Being a contract worker, regardless of which industry or field of expertise you are in, requires different job hunting tactics than those employed by conventional employees.
If you’re on the lookout for your next senior project manager role, here are a few tips on how to increase your chances of landing your next opportunity.
1. Emphasise your personal brand
As a contractor, you are essentially running your own business and therefore you need to make sure you are marketing yourself correctly.
If you’re a senior project manager, you will have amassed a wealth of experience and skills – use these to your advantage and push these benefits to sell yourself to prospective employers.
2. Do your research
Contractors are constantly switching between roles and employers, and it is important to understand that each organisation has its own unique needs and wants.
When moving between contract jobs, make sure you update yourself on the skills and qualifications hiring managers are looking for. This involves a holistic assessment of the needs of your industry as a whole as well as those of the specific employer.
3. Join a project management network
Constantly heading to a traditional recruitment agency to seek work just doesn’t cut it anymore for experienced project managers.
A much more effective and efficient strategy is to join a project management network such as EDGE PLUS, which matches the most qualified project managers in Australia with the hiring managers that seek their skills.
There’s no more having to drop off your CV at an agency and hoping for the best – the exclusive nature of the EDGE PLUS network means you’ll only be connected to the jobs that best match your skills and expertise.
