PM Benchmark Report 2012
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A Look at One University’s Commitment to PPM
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Arras People wanted to understand more about project management in today’s universities in the UK and spoke with Dr Walter Mswaka about the University of Huddersfield’s approach. Whilst the... -
Presentation Counts
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an extract from ‘The Lazy Project Manager and The Project from Hell’ – Peter Taylor’s new book, currently free as an eBook from Amazon... -
Young PMs Q&A with Gill Hancock
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsTweet I missed a golden opportunity a few weeks ago due to injury with Project Management Tipoffs, as we wanted to include the reflections of the APM’s Gill Hancock in... -
Less Fishing More Communication
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsTweet As we draw ever closer to the new fiscal year it’s a good time for reflection – we’ve certainly experienced a rollercoaster of demand with the year starting out... -
Standing Out in a Project Management Meerkat
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsTweet One of the most common questions I still get asked a lot is how can I make my CV stand out when I’m applying for positions? I get asked... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Presentations at Interviews
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweet I’m at the second stage for an interview for a project management post and I’ve been asked to give a presentation, what hints and tips could you give me?... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Competency Based Interview
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet I have an interview coming up for a project manager position and I’ve been informed that it will be competency based, how can I prepare for this? Competency based... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Recruiting a PM for the First Time
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The nature of what we do has changed significantly and we find ourselves needing to recruit a project manager for the first time. What should we be looking for... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Hiring Right First Time
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet As the hiring manager how do I “ensure” that more often than not I get the right person for the role first time of asking? What a great question... -
Why is Interview Feedback SO Hard?
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet I’m currently writing a chapter on project management recruitment for a book which will be published in 2013 on the people side of project management. One of the areas... -
PPM Census Snapshot – Has LinkedIn broken the trust?
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsTweet In this year’s Programme and Project Management Census, Arras People have been asking respondents about their usage of LinkedIn in order to ascertain where it fits with today’s PPM... -
5 Tips for Managing Your Project Team
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Every great team has a great manager. This is the same for sports teams as it is for project teams. Here are some tips to help you manage your... -
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... -
Reading Between the Lines – Project Management CV
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet My initial thought on becoming a Recruitment Consultant specialising in recruiting project professionals was “Surely it can’t be that difficult?” I will be dealing with people who know what... -
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... -
Differentiating Yourself: Where Things Stand Today
Posted on August 31, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In recent times we have advised potential job seekers that a significant amount of job vacancies are never advertised to the wider public. In fact 80% of roles are... -
Higher Education and the PPM Influence
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsTweet When compared to the likes of the classics, sciences and history, a project management-specific curriculum in higher education throughout the United Kingdom is in its relative infancy. PPM is... -
Lessons in communication – a job seeker’s special
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Having spoken to a number of frustrated jobseekers recently it has become clear that as candidates, they are being left in the dark in the recruitment process. Recently, a... -
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... -
Networking and other dirty words
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Maybe it’s just me but there’s something about the phrase “networking” that puts me on edge. For a freelance consultant this is probably a very bad thing and certainly... -
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... -
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... -
Age Concerns and the Project Professional
Posted on May 4, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The 2011 Project Management Benchmark Report from Arras People continues the theme of looking at how age impacts the community of project management practitioners. Over the last six years... -
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... -
Tipoffs podcast on workplace out Thursday
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs will have their April edition out this Thursday, with the podcast version’s 14th edition available that very morning. This free podcast version of the acclaimed newsletter... -
Tipoffs out next week
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs, the monthly newsletter from Arras People, takes another crack at the issues and concerns facing project management & recruitment next week. On Thursday, subscribers to this... -
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...
