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How to Apply Project Management Principles to Your Job Search
Using your project management skills to organize your job search will lead to a more efficient search and ultimately to you landing a good position.
September 16, 2008 — Computerworld —
Project management skills produce results. As a former project manager, Joe Ruck knows that. And he knows that those same skills that produce corporate results are also personal assets.
The discipline that brings in a major IT project on time can also guide personal projects such as the search for a new job.
"Project management is going to improve your odds at getting a better job at better pay," says Ruck, who is now CEO of BoardVantage Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of secure portals and communications for boards and executives.
In fact, Ruck says a colleague who recently launched a job search landed a better position using project management skills that helped him to stay on track and avoid jumping at early offers.
Here are some tips gleaned from project management to help you successfully bring in that all important job project:1. Set project objectives.
One of the key concepts from project management is to define what success looks like. So start by articulating your vision of the job you want.
"Sit down in an organized way and examine where you've been. Think through the kinds of work you've done in the past five to 10 years, what you enjoy most and get the most meaning from, and why. That's a great way to make decisions about where you want to go next," says John A. Challenger, CEO of outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. in Chicago.
As in any project, lean on your team. Get input from those close to you who can give you objective insights to those questions.
2. Establish a project timeline and milestones.
Every IT project has an implementation schedule and a delivery date. Your job search should have those too, says Karyl K. Innis, chairman and CEO of The Innis Co., a Dallas consulting firm.
Granted, you can't guarantee the start date of a yet-to-be-found job, but Innis says most people have a target date in mind. For example, you may want to land a new position in advance of expected changes at your current job or before your severance money runs out.
Once you commit to that time frame, establish some milestones. Schedule dates for tasks such as finishing your résumé and researching companies.
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