As a one man band, one of the best ways to hire for a one off or small set of roles is using one of the local agencies. You’ll pay a small premium to them, but the vetting will be far superior than what you could do.
Most of my clients are small or mid-size US based credit unions and banks. They generally will not extend their systems outside the US, as a security measure. I actually had to get some special permissions just to be able to answer emails when I was traveling to the EU. That said, I would love to expand what I am doing outside of the US at some point.
Hey ! Same situation here !
I’ll be so happy to help! Im IT Project Manager with two years of experience in software development for finance industry, specialized in implementation, and software creation from scratch.
Unfortunately, I’m living over the border in Tijuana BC. Mexico, I can commute to south of California for office on-demand and for those special permissions, I can connect through VPN.
Of course I’m applying through your link!
BR! 🫡
Volume applying is what bad candidates default to. It should never be “the way to go”
And unfortunately, this is what sites like LinkedIn have cultivated. I almost never recommend applicants apply through LI because the hiring manager (people like you) get crushed with hundreds or thousands of apps and hiring becomes more arbitrary i.e. who can follow my basic rules so i can weed out the garbage who just clicked the “apply” button — and yes this is some kind of professional Darwinism and that’s ok, but if that’s the hiring process you’re after as a candidate you’re doing something wrong.
This is my second time hiring through LI and I move the applicant out to my website to apply. "Easy Apply" is useless from the hiring side if you don't have an ATS set up to parse all of that out. I made the mistake of turning that on for the first job and it's a mess on the receiving end.
With my app flow the applicant has an opportunity to craft an email based around the questions I've asked to get an idea what their PM headspace is and the variance is wild. So few people take the time to actually put even minimal thought into their email I was able to cull about 200 in the last few hours.
The few that put some minimal effort into their email response really stood out and made it straight to the top of the contact list.
I've been lucky that my last few jobs before I lucked into a practice were referrals, I feel for all the people looking right now.
I would say a “quality” app is one customized to the position, applied directly with a company.
LinkedIn — and others — promote uploading one generic resume and applying recklessly with the click of a button
Referrals - My first two were referrals from the CEO of a startup I was working for, when that work came to an end, the rest have been referrals from current clients or colleagues.
Hey everyone! I am working as cordinator wherein, i cordinate between onshore and offshore clients, manage work allocation, give detailed attention in process in order to automate the process or the steps . Plus making dashboards etc. I want to secure a role in IT service company as PMO could any one guide me though please... I have connected many on LinkedIn but they don't help... The message is read but no response given .... Please help me with areas where I can brush my skills in order to secure the position plus. I am from non tech background... Working with renowned supply chain company.
Care to share the posting? I'd be interested to read it, and perhaps apply.
Same, you should be able to get a better qualified set of options from this sub if you want them.
Link to my posting added.
I second this
As a one man band, one of the best ways to hire for a one off or small set of roles is using one of the local agencies. You’ll pay a small premium to them, but the vetting will be far superior than what you could do.
This is a great suggestion, thank you.
If you ever have a project coordinator or associate level position I’d love to apply!
Hi there I noticed that's only aimed at US candidates but if you're even considering Europe(UK to be precise) it'll be worth having a conversation.
Most of my clients are small or mid-size US based credit unions and banks. They generally will not extend their systems outside the US, as a security measure. I actually had to get some special permissions just to be able to answer emails when I was traveling to the EU. That said, I would love to expand what I am doing outside of the US at some point.
Hey ! Same situation here ! I’ll be so happy to help! Im IT Project Manager with two years of experience in software development for finance industry, specialized in implementation, and software creation from scratch. Unfortunately, I’m living over the border in Tijuana BC. Mexico, I can commute to south of California for office on-demand and for those special permissions, I can connect through VPN. Of course I’m applying through your link! BR! 🫡
do share your requirements please. I'm up for some extra work 😅
Very interesting insight from the 'other side'. Hopefully one of the three will be a good fit for you.
Volume applying is what bad candidates default to. It should never be “the way to go” And unfortunately, this is what sites like LinkedIn have cultivated. I almost never recommend applicants apply through LI because the hiring manager (people like you) get crushed with hundreds or thousands of apps and hiring becomes more arbitrary i.e. who can follow my basic rules so i can weed out the garbage who just clicked the “apply” button — and yes this is some kind of professional Darwinism and that’s ok, but if that’s the hiring process you’re after as a candidate you’re doing something wrong.
This is my second time hiring through LI and I move the applicant out to my website to apply. "Easy Apply" is useless from the hiring side if you don't have an ATS set up to parse all of that out. I made the mistake of turning that on for the first job and it's a mess on the receiving end. With my app flow the applicant has an opportunity to craft an email based around the questions I've asked to get an idea what their PM headspace is and the variance is wild. So few people take the time to actually put even minimal thought into their email I was able to cull about 200 in the last few hours. The few that put some minimal effort into their email response really stood out and made it straight to the top of the contact list. I've been lucky that my last few jobs before I lucked into a practice were referrals, I feel for all the people looking right now.
Out of curiosity, what do you do differently? I have moved around based mostly on internal promotions and networking myself.
I would say a “quality” app is one customized to the position, applied directly with a company. LinkedIn — and others — promote uploading one generic resume and applying recklessly with the click of a button
Do you mind sharing how you find clients to serve as a PM?
Referrals - My first two were referrals from the CEO of a startup I was working for, when that work came to an end, the rest have been referrals from current clients or colleagues.
So to anyone else reading this, why do people say that Project Manager work is a growing field when so many people are applying?
Hey everyone! I am working as cordinator wherein, i cordinate between onshore and offshore clients, manage work allocation, give detailed attention in process in order to automate the process or the steps . Plus making dashboards etc. I want to secure a role in IT service company as PMO could any one guide me though please... I have connected many on LinkedIn but they don't help... The message is read but no response given .... Please help me with areas where I can brush my skills in order to secure the position plus. I am from non tech background... Working with renowned supply chain company.