“How do I make myself effectively come across on a CV as having strong stakeholder management (or perhaps even just strong people) skills?” – Mike, Kent
Steve Trippier of Arras People says: Hi Mike, good question, and it is the sort of question that will always generate a good debate within the project community.
In today’s market place it is possibly even more relevant as candidates need to use their CV to its fullest extent in order to ensure that all their knowledge skills and experience are fully represented and that it differentiates them from the myriad of other candidates looking for their next role.
In my opinion it is certainly not enough to simply state: “I have strong stakeholder management skills”; personally, I would always look for such a statement to be qualified within a CV with some strong examples. However, before adding examples to your CV there are still a number of elements to consider…
If you want to read the rest of Steve’s response to Mike’s question, check out the original article from the July 2011 edition of Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment newsletter from Arras People. Subscribe to Tipoffs to receive next month’s edition free.
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