June 18, 201510 yr Had a phone interview on Friday for a job in Arizona and took an online test yesterday, which I'm pretty confident I did well at. They said they will assess and get back to me. Fingers crossed that I have experienced my last Chicago winter as I move to Phoenix.
June 22, 201510 yr Not immediately job-related, but I did pass my PMP exam last week and am now certified.
June 22, 201510 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:32 AM) Not immediately job-related, but I did pass my PiMP exam last week and am now certified. fixed that for you
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) A month and a half in - I made the right call. Seeing now how a real organization is run has opened my eyes. They were in desperate need of marketing, and I think this will be a long relationship. Just based on the first 1.5 months, they've now just signed a lease on a new space of the building we're in and are letting me expand the marketing team and run things from a separate office. That didn't take long. Life is good. Baby on the way. Stress from the job is minimal - only focused on what needs to be done work-wise and not about a million things out of my control. I loved my last job, and this one is wayyyyyy better. A year after this post. Definitely the right call. New job, baby, new house and still alive. Today I got a $30,000 bonus. Huzzah!!
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 04:19 PM) A year after this post. Definitely the right call. New job, baby, new house and still alive. Today I got a $30,000 bonus. Huzzah!! Congrats, Steve!
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) Got a rejection email today saying I wouldn't fit in. Ouch. Jeez that's harsh. f*** em.
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:32 AM) Not immediately job-related, but I did pass my PMP exam last week and am now certified. That's awesome congrats! I will be taking that exam down the road. How did you study and how tough was the test?
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 07:51 PM) That's awesome congrats! I will be taking that exam down the road. How did you study and how tough was the test? Yes tell us more. I'm due for that this year.
January 12, 201610 yr That's awesome congrats! I will be taking that exam down the road. How did you study and how tough was the test? I took a five day "boot camp" class that was entirely aimed at passing the exam. Mine was paid for by my employer, so I don't know the exact cost but I'm guessing about $2K. After the class, I put in about 2 hours of studying for two days and then 4 hours the night before the test. I really didn't have time to study more and only passed at the minimum level.
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 12, 2016 -> 07:57 AM) I took a five day "boot camp" class that was entirely aimed at passing the exam. Mine was paid for by my employer, so I don't know the exact cost but I'm guessing about $2K. After the class, I put in about 2 hours of studying for two days and then 4 hours the night before the test. I really didn't have time to study more and only passed at the minimum level. What do you call a guy who barely passed the PMP? A certified project manager!
January 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 06:19 PM) A year after this post. Definitely the right call. New job, baby, new house and still alive. Today I got a $30,000 bonus. Huzzah!!
January 13, 201610 yr The hardest part of this job is letting someone go like I just did about 20 minutes ago. She's got an amazing attitude and is a super sweet and energetic young woman, but she just can't get the job done.
January 14, 201610 yr Nice to see some positives in this thread! I have a phone call setup with a recruiter for an IT Advisory position in my area, I haven't gone through these with a recruiter in the past, what should I expect? Is it just gauging my experience and interest in the job?
January 14, 201610 yr QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 12, 2016 -> 06:27 AM) What do you call a guy who barely passed the PMP? A certified project manager! I did a lot of project management over the course of the last year as the lead on a very large project we undertook in our department. Props to all you project managers out there! You've got extraordinary amounts of patience, you are incredibly persistent and resilient, and a willingness to painstakingly insist that all the various t's are crossed and i's are dotted. I'm a "big picture" guy and so I struggle to manage all the details. Very pleased to have that hat removed from my head this year.
January 14, 201610 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 13, 2016 -> 06:55 PM) I did a lot of project management over the course of the last year as the lead on a very large project we undertook in our department. Props to all you project managers out there! You've got extraordinary amounts of patience, you are incredibly persistent and resilient, and a willingness to painstakingly insist that all the various t's are crossed and i's are dotted. I'm a "big picture" guy and so I struggle to manage all the details. Very pleased to have that hat removed from my head this year. A good project manager makes your work so much easier to maintain, any other type of PM makes your life a living hell.
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