In this months edition we will look at some takeaways from July's Conversation with an Expert now live on the Project Manager Clinic Youtube channel.Thanks to all of you that have already subscribed to the Newsletter, I'm blown away by the interest and support for the Project Manager Clinic! I look forward to sharing more practical project management techniques with you via the Youtube channel and this newsletter. I'm keen to hear from you and your experiences in project land and hope that you will participate in discussing practical solutions to the different issues or symptoms we often find ourselves in as PM's and Sponsors.

In this months edition

1. About the next speaker and conversation with an Expert Series - "Unlocking Success: The Essential Guide to Hiring an experienced Project Manager"

2. A summary and some great take away tips and hints from the Youtube channel conversation with Elizabeth Roodenrys, "Is it Me or is it Them?"

3. Some information about what else is planned for the channel, and

4. Some quick hints and tips thrown in! 

Episode 2 Conversation with an Expert Topic - "Unlocking Success: The Essential Guide to Hiring an experienced Project Manager" 

In conversation with me this month is recruiter, Nat Jefferys, from PinPoint Talent, Sydney. Natalie has 7 years' experience in recruitment with extensive knowledge of the public sector space, she specialises in State Government and works on permanent and contingent, mid to senior level roles with a focus on Project Services, IT and Digital. Nat currently lead a team of recruiters and is the main point of contact for decision makers at the business level and MSP’s for NSW State Government. Her approach with clients and candidates is consultative, ensuring personalised and effective solutions.

In this conversation with an Expert we look at what you should consider when hiring an experienced project management professional. These are the people who have a track record of delivering a range of projects and programs across a breadth of project types and industry segments. These people already have long careers with demonstrated experience, very often their CV's are longer than the recommended four pages to simply try and fit in all the relevant experience. In many cases, it's just not possible to outline everything that you have done in the longer careers of mature age, expert Project Managers and Program Directors. So we explore if the same questions apply, particularly if that person has an established career already behind them. Asking the typical questions like, "where do you want to be in your career in the next five years" for example are not always relevant. Remember that at a senior level, say a Program Director, is going to behave more like an Executive and may have different expectations about the role.

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