To find a new job you should go to a job board website and start submitting applications, right? Wrong. In my experience that method is ineffective. Almost to the point of being a waste of time. Even worse, if you …
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It’s crazy. Job seekers have a hard time finding a new job. Well guess what? Finding good candidates for your open positions isn’t a walk in the park either! Aside from this video tutorial on how to use LinkedIn to …
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Do people run away screaming when you ask them for recommendations on LinkedIn? Well you’re in luck. Watch this video and all your problems will be solved. Or at least this one. Aaaand maybe you’ll learn how LinkedIn recommendations can …
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How much time do recruiters or hiring managers spend reviewing your resume, on average? Studies have previously come out with results of 4-5 minutes, when you ask hiring managers how much time they spend. That’s self-report data. Is it reality? …
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How do you make a great impression on a hiring manager? A question I saw recently on a message board asked what to do when you are able to network effectively enough to take someone out for coffee, someone who …
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In one of the lessons in my Project Management Career Coaching Course I highlight some common networking mistakes people make. Check it out. 1 – Dont’ Be Organized The less organized you are, the more likely you will do something …
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What’s the hardest part of landing a new role to advance your career? I asked this question in a poll recently on the Career in Project Management LinkedIn Group. The top answer was that finding organizations and jobs seems to …
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You’ve applied to everything that moves. You’ve polished your resume. You’re going for all the right job titles. You’ve pursued an advanced degree. You’re asking everybody if they are hiring and can get you ‘in’. You’re trying everything you know. …
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A great discussion about pursuing a project management role on the LinkedIn group recently spurred me to put together some more in-depth information for you today. Sometimes it’s easy for me to forget that many of you may not know …
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I received a great question from Chris, a question I get very often. Hi josh, Things are going fine. But it has been hard to enter into Project Management field. All jobs need a minimum of three years of hands-on …
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photo by Kaptain Kobold Project Management Career questions frequent my inbox and comment notifications. I love them! The Question I received a great one from Biswa just recently: Recently joined in a organization as a Project Coordinator which provides IT …
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Too many people see networking as something you do when you are looking for a job. That is soooo wrong….
The resume or CV is important, but it doesn’t even make up a majority of the decision…
Jose sent me a great email with some important questions about gaining experience in project management, and education: Hi Josh! I’m a huge follower of yours and really enjoy your tips. I’m sure you get this often, but I have …
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Are you struggling to find your way through this maze that is your project management career?
Struggle no more. Follow this process to the letter and iterate as much as you need to. It will help you get crystal clear on your goals, how to achieve them, and hold yourself accountable for results.
So you landed an interview for a project management role. Congratulations! Being evil yourself in an interview is critical, because you want them to see who you really are. If there is a fit between you and the organization, it will …
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I try to teach people to fish; even if they didn’t ask me to show them how…. they just wanted a fish. You can’t conquer the world using evil minions alone…some things you just have to do yourself. A minion …
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Mike Clayton recently responded to a question he receives often from his audience, “how do I get into project management?” I really liked what Mike had to say, and so this is my evil riff on his ideas. 1. Seize …
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Do you want to be an evil a successful project manager? Me too. I’m actually a bit obsessed with it. As I work with my project teams, more and more ideas keep coming out to enhance our ability to deliver …
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Every time you contemplate what you need to do to take over the world further your project management career, do you get a sinking feeling in your stomach? Do you worry that it won’t be enough, or that you don’t …
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