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Interview: Getting a Job in the New Economy

by Alec Satin
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Soma Bhattacharya of Stepping into Project Management – Newbie’s Diary has published a quick interview with tips for project managers and other technology people who are looking for jobs.
If you’re not yet familiar with Soma’s blog, why not head over and take a look?
Getting a Job in the New Economy
Here’s how Soma describes herself and her blog:
I am an aspiring Project Manager and a Business Analyst who works as part of the Project Management team. I love to read, travel and explore life. If I’m not at work I can be mostly found reading up on PM or a novel with a [...]

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PM Bookshelf – Dictionary of Project Management Terms Third Edition by Ward

by Alec Satin
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You may be wondering why anyone would plunk down $54 to purchase a dictionary of project management terms.  After all, you can google terms or use the online PM dictionaries available at PMHut, Project Auditors, or Visitask.
Your time is valuable!

There are too many books out there.
PM Bookshelf posts present you with a core of books that are worth your time to buy and read.
I wondered too when Christine Hohlbaum contacted me on behalf of ESI International and offered to send me a review copy of J. LeRoy Ward’s new third edition of the Dictionary of Project Management Terms.  Here’s what [...]

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Developing a Consistently Positive Attitude – Key 1 to Being a Wildly Successful Project Manager

by Alec Satin
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Here are the 10 Keys to being a Wildly Successful Project Manager:

Develop a consistently positive attitude.
Make wise choices.
Believe in your abilities.
Be a master at setting goals and achieving them.
Have a clear vision of what success means to you and to your project.
Develop steady, positive habits.
Show persistence.
Over-communicate.
Be transparent.
Do what you say you will do without exception.

With all the fear and confusion around right now stemming from the world economic situation, I thought it might be useful to return to some of the basics of project management leadership touched upon in 10 Keys to Being a Wildly Successful Project Manager.
Developing a [...]

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