An expert panel discussed positions and potential in the field of Project Management and Consulting.
Participating Panelists:
*Jamil Jivani
Innovation Expedition
Introduction: 0:10:14, 0:12:51
Selling Skills: 0:33:42
First Mistakes?: 0:45:47
Post-Grad vs Experience?: 01:01:08
*Lisa Madokoro
Project Manager, ecentricarts inc
Introduction: 0:09:03, 0:15:18
Selling Skills?: 0:32:23
Managing Multiple Projects?: 0:36:38
Delegating Duties?: 0:38:50
First Mistakes?: 0:47:18
Post-Grad vs Experience?: 01:03:02
*Brian Smith
Vice President, Cirrus Consulting Group
Introduction: 0:07:41, 0:17:10
Start-up?: 0:44:40, 0:47:59
Guidance?: 0:51:56
Best of a Bad Job?: 00:57:11
Post-Grad vs Experience?: 0:59:51
Going out on Your Own?: 01:08:15
*Graham Sue
Assistant Director, Admissions & Recruitment, Schulich School of Business, York University
Introduction: 0:05:34, 0:21:28
Start-up?: 00:40:07
First Mistakes?: 0:48:45
Post-Grad vs Experience?: 01:04:19
*Carole Umana
Higher Education Consultant
Introduction: 0:04:14, 0:27:51
Start-up?: 0:42:53
First Mistakes?: 0:50:39
Post-Grad vs Experience?: 01:05:56
1. Jamil and Lisa, without a background in Project Management, how did you sell yourselves and your skills? 00:32:20
2. Lisa, how do you manage multiple projects? 00:36:38
3. Lisa, when managing a project, what tasks do you delegate versus those you take on yourself? 00:38:50
4. As a start-up company, how do you get your first clients? Why should they come to you for consulting over competitors? 00:40:07
5. What early mistakes did you make coming into your first job and how did you overcome them? 00:45:46
6. How do you overcome a challenging project that quickly exceed your level of expertise? Who do you look to for guidance and assistance? 00:51:56
7. Brian, what did you do to make the best of a bad job? Are these extra program add-ons worth the money? 00:57:11
8. Are Post-Graduate programs more beneficial than gaining experience in the field of Project Management? 00:59:51
9. What’s the key difference between having your own service-based business as opposed to working for a project-driven company? 01:08:15
Recorded: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in the Career Centre Presentation Room at York University.
For more info: http://www.yorku.ca/careers/students/jobsearchpanels/index.htm