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Archive for October, 2009
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To cover note or not to cover note….
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Im still shocked at how many people decide not to include a cover note with their application for positions. But, I can totally understand why some people think its... -
Job Interviews: Ways and Mechanisms to Interview for Success
Posted on October 29, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Interviews are the make or break of the job search; No matter how good your CV and career record is to date, the face-to-face (or telephone) interview remains the... -
Changing Organisational Think Changes Organisational Behaviour
Posted on October 28, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I have been looking at the reasons why large and complex organisations have such difficulty in bringing in changes that are designed to improve performance but often fail to... -
P3O Manual – First Chapter
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve not had chance yet to buy or read the new P3O manual (Portfolio, Programmes and Project Offices) there are a few resources you might be interested in:... -
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... -
Are you guilty of these Project Management CV errors?
Posted on October 23, 2009 | 4 CommentsTweet Following on from our recent newsletter on project management interview and assessments I wanted to take a step back for a minute and answer some of the questions from... -
Registrations – How Was The Third Quarter?
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Arras People operates a managed database where each applicant is examined and considered. The collation of this information (started in January 2009) provides an insight into registration trends and... -
Arras People – Surging through the NHS Maze
Posted on October 21, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Did you know the NHS is one of the biggest recruiter in the world? Only the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the Wal-Mart supermarket chain and the Indian Railways directly... -
Guest Post – Follow Through
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet One of the greatest frustrations that any manager can experience is that of giving an instruction, only to have it not properly or completely carried out. There is a... -
Monday Morning Links – 19th October
Posted on October 19, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you. -Neil Armstrong Our heads are swelling... -
Support Service Isn’t Just For The Established
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet As we’ve repeated throughout the summer and will continue to do into the coming winter months, Arras People again urges proactivity amongst those who find themselves out in the cold... -
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... -
Our Project Management Volunteer Checks In
Posted on October 14, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Oh, how one loves making an impact. One of the tools available in the dashboard that publishes our particular blog creates the ability added ‘stickability’ to a new post.... -
P3O – A Case Study
Posted on October 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet P3O, Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices, has been out for about a year now and the above Case Study shows one organisation’s journey in the implementation of P3O. Further... -
Monday Morning Links – 12th October
Posted on October 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet A referee in one sport once stated that he was undertaking the only job known to man that required him to be perfect from the start, then continue to... -
Arras People Interviews Earth PM Co-Founders
Posted on October 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet As green initiatives have infiltrated both public and corporate conscience in recent times, we at Arras People wanted to learn more about the green sector as it applied to the... -
Recruitment Matters
Posted on October 8, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet The recession has prompted questions about the buoyancy of the job market and in particular the project management roles have seen both positive and negative press. One common theme... -
The Foundation of a Project Management Career
Posted on October 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet I recently had this query through from a candidate which I thought would be worth further discussion: “Is it worth me taking a Prince2 Foundation E-Learning course? I’d like... -
Monday Morning Links
Posted on October 5, 2009 | 4 CommentsTweet Welcome to the first full week of October. Today at The Camel we introduce a new running theme for the start of each week – some links regarding project management... -
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... -
Do You Feel Lucky?
Posted on October 1, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet You’ve just gotta ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Whoa, sorry about that, caught ’Dirty Harry’ flipping through some telly channels the other night. Must’ve slipped into the subconscience...
