Project Management Career Case Study – Gaining Experience
Avoid These Resume Mistakes!
October 23, 2010 | By Catherine Summers In Career Development,Leadership,Planning,Productivity,Six Sigma,Success,Workplace Communication,Writing and Speaking | Comments(0)
You erroneously see your resume as a measuring scale of your worth. Indeed, the majority of the information concerns your employment history. But your goal should be to attract a reaction from the prospective employer. Keeping this tidbit in mind can ensure that your resume will not appear as a flat list, but will instead attract someone’s attention.
Most people write a resume because everyone knows that you have to have one to get a job. Many view this task as a necessary, painful evil. Writing a resume ranks among some of our least-liked tasks. If you can wrap your mind around the fact that your resume will make all the difference in increasing your chances of landing the perfect job, it will be easier for you to dig up the necessary enthusiasm needed to take your “business card” to the world from average to outstanding.
Having a resume is a basic requirement when one seeks employment. Certainly, you should use past employment information as a main reference. You should, however, use the information listed to stimulate interest. Using this approach can help you create an impressive resume, as opposed to a “grocery list” of jobs you’ve held.
The good news is that, with a little extra effort, you can create a resume that makes you really stand out as a superior candidate for a job you are seeking. Odds are that less than one in one hundred resumes ever trigger any real attention. So, even if you face fierce competition, with a well written resume you should be invited to interview more often than many people more qualified than you.
Set aside at least three hours (that’s an average length of time to complete a resume if all goes smoothly). before getting started, post a list of the following notes somewhere easy for you to see during the process of writing the resume.
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PMP Exam: Earned Value Management – Variances and Index Values
October 11, 2010 | By Sandy England, PMP In PMP and CAPM Project Management Exams | Comments(21)
SirGanttalot asked:
Sir Ganttalot helps you prepare for the PMP exam by explaining Earned Value Management. This is a three part lesson. Part 1 covers basic concepts, ie how to derive PV (Planned Value), EV (Earned Value) and AC Actual Cost. (These terms are also known as BCWS, BCWP and ACWP respectively.) Part 2 shows how to apply these items to calculate variances (SV – Schedule Variance, CV – Cost Variance, SPI – Schedule Performance Index, CPI – Cost Performance Index). Part 3 explains how Earned Value Management is used to forecast project performance by calculating EAC – Estimate at Completion, ETC – Estimate to Complete, VAC – Variance at Completion, and TCPI – To Complete Performance Index.
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What is a Project Management Professional (PMP)?
October 10, 2010 | By Sandy England, PMP In PMP and CAPM Project Management Exams | Comments(0)
mamy s asked:
i am an accountant i need to develop my self in accounting & in finance career , i don’t now is it good or not.
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PMP Exam
October 8, 2010 | By Sandy England, PMP In PMP and CAPM Project Management Exams | Comments(0)
tukrishna asked:
There are three terms that I would like to introduce here. First, lets see what Process Group is. The whole Project Management discipline is divided into five broad Process group, they are Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project Execution, Project Monitoring & Control and Project Closing. You probably, might be aware of them as well. When a new Project starts, its in the Project Initiation phase, from Initiation, it moves to Planning, than to Execution and Monitoring & Control and finally its closed. Project Execution and Project Monitoring & Control processes go hand in hand. So when a new project is started ie, initiated, all processes of Project Initiation Process Group should be applied to the Project. Similarly when the project is being closed, all Processes of Project Closing group should be applied. Let me give you more specific example, Identify Risks is a Process of Project Planning group. So when the project is in planning phase, you must identify all the Risks of the project. Next. Lets see what is a Knowledge Area. As per PMBOK, There are 9 Knowledge areas. For example, Human Resource Management is one of the Knowledge areas. Knowledge area is a set of specific processes required to be performed to meet a project objective. A Knowledge area may have some processes to be done in Project Planning Process Group and some other processes to be done in Project Monitoring & Control Process Group. For example, if you take Human Resource Management Knowledge area …
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Giving Upper Management The Tools They Need To Succeed
October 3, 2010 | By Craig Calvin In Career Development,Leadership,Management,Planning,Productivity,Six Sigma,Success,Workplace Communication,Writing and Speaking | Comments(0)
As a business owner it is your managers who serve as your voice. They relay important information to all employees of the company and they also act as eyes and ears when it comes to running your business. Because of their importance in the functioning of your business, you’ve probably made great efforts to ensure that you have chosen the best of your employees for these positions. But carefully selecting employees who are educated, knowledgeable, and true leaders for management positions is just the beginning.
Management is more than just moving selecting the best employees for your management team, and if you want an effective management team, then you need to ensure that once the team is in place they are provided constant reinforcement to help them improve their management skills. It is necessary to encourage them to attend seminars and classes to help them grow to meet the challenges of a growing business and if you offer to pay for this training, it often helps improves their attitude towards obtaining some extra knowledge.
This knowledge can come in the form of full on management classes or Six Sigma training or can come in the form of business related classes, goal setting strategies, motivational classes, or even just general communications classes. The more information they can gather the better managers they will be so if there is a class that interests them be sure to sign them up.
As an owner it is important to offer additional training and resources to all of your employees to help them grow as individuals and as assets to your company. Realizing that business is not a static event but something that is constantly in motion will help you to stay ahead of your competitors and will keep your business moving into the future. Outside resources provide an excellent opportunity for growth.
Even the best team of managers needs to constantly improve and learn as they grow with a company. Once you have chosen the best possible employees for your management team, make sure that you are arming them with the information they need to help them achieve and exceed all company goals. Providing your employees with access to seminars and classes to help them further their knowledge is not just a good idea it is the responsibility of every business owner who wants to be successful.
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How Can I Get Started in a Career as a Project Manager?
October 2, 2010 | By Sandy England, PMP In Career Development,Other - Careers & Employment | Comments(1)
sacking24 asked:
I don’t have any experience in project management but I just graduated with a MBA and I have a graduate certificate in project management. I am eligible and have applied to write the CAPM exam with PMI. I can’t secure a job in my field because I don’t have actual job experience.
How can I get my foot in the door and work towards my PMP certification?
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