Lindsay Scott is the director of program and
project management recruitment at Arras
People in London, England.
ers thinking you are not really a project manager,
there is a simple way to rectify this: Make sure
your résumé or CV accurately details your project
management responsibilities and includes common project management language. You can
also simply add the words “project manager” in
brackets after the job title on your résumé. This is
not about replacing the actual job title (I wouldn’t
recommend this because it isn’t factually correct, which may cause a problem when potential
employers check your references). It is a change
you are making to reflect the wider marketplace,
using a job title that everyone understands.
Q: Is Twitter a good place to learn about project management?
A: There are a number of ways to use Twitter as
a project manager. The trick is to make sure you
are using it in the right way. You can follow popular hashtags (a searchable word, combination of
words or acronym marked by the symbol) like
#pmot. It stands for “project managers on Twitter.” The tweets are an eclectic mix of project
managers sharing news, blogs, surveys or useful
websites. A host of organizations also share the
latest products or news about conferences or
events.
New hashtags
spring up every
day, especially
when there
is a par-
ticular
project management conference or event. If you
can’t attend a certain event, you can virtually attend
by following the hashtag.
There’s also #PMChat, a weekly Friday event
when project managers from around the globe
chat about a particular project management
theme. It’s been happening for three years. Recent
themes have included agile project management,
digital project management, interviews and plan-
ning. The emphasis is making connections. New
users are encouraged to initiate conversations, so
don’t hold back. PM
Make sure your résumé or CV
accurately details your project
management responsibilities
and includes common project
management language.
