Achievements on a IT project manager CV
Discussion
It’s been a while since I've written a CV and all the guides I have read suggest writing numerous achievements under my current and previous job titles.
Unfortunately I keep falling fowl of writing my job role and not my achievements, but the problem is I don’t think I have any.
I do my job to the best of my ability and I deliver projects on time and under budget, but you would expect this by default so it seems pointless bothering.
At best I can think of a few things but they would only be understandable/relevant to my current employer.
I’m a bit of a loss really! Any advice would be welcome, thank you.
Unfortunately I keep falling fowl of writing my job role and not my achievements, but the problem is I don’t think I have any.
I do my job to the best of my ability and I deliver projects on time and under budget, but you would expect this by default so it seems pointless bothering.
At best I can think of a few things but they would only be understandable/relevant to my current employer.
I’m a bit of a loss really! Any advice would be welcome, thank you.
That sounds simple enough however a lot of it is just hard work, common sense, and good use of PMO material.
Also I can’t get too specific and anything too successful would require proof which for obvious reasons would not be forthcoming.
Just to clarify I work with software and not hardware.
Also I can’t get too specific and anything too successful would require proof which for obvious reasons would not be forthcoming.
Just to clarify I work with software and not hardware.
All good advice there. Your reaction to this issue is not unusual so you can take some solace from that.
Do exactly as you say, and whilst you think it is unremarkable doing your job well, you have to present evidence as such to convince a hiring manager to sift you in to interview. Maybe thinking of it as outcomes rather than achievements may help you to frame it better. And include metrics where you can as suggested above. Happy to look over your CV if that helps to see if you're on the right track. Good luck!
Do exactly as you say, and whilst you think it is unremarkable doing your job well, you have to present evidence as such to convince a hiring manager to sift you in to interview. Maybe thinking of it as outcomes rather than achievements may help you to frame it better. And include metrics where you can as suggested above. Happy to look over your CV if that helps to see if you're on the right track. Good luck!
BigMonk said:
That sounds simple enough however a lot of it is just hard work, common sense, and good use of PMO material.
Also I can’t get too specific and anything too successful would require proof which for obvious reasons would not be forthcoming.
Just to clarify I work with software and not hardware.
Unless you have signed an NDA (or the Official Secrets Act, conceivably) everything is on the table. The more information you put down the better - don't worry about proof, it's rarely asked for. If you can't do what you said you could they'll fire you quickly enough, that's the evidential test. Also I can’t get too specific and anything too successful would require proof which for obvious reasons would not be forthcoming.
Just to clarify I work with software and not hardware.
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