t Do It LinkedIn! – The Apply Button
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 4 CommentsTweet Recruiter.com posted an article about a new launch from LinkedIn – the inclusion of an “Apply” button which is designed to make it easier for people with LinkedIn profiles... -
Contractor or Agency Worker?
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet With the AWR (Agency Workers Regulations) due to come into effect on the 1st October 2011 in the UK, we have been busy updating our contracts and procedures to... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – LinkedIn
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week’s Q&A is taken from my PMI PM Network careers column which was published last week. I’ve recently signed up to LinkedIn to reconnect to people I’ve previously... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Business Think
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week’s Q&A is taken from my PMI PM Network careers column which was published this week. I’ve been PMP certified for a number of years however I want... -
Want a pay rise?
Posted on July 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The latest figures from the Arras People PPM Insider – a quarterly report that looks at the project management marketplace in areas such as salary levels and rates, shows... -
Going the Extra Mile
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet Noticing a clear upturn in the market regarding placements versus opportunities, I have found myself in lengthy discussions with contractors recently about what is considered a “professional day”. My... -
LinkedIn – How Project People Should be Using It
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet A few weeks ago at the Best Practice Showcase in London, Arras People hosted five sessions on “How to Differentiate Yourself in the Project Management Marketplace“. A key statistic... -
Resources for Modern Project Career Development
Posted on June 16, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Career development goes beyond the simple booking of a training course or starting a commitment to any one number of the project management certifications and accreditations available. These five... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Performance Review
Posted on June 13, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week’s Q&A is taken from my PMI PM Network careers column which was published last week. My performance review is coming up next month and I think I’ve... -
Tipoffs for June Out in 1 Week
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs is back for June next Thursday, tackling matters related to career development. For this issue, we’ve tapped the expertise of some members of our Training Directory,... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Company Mergers
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week’s Q&A is taken from my PMI PM Network careers column which was published last week. I’ve been working for a number of years in the same organisation... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Working for Free
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week’s question from Mr N.S: I would consider working for no renumeration for a trial period if that is what it would take to get my foot in... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Doing it Without Qualifications
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet This week’s question comes from Mr N.M: I am currently working in Sales but have actively project managed a number of solutions within the Voice & Data sector. I... -
Gearing up for the black stuff and project management
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Next week I’ll be at the PMI EMEA Congress in Dublin (9-11th May) and apart from working (Arras People will be there in the Careers Central exhibition hall talking... -
Project Academics for individuals and smaller organisations
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 8 CommentsTweet The launch by the Association for Project Management of a new professional standard for project managers of the most complex projects plugs a significant gap in the development road... -
Book Review: “Early Project Appraisal”
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Professor Samset’s book is about doing the right project, (as opposed to doing the project right) and about not starting impossible projects that deliver no value however well they... -
News Round Up – Some of My Favourites
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last few days before we head into the lovely Bank Holiday season and I thought I would share with you some of the recent blog postings I’ve been reading... -
The Online Habits of a Jobseeker – Being 13%
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Online job board and recruitment company GuruCareers published some interesting information at the end of March 2011 about the habits of a jobseeker and the online activity they take... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – From a Software Engineer
Posted on April 6, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet This week’s question comes from Mr JJ: I have been a software engineer for the past 4 years and bored of the role now because the company I work... -
Q&A on Breaking into Project Management
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsTweet If you’re looking for some careers advice on breaking into the field of project management you should head over to the Guardian Careers website and take a look at... -
Construction Engineering May Hold Key to Future PMs
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board‘s (ECITB’s) study on the need for qualified personnel by the end of the decade in the ECI is an interesting one for project... -
A Government Cut Worth Some Perspective: Unemployed Project Professionals
Posted on March 25, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Coalition Government have backed plans to scrap certain job seeking training programmes for unemployed professionals, including project managers. Arras People were a certified provisional provider of this programme,... -
NLP, Apollo 13 and Project Managers
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet For my money, a presentation that highlights how we think, what it means in the business of project management, clips from Apollo 13 and Clint Howard’s overwhelming forehead is...
