Project Management gigs

[MPwannadecentincome]

Not a good week...

Due to kids being sick (more than 1!), It's not going to be a good week for work or for gig hunting.

I'm supposed to be flying off for an important meeting with the client and the client's client on Wed morning returning Thursday night. I can't leave the family as is - I don't see any prospect of a miraculous recovery within 24 hours, which means that, if I'm not in the meeting, I can't write it up or take many actions and if I can't do that then the client has no real need for me at all let alone the 20hrs per week I was reduced to last week.

I was hoping to have polished off the CV this weekend and had a free place at a conference on Tuesday evening which would have allowed me to network with people in the same type of business - other consultants / managers as well as potential clients. Not sure if I can escape for the 5 hours required.

Hopefully my business travel insurance will cover the airfare cancellation costs, lets see.

No family to speak of to help out so just have to get some sleep whenever and take it one day at a time now.

[PM-Junkie]

All, please be very sceptical about all feedback you get from an agency or even a prospective client. Virtually all of it will be a fob off designed to get you off the phone.
Usually the client just says who they want, and forget the rest, no feedback is offered or asked for, it wastes time and doesn't generate revenue. This leaves the agent in a slight pickle to which there are solutions:
1. Never contact you again = preferred option.
2. If you track them down (don't bother) they will fob you with too experienced/qualified, gone internal/withdrawn/next chap had worked there previously blah blah blah.

Reality is - it's a no, they just weren't that into you.
DON'T base any judgements regarding dumbing down CV's on any of this, do this only to get a completely different job e.g. barwork !!
Good luck all.

That is not true. I have always given feedback on CV's and interviews and why I have selected one candidate over another. I am sure I am not unique.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Due to kids being sick (more than 1!), It's not going to be a good week for work or for gig hunting.

I'm supposed to be flying off for an important meeting with the client and the client's client on Wed morning returning Thursday night. I can't leave the family as is - I don't see any prospect of a miraculous recovery within 24 hours, which means that, if I'm not in the meeting, I can't write it up or take many actions and if I can't do that then the client has no real need for me at all let alone the 20hrs per week I was reduced to last week.

I was hoping to have polished off the CV this weekend and had a free place at a conference on Tuesday evening which would have allowed me to network with people in the same type of business - other consultants / managers as well as potential clients. Not sure if I can escape for the 5 hours required.

Hopefully my business travel insurance will cover the airfare cancellation costs, lets see.

No family to speak of to help out so just have to get some sleep whenever and take it one day at a time now.

Just got a kindly uncle to help out to watch the kids, boy is a little better now, other 2 better but still not well enough for school - missed out on the networking event this evening but now packed and checked in for first flight tomorrow morning and some real work for the week

And managed to get the CV polished off whilst everyone was sleeping!

[MPwannadecentincome]

That is not true. I have always given feedback on CV's and interviews and why I have selected one candidate over another. I am sure I am not unique.

Agreed, rare, but not unique!

[MPwannadecentincome]

Jobsite vs Jobserve

I've noticed jobsite seems to have more non financial PM roles than jobserve and monster has next to nothing. Anyone else notice some sites better than others for PM roles?