Monday, October 26th, 2009 - career management, project management, qualifications

PMP certification? Steve asks: How does one go about PMP certification? Basic steps please… In answer: We have blogged before about grants for getting Prince2 training and project management certification, but simply almost anyone can become a member of the Project Management Institute, so why not find a local chapter and join? The PMI recommend [...]

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Friday, September 4th, 2009 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Professional CV, cv help, cv writing, how to make a cv, job search, professionalism, project management

Team Performance Contribution Lee, an aerodynamics consultant, asks: How do you put a valuation on team contributions for previous positions? I have noticed that many CV advice articles have many suggestions on “quantifiables,” eg: Increased sales by £/$xxx, or yy%. If a person has worked as part of a team effort (e.g. large aerospace company) [...]

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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 - career change, career management, career transition, economics, education, professionalism, project management, qualifications

How can I get into Project Management? Andrew asks: After more than 3 years as a online journalist/copywriter, I want to make a change and retrain as a project manager, but I’m not sure how to go about it. Any ideas? I studied Politics at Uni (got a 2.1), and I have an MSc in [...]

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Saturday, May 30th, 2009 - IT Jobs, career change, career management, career planning, career transition, construction jobs, cv help, economics, education, employment, project management, qualifications, recruitment, redundancy, unemployment

PrinceII Training photo credit: 24seven Communications With all the bad press around at present with regards the economy, and resultant unemployment, it did surprise but didn’t shock me when I read this week that 1 in 10 employers facing a skills shortage. Why is this? One of the reasons is that school leavers are no [...]

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Thursday, May 21st, 2009 - Professional CV, career coaching, career management, career planning, professionalism, project management, qualifications

IT Project Management photo credit: Flyinace2000 Elie, a systems programmer for an insurer, asks: I’m looking to expand my skills at Project Management and Team Leading. There is a certification, PMP (Project Management Professional) that I can get, but I’m not sure if I want to get the designation. Can you recommend a book or [...]

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