May 2008

Project Management professionals benefit Little Monkeys

Another donation from our successful project management careers clinics to a local charity - Little Monkeys

> Read more about the recent press release

April 2008

New member of staff at Arras People

Dan Strayer started with Arras in April and brings a wealth of media knowledge and experience, with special expertise in writing, research and internet relations. He joins Arras as a Research/Marketing Officer and has previous experience as a project co-ordinator within the education publishing area.

Charity money goes down a tweet

> our recent day out to present one of our nominated charities with our PMC Clinic fundraiser proceeds

Arras People in the Community:
Career consultations for project management professionals
Benefits local North West charities

After conducting a series of Project Management Careers Clinics for almost eight months, Arras People have matched the total donations made by our candidates for three different charities based around the Greater Manchester area.

The three registered charities nominated to receive donations this year are  Francis House Children’s Hospice, a respite house for families caring for very sick children based in East Didsbury, Manchester; Heywood Little Monkey’s, a charity geared toward vulnerable families and their children, based in Heywood, and; Three Owls Bird Sanctuary and Reserve, a hospital for injured or orphaned birds based in Norden, Rochdale.

Donations made by Arras People will total £1,040, a grant increased thanks to Arras People’s commitment to matching the original donations made by each candidate as payment for the consultation they received. Arras consultants Mick Hides, Lindsay Scott and Nicola Thorp, provide career advice and help for people on their CV and share their opinions and tips in areas such as qualifications, training, current job markets in project management. Fees for the sessions were donated to the charity of the candidate’s choice.

Said John Thorpe, a director of Arras People: “It is great to have a dedicated team who are willing to make time to share their experience and at the same time generate money that goes towards helping others in our local community“

A new selection of charities for 2008-2009 have been selected by the consultants and Arras looks forward to another year of fundraising

> Find out more about our project management careers clinics

March 2008

01/03/08 - New Member of the team at Arras People

Gary Holmes, an experienced programme co-ordinator with experience in financial services, IT, customer service and legal. Gary joins our growing programme and project support office recruitment team - something that reflects the growing popularity of support roles within programme and project management.

February 2008

27/02/08 - The 2008 Project Management Survey is now available

> Read the press release

> See the report

January 2008

09/01/08 - Over 1000 people have taken part in our 2008 Project Management Survey, here's a snapshot of some of the data we've seen so far:

Want to see the whole report in February 2008?

> Take part and receive the report free of charge

December 2007

Third Project Management Salary Survey and Benchmark Report Launch

Arras People launched its popular benchmark report for 2008. In this years report this will allow us to tell you:

• How your salary/day rate compares to that of your peers
• Whether your salary expectations anticipated at the start of 2007 have been achieved
• How competitive your salary is compared to that of both men and women at your level

> To take part and received the report free of charge

Corporate Member for the Association of Project Management

Arras People became corporate members of the APM this month, our aim is to contribute to the professional development of project managers and use our own experiences of the project management job market in a proactive and useful way. As we've project management practitioners too - we're looking forward to using our membership status to ensure we stay informed on project management best practice.

October 2007

Giving Advice for Charity

Arras People kicked off its "charity donation in exchange for project management advice" in the form of its popular project management careers clinic. Candidates can book a half a hour slot in exhange for a £10 donation to one of three charities. We've selected Francis House - a children's hospice in Cheshire, closer to home in Lancashire we've opted for Cheeky Monkey's - a Heywood based children's charity and Three Owls Sanctuary - a lovely rescue centre for birds near our head office.