Reply to: Accept contract offer or not?

[northernladuk]

Is PM a proper job then? I thought it was a role created for people who juggle a few spreadsheets around and then take credit for the work done by someone else? :-)

BTW. I'd clean the tulipters if the money was right.

Least you can come on here and justify you talking tulip all the time then.....

[psychocandy]

Is PM a proper job then? I thought it was a role created for people who juggle a few spreadsheets around and then take credit for the work done by someone else? :-)

BTW. I'd clean the tulipters if the money was right.

[norrahe]

Frig's sake wish you PMs would stop taking all the PMO support roles!!!! It's hard enough between all us legit project lackys without you lot taking a step down.

Go and fight with Programme Manager's for their jobs and get to do even less work for twice the money

If only, we PM's are 10 a penny these days.

As for formatting your CV all well and good, but a job title is a job title and you can spin your CV how you like, if does get difficult when applying for roles if you keep switching around.

[Mephisto]

Frig's sake wish you PMs would stop taking all the PMO support roles!!!! It's hard enough between all us legit project lackys without you lot taking a step down.

Go and fight with Programme Manager's for their jobs and get to do even less work for twice the money

[eek]

Super, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of process

only a week? You have no ambition.

[Untouchable1]

Super, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of process

I'll do my best

[tarbera]

Payback time

ha. quite.

In any case, I decided to take the role. I don't think I'd deal with hunger well.

Super, As a PMO its your job to hinder the PM as much as possible with guff and turn 5 min jobs into a weeks worth of process

[Untouchable1]

Being a PMO can help your PM career? Heard it all now.

ha. quite.

In any case, I decided to take the role. I don't think I'd deal with hunger well.

[northernladuk]

I guess it depends on your situation regarding whether the income is essential to paying the bills. I think the different types of work will add to your skill level and can only help on your CV.

Being a PMO can help your PM career? Heard it all now.

[Jennie Miller]

I guess it depends on your situation regarding whether the income is essential to paying the bills. I think the different types of work will add to your skill level and can only help on your CV.

[malvolio]

What's a "career path"? I'm already the Director and sole owner of a succesful (if very small) consultancycompany....

More to the point, people hire skills and experience. Sometimes knowing more than one trade is quite valuable, and a useful USP.

[SueEllen]

I believe a CV should show consistency of roles, if you keep moving or switching with each contract then how can you keep a consistent career path or be taken seriously for roles, especially if you apply for a PM role next and your previous role was PMO support, questions will be asked also it could limit your probability of being put forward for the role.

It depends on how you format your CV.

[norrahe]

Hi All,

Keen to get your opinion on whether I should accept a recent contract offer.

Background: My recent roles have been as a project manager managing the delivery team to get xyz tech product into the market place. i.e. doing a proper PM role.

The contract I've been offered is more of a support role/PMO. I would be doing reporting, general admin stuff and picking up odds and ends, but not managing a team to deliver a tech product. Additionally, it's also not really at the rate I want.

My question is: will having a 'less beefy' contract role on my CV damage my CV in the longer term? Should I wait it it out and get a contract doing a 'proper PM role'. Or should I take the contract, given that the market seems to be a bit slower at the moment? I've been looking for 2 weeks.

Thoughts?

Thanks
Untouchable1

I believe a CV should show consistency of roles, if you keep moving or switching with each contract then how can you keep a consistent career path or be taken seriously for roles, especially if you apply for a PM role next and your previous role was PMO support, questions will be asked also it could limit your probability of being put forward for the role.

In the end it is your decision, but you have to think about how you can market your skills going forward.

[kevpuk]

So, you're a project manager yet you cant make this decision based on your own circumstances!?

Has to be a position on the GANTT chart that tells the approach to take.....what is your critical path?

[northernladuk]

I find this situation a little difficult to believe so am erring towards sockie troll.

Very rarely will a client take on people over experienced. You will just get bored and/or get offered work later at a better rate and then ditch the client for the better offer. Just because you can PM doesn't always mean you can PMO either.