Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Embrace (not fear) Application Forms
The last Project Management Recruitment Idea we looked at the interview stage and presentations. This week we focus on the application stage again, specifically the “dreaded” application form. Why...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the Recruitment Process
Over the last few weeks Arras People has been dissecting and writing about the project management recruitment process on the Camel Blog, providing advice, hints and tips on how any project management...
View ArticleProject Management Recruitment Ideas – How long should a Project Manager CV be?
In this Project Management Recruitment Ideas, the question How Long Should a Project Manager CV be?* might seem a boringly easy question and one that should require no thought at all. However it is a...
View ArticleThings to Know About the Values Based Interview
Time for some values based interview advice, from straight out of our collection of careers-based advice on the Arras People website… Sit down for but a moment and take a look at the outward traits...
View ArticleCan You Really Delegate Your Job Search?
This weekend I noticed that the job board Jobsite started up its ad campaign again featuring that cheeky Mancunian scamp Max Beesley. It features him walking down the street urging you to log onto the...
View ArticleProject Management Recruitment Ideas – Showing PRINCE2 on your CV
And another Project Management Recruitment Ideas for this week, I’ve been looking at what some of our readers have been searching for on The Camel and what might seem like a obvious question is...
View ArticleThe Online Habits of a Jobseeker – Being 13%
Online job board and recruitment company GuruCareers published some interesting information at the end of March 2011 about the habits of a jobseeker and the online activity they take part in. The...
View ArticleProject Management Recruitment Ideas – Hiring Right First Time
As the hiring manager how do I “ensure” that more often than not I get the right person for the role first time of asking? What a great question and I’m sure if we could crack this one all our lives...
View ArticleStanding Out in a Project Management Meerkat
One of the most common questions I still get asked a lot is how can I make my CV stand out when I’m applying for positions? I get asked it so often that we made a presentation and podcast about it –...
View ArticleLess Fishing More Communication
As we draw ever closer to the new fiscal year it’s a good time for reflection – we’ve certainly experienced a rollercoaster of demand with the year starting out very strong. Lots of opportunities and...
View ArticleWhat Employers are Asking for in Job Postings for PMs
One of us (Jeff) immersed himself in research for this article by searching open job postings on major sites in order to obtain a picture of the current job market for project management. We took this...
View ArticleGet ‘em Onboard: The First 30 Days on the Job
We were alerted recently to an insightful article over on Software Advice by HR analyst Jennifer King, who mentioned to readers the importance of getting a new job hire acquainted with their...
View ArticleLive Q&A – Project Management Careers (December)
Welcome to our fourth Live Q&A Session here today on the Camel Tuesday December 11th. We’re here live between 12 noon and 2pm today to answer any questions you might have about careers in project...
View ArticleGraduates in Project Management
Last week I was invited along to the Manchester Metropolitan University‘s Business School to talk to soon-to-be graduating project management students. We’ve done a number of presentations at...
View ArticleThe Biggest Barrier to Hiring the Right Project Managers?
Budget? Authorisation? Decent requirements? The biggest barrier to hiring the right project managers for the job is that thing we all hate – the old dated, old-fashioned CV- curriculum vitae – résumé,...
View ArticleTailoring for Specific Roles
It’s something we’ve always talked about and now in a survey by the National Careers Service it’s been highlighted as the most common mistake people make with their CVs. In a report out yesterday it...
View ArticleIncrease Your PM Interview Ratio
Earlier this week I gave a talk at APM’s Yorkshire branch on “Getting Ahead in Project Management”. It’s a presentation I’ve done a few times last year at various other branches and it’s interesting...
View ArticleLine Managers Want to Recruit Project Managers?
A recent report from Talent Party, and featured in the Evening Standard (20th May 2014) highlighted yet again that organisations are not hiring the right people for their open vacancies. The figures...
View ArticleQ&A Project Management Careers: Age Old Problems
Is age a potential barrier to getting into project management? If we think about younger workers – no, age is not a barrier however what doesn’t help when trying to get into the profession is often...
View ArticleQ&A Project Management Careers: Another Take on Project Management Interview
Another Take on Project Management Interview “Tell me about a time when…”, the classic interview question that hopes to uncover aspects of your project management career in an interview situation....
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