The project management marketplace is certainly an interesting one as we head into 2010. I receive many questions from job-seekers everyday;
- I’m facing redundancy and I want to make sure I’m prepared for my job-hunting
- I’ve just started looking for a new role and I’m not sure I’m looking in the best places
- I’ve been out of work for a while and want to get back into a project management role, help!
- I’ve been looking at moving into a project management role but I have limited experience, what do I need to do?
- I’m feeling frustrated with my job hunting at the moment, I’m not getting any feedback on applications or interviews
- I was asked what my preferred salary would be and I’m not sure what to say
- If I paid for a project management course will this improve my chances of finding a project management job?
- I’ve been doing some informal project management in my current job and now I want to find a true project management role
If any of the above sound familar or if you have any other questions in relation to your project management career you can take part in the Guardian Careers project management forum later today. Starting at 1pm and running until 4pm, you can put any question to the panel of experts. The panel includes;
Our panelists:
Lindsay Scott, director of recruitment, Arras People – project management recruitment specialists
Tarquin Bennett-Coles, director of RSA Interims. Tarquin has more than 12 years experience exclusively recruiting within the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices and life sciences sectors and is on the board of the Interim Management Association
Fergus O’Connell is founder of ETP, a leading programme and project management company. His ‘Ten Steps’ model was used to plan and execute the Special Olympics World Games in 2003. Fergus has taught project management in many countries and his new book Work Less, Achieve More is published by Headline Business Plus.
Steve Armstrong, lecturer in computing and chair of the project management course at the Open University
Dr Stephen Simister runs the project management MBA at Henley Business School. Prior to joining Henley in 2006, he was a consultant for 10 years supporting organisations such as Pfizer, Network Rail and other blue chip companies
Just create a login and post your question (you can post a question before 1pm and it will be answered during the live forum)
Twitter: projectmgmt
You can see the full thread of the Live Q&A session on the Guardian Careers website at:
Project Management Guardian Careers