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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... -
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... -
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... -
Tipping Off in Just One Week
Posted on August 12, 2010 | No CommentsTweet August 2010 will be another time to reflect on Tipoffs past, as we at Arras People delve into our archives to give you a bit of nostalgia on our... -
Summer Holiday Blues
Posted on July 12, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet The summer holiday season is notoriously a time when many people seriously consider handing in their notice. The combination of winding down and settling into a slower pace of... -
Why Hiring Managers Are So Dysfunctional
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet It’s a tough thing being in the job market. You make up a CV and send it out by the truckloads. You write it and rewrite it; you peddle... -
Undervalued?
Posted on June 2, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet It has come to my attention recently that a number of project professionals currently working out in the field are feeling the bite of the recession in ways other... -
Get it right!
Posted on May 26, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet It is a time for change and the job market is ever evolving (some may say it has become stagnant at times) as the economy emerges from recession and... -
A Day at the Challenge
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Two hours. A lot can happen in that time: you can go out to get the bread and come home branded a bigot by the nation’s most powerful man.... -
Tipoffs: A Big Day Tomorrow
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsTweet A last-minute reminder for fans of great newsletters: Project Management Tipoffs, the project and programme management newsletter from Arras People, will be distributed to subscribing inboxes free tomorrow morning.... -
Graduate Opportunities in Project Management
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Mooching through the web I came across this opportunity at Mouchel within their Government and Business Services (GBS) stream which may be of interest to graduates looking at an... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – The Cover Note
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Last week we looked at the application process in the first Project Management Recruitment Idea and I’m going to stick with the same part of the process because I’m... -
How to Respond to the Changing Project Management Jobs Market?
Posted on March 8, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Last week I took part in a podcast with the delightful and delectable Paul Naybour and John Bolton of Parallel Project Training where we discussed the changes in today’s... -
Casting Pods with Lindsay Scott
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsTweet In my worst Chris Moyles impression, download the podcast tomorrow afternoon! Arras People‘s own Lindsay Scott will take questions from Parallel Project Training’s Paul Naybour in his highly-regarded Project Management Jobs Podcast... -
Survey Shows Underuse of Social Media Amongst Job Seekers
Posted on January 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet Early returns from the Arras People 2010 Project Management Benchmark Survey show that only four per cent of project management job seekers use social media to find new vacancies,... -
Monday Morning Links – 26th October
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet “You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra It’s en vogue and a bit overdone, even for an English blog, to quote Yogi Berra. And though the Hall... -
October Edition of Tipoffs Out Today
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsTweet With the beginning of a new month comes anticipation. No, not of early Christmas creep (much to the consternation of several businesses) – of the new edition of Project... -
Book Review: The Green Guide for Business
Posted on October 2, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Authors simply have a comfort zone in which they can write most effectively, as you are no doubt aware. When you think John Grisham, you know you’re getting good... -
Project Management Recruitment – Walking into a Beam of Light
Posted on September 25, 2009 | No CommentsTweet You have no doubt heard all about the Job Search Support service Arras has been providing in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions in support of the... -
The Job Advisor: CV’s Personal Details & Activities
Posted on September 24, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Once a week, Arras People will give one of our own expert project management careers consultants a chance to answer some of the nagging questions you have about the... -
The Trouble with Scatterguns
Posted on September 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet In our daily conversations with candidates who are currently in the process of searching for their next role, we hear of numerous different methods of approaching the market. It... -
Showing Up: The Job Interview in Context
Posted on September 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Imagination time… Picture the graduate: fresh and excited to interview for a job opportunity, one that simply did not come along very often in these times of economic woe... -
Ripped From Tipoffs – Q&A Session on Project Management Qualifications
Posted on August 17, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the July 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs from our Q&A section. In this section of Tipoffs, Arras People solicits and answers questions... -
Some Job Searching Hints Beyond Your CV
Posted on August 12, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet At Arras People we have been running our JobSearch Support Service for Newly Unemployed Professionals in conjunction with the DWP since the beginning of April. We provide a tailored... -
Advancing in Age Amid Economic Turmoil
Posted on June 3, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet The cold, hard facts of the economic frustrations were thrown a monkey wrench two months ago when I got an email from a gentleman in his 60s who worried... -
Real Issues that Project Professionals are Facing Right Now
Posted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Talking to project management professionals during our recent project management careers clinic sessions, we’re seeing a common picture relating to real issues that people are facing in the current... -
My CV is perfect!
Posted on April 24, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Following on from Mick Hides informative article in this month’s Tip Offs newsletter from Arras People. Mick explained the importance and reasons behind having an audit system in place... -
How to maximise short term project management contracts
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Just a follow on from the Short Term Contract blog piece, just been speaking to a colleague about a role we have at the moment, it’s a four week... -
Short term contracts – keeping ahead of the game
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet In the current climate where budgets and resources are tight, it is becoming more common for employers to take on staff for short term contract assignments of one or...
