The Times Are Changing ... Are you?

Not getting interviews? Here’s how recruiting usually works: Job description is posted. Many resumes are received. Resumes are reviewed and top candidates are chosen. Interviews with top candidates are chosen. Hiring decision made and offer given to top candidate. Many people don’t make it past step two because their resume has something that prevents them from being selected. So, what can you do? Make Sure You’re Qualified Honestly look at your skills and figure out which positions you are qualified for.  Apply only to those.  Qualify Yourself For The Position You can make your resume stand out, sure, but you need to make it to the interview process, right? Match the language used in the job posting. For example, if the job description list attributes of the role, give examples in your achievements of similar tasks. Keywords, Though Boring, Get You Chosen Keywords that are in the job description, will help you pass an electronic screening tool. Read th...

The end of the year is not only a good time to reflect but also to perform that ever so important part of any Project Mangers role ... Lessons Learned.  Perhaps the most important lesson I learned this year involves a unique project I was tasked with completing. I was assigned the huge challenge of a Designing a SharePoint solution for a company wide intranet, including a solution for the PMO. The PMO solution needed to include a repository for project documents, confidential financial documents and the usual project inputs and outputs - issues, action items and risk lists. The Problem: This was an internal project funded by overhead, not from an external client or vendor source and stakeholders wanted it done without much time or input from them. They wanted it done right and it had to work for everyone. 'Everyone' meant, HR, Development, Finance, executives, remote and in house developers, too.   Without requirements, some of the dilemmas I encountered included: No de...