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"You provided a thorough and successful service"

from: Health Professions Council, March 2007

A relatively new organisation that have a number of ongoing projects across their business. The Project Manager was doing an exceptional job but there was a need for an additional resource to pick up some of the strain but would also be looking for an opportunity to take on the role of project manager on small projects or workstreams

Candidates that fit an organisation's culture

It’s never a challenge looking for exceptional project co-ordinators who are looking for that entry level project manager role – the challenge came from finding that particular individual who would work well within this type of organisation and culture as well as that depth of experience in projects – we weren’t looking for an IT Project Co-ordinator, or Facilities Project Co-ordinator or Business Change, we were looking for someone who had co-ordinated a variety of types of projects

Quickly drawing up a shortlist

At Arras People we have a dedicated PMO (Project Support) desk which means part of our business purely focuses on project co-ordinators, project office staff etc. We were able to understand the culture of the organisation and the skillset easily and once we had a flavour of the projects within the organisation it was a matter of reviewing our available candidates and talking to a number of people before selecting a shortlist.

Successfully placed candidate

A successfully placed candidate who is looking forward to the diversity of project challenges ahead and working alongside a project manager who they know they’re going to learn a lot from

Using a dedicated PMO recruitment agency

A dedicated PMO team at Arras People who understand all about the PMO related roles and are able to work closely with clients to define the right person for the role (bringing the job specification to life) and effectively screen PMO candidates by talking their language and understanding their drivers when looking for a new role