What's the topic?
And is the job worth it?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:39, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The topic is
The use of project management for my masters degree dissertation. I don't envy the people that are going to have to listen to it for 10 minutes. The job would totally be worth it; 2 years, down South, big company.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:41, Reply)

Good luck then
If you want someone to read it after you've finished it, I can do it. I can pass it to Mark too and we both can give you a hand (he's a Project Manager at the moment)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:43, Reply)

I might well send it across
I'll see when I get it finished (I should probably do it at least a bit in advance, since I want the job).
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:44, Reply)

Yes, that's a good idea
and practice a little. Don't get too stressed about it, but have something ready, don't just improvise.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:45, Reply)

I don't get stressed about presentations
Unlike most of the other folk who were on my course, I could actually do them reasonably well.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:46, Reply)

Good
Then play that for your advantage. A good skill on a Project Manager is to be able to communicate.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:48, Reply)

The actual position isn't for Project Management
More operations management. That's what they want me to do a presentation on though.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:49, Reply)

I see
Well, good communications skills is good for all jobs. Just show them what you can do. And they probably want to hire someone who they think can evolve and be promoted on the company, so don't be scare to tell them that that's what you'd like to do in the future (if it's true)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 25 Nov 2010, 9:52, Reply)