How to write a CV for the position of a project manager

A project manager's job involves many different activities which usually take place across multiple teams and multiple locations. Writing a brief but sufficiently accurate CV of a project manager is, therefore, not easy.

Such a CV should clearly show that the person concerned is able to lead people, manage risk and deliver results to the satisfaction of their clients.

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According to theundercoverrecruiter.com the CV should include the following skills, no matter in what specific field you have managed projects.

1. Planning

Give examples of planning the activities of project teams or scheduling project-related tasks. Emphasise the results you have achieved on time and within specified budgets.

2. Cost management

Specify the amount of budgets you have worked with, allocation of costs to individual parts of the projects, as well as the methods and tools you used to check costs. Mention the specific savings you achieved.

3. Risk management

A good project manager's CV should also contain examples of risks you discovered and successfully overcame before they became real threats.

4. Leadership skills

If you have led a project team, highlight your skills in the field of leadership. Mention that you ran meetings, evaluated the performance of subordinates, motivated them to perform better, etc.

5. Project management methods

Name the specific methodologies you used to manage the assigned projects (Prince2, ITIL, agile project management, etc.). Also specify whether you have completed project management training and achieved appropriate certifications. Provide examples of the application of methodologies in specific projects.

6. Writing business cases

Every project manager should be able to write a business case for a project. Specify in your CV what business cases you have written or revised.

7. Achieving results

Sum up the resulting benefits of the projects you have managed as accurately as possible, including numbers.

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Article source The Undercover Recruiter - popular British recruitment and career blog
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