OT: Wei San is looking for a job! :-) [Archive]

weisan

11-06-2013, 06:38 PM

Dear Moderators and my pals here at the forum,

First off, I hope I am not abusing the privileges and goodwill shown to me over the years, which I am very thankful for and all the precious friendships that have started from here and blossomed over time.

If it turns out that I am out of line, dear moderators, please delete my post. Sorry for the trouble.

This is a personal appeal for help. :help:

I had been out of a job for six months now...ever since we returned back to the States in March after a two-year stint overseas. We have been very fortunate that there was enough of a reserve to tie us over this period of time but things are getting tight, so I would appreciate any help from my pals here to land a job.

We are currently living in Austin, Texas, which comparatively speaking from a national level, have a pretty healthy job market, so I am as surprised as anybody that it's taking me that long.

Quick overview of the kind of work I am looking for. I am a PMP-certified IT project manager with nine years of specific PM experience, and 15 years total in the IT industry. The kind of projects I have been involved in include: software/web development, enterprise-level system integrations, product development, network security, policy compliance, content management, CRM solutions, online learning modularization, and e-Commerce platforms, Search Engine Optimization.

I have tons of experience leading global teams and working in cross-cultural settings. I know five languages.

I took a hiatus from corporate America five years ago, first going to seminary, followed by pastoring a small congregation in Melbourne and then back as an International IT manager for a mission agency in Singapore. So, yes, it's been a whirlwind journey the last couple of years. I wouldn't trade anything for it, it's been a great learning experience, and I think I have matured and gained a lot from it.

I guess i could paste the entire text of my resume here but I think that's bad form so what I will do is stick a link to my LinkedIn profile if anyone is interested.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wei-san-hui/2/6ab/826

I would appreciate any kind of suggestion or tip from anyone, whether it culminate into an interview/job offer or not, that's not material, at this point, even words of encouragement would be nice. :p:hello:

Again, this is the BEST forum in the ENTIRE WORLD, and y'all are my pals, I appreciate all of you.

I would also like to take the opportunity to convey my warmest regards to you and your loved ones. If there's anything I can do to serve you, please do let me know. I never turn anyone away, never did, never will.

Thank you for listenin'. :)

your pal,
Wei San

vqdriver

11-06-2013, 06:48 PM

i know someone who may need someone with your expertise. lots of caveats with this tho, not the least of which is that his corporate offices are in boston. but he 'commutes' from LA so what do i know. no promises but i'll run it by him and see what happens.

either way, good luck with the search. 6 months is a long time.

MRB

11-06-2013, 06:49 PM

Wei San Pal, Sorry to hear that you're looking for work and haven't found it yet.
All I can offer are words of encouragement. Good Project Managers are worth their weight in gold. Getting projects, especially IT Projects, done on time and in budget is a very sought after skill set. Something will come your way soon. Until then, keep riding.

weisan

11-06-2013, 06:51 PM

weisan

11-06-2013, 06:52 PM

Wei San Pal, Sorry to hear that you're looking for work and haven't found.
All I can offer are words of encouragement. Good Managers are worth their weight in gold. It's very valuable to be able to get things done on time and on budget. Something will come your way soon. Until then, keep riding.

MRB-pal, nice to hear from you, thanks for the encouragement, I will keep ridin', it's my ticket to maintaining sanity....:cool:

wooly

11-06-2013, 08:13 PM

Weisan - I just sent you a connect request via LinkedIn. Hang in there bro.

thegunner

11-06-2013, 08:14 PM

weisan - added you on linkedin, i think i might be able to hook you up (it's a long shot, but it's a good company, i promise)

rwsaunders

11-06-2013, 08:17 PM

Weisan...there are a couple of large Credit Unions in the Austin area and they're always looking for quality PM and IT pros...example below. In my experience, most community banking institutions are on the same hunt for good IT staff as well.

http://velocitycu.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php

mistermo

11-06-2013, 08:18 PM

Is Singapore an option? I could send your info to the Singapore guys from D2R2.

shovelhd

11-06-2013, 08:53 PM

I am a PMP as well who has chosen a different direction but watches the market. There is tons of IT PM work out here. Contract, temp to hire, and full time. The market has take a bit if a pause due to the ACA but there is still plenty of work.

weisan

11-07-2013, 12:22 AM

Wooly-pal, thanks for reaching out to me, I have accepted your linkedin connection.

Same with you gunner-pal, and I appreciate the diggin' you are doing on my behalf. At this point, I am willing to explore every possibility, however remote they may sound.

Saunders-pal, thanks for the tip with the credit unions, I will definitely look into it.

Mister-pal, thank you for contacting my compatriots. Like I said, at this point, I am open to consider all options, although it's hard for me to imagine going back to Singapore, never know...

Shovel-pal, thanks for your encouragement. I see IT PM positions popped up in the job sites all the time and i applied to all of them but i don't seem to be able to secure even an interview...I must not be a very good PM...:rolleyes:

Keep your suggestions comin', I really appreciate it. :hello:

shovelhd

11-07-2013, 05:46 AM

As a hiring manager, I have found the job sites to be hit or miss. A lot of volume but the hit ratio is low. Our best hires still come via recruiters. If you are willing to relocate I can hook you up with a couple of them that I work with regularly.

FYI, IT unemployment in this area is under 4%, and in the senior, skilled areas in the 1% range. There is a lot of movement going on.

weisan

11-07-2013, 06:03 AM

Shovel-pal, thanks for the kind offer. Yes, would you please do so? I am willing to re-locate if necessary.

AngryScientist

11-07-2013, 06:09 AM

wei san buddy, i know nothing about the world of IT.

Having met and talked with you on a few subjects though, you are certainly a charismatic, intelligent man, I am certain you will find something soon.

certainly those numbers that shovelhd mentioned are very promising. AND if you move to western MA, you could live on those d2r2 beautiful roads, what's not to love about that? (imagine bombing one of those descents on the tandem!)

weisan

11-07-2013, 06:24 AM

Angry-pal, appreciate your endorsement, you are too kind. I still have a long way to go...
Up till now, we have only moved once within the US and lived in two cities; Austin & St Louis. After we came back in March, we moved back into our old house in Austin, which was fully paid for. First thing we did was poured in some money to fix the foundation and plumbing, getting it ready for the market in case we have to sell and re-locate for employment purposes. So, yeah, we were ready to move to anywhere. I like those parts in western MA, very beautiful indeed. :p

binxnyrwarrsoul

11-07-2013, 07:29 AM

I know jack diddly squat about IT, but I do know (from friends that run HR departments, in many fields) that the issue may be the part time or full time question. One friend told me that when she looks at resumes/applications, the ones that are full time do not even get looked at. This is from a multi national company that manufactures intricate parts for computers. Part time may not be appealing, but just "getting your foot in the door" may be worth the less pay, no benefits, in the beginning. And goes along with the "trend" of company's hiring/promoting from within.

weisan

11-07-2013, 08:21 AM

Binx-pal, thanks for chiming in, interesting point. I am open to short-term contract work and had several recruiters contacted me for that. But the problem with these guys is...they will ask me to fill up the paperwork, hourly rate, right to represent ...all that...and the minute I give them what they want, they literally disappeared, never hear back from them again. I wonder if I become just a number to meet their quota. Pretty sad.

Just to clarify one point. Even though most of my experience was in IT, I have certainly been asked to run non-technical projects in the past and really, the same principles apply. The truth is 85-90% of my work rely on soft skills and interacting with people, technical acumen yes, but nutty gritty technical wizardry...not so much.

weisan

11-07-2013, 09:42 AM

Just want to say a big "thank you" to the kind folks who have reached out to me since I posted this thread- . Your response is overwhelming and much appreciated. That's the thing that differentiates this forum from the rest of the world, here we have REAL people offering REAL advice and tangible help, not just Sayin'...but actual Doing. What a concept especially in this day and age. So, THANK YOU!

Again, keep your suggestions coming, I am listening and hopefully following up as best as I can. :)

alessandro

11-07-2013, 10:21 AM

Wei-pal, I just want to wish you the best of luck in your search. This comes under the category of Obvious, but have you thought about places where you want to live, and targeting your search that way?

malcolm

11-07-2013, 11:09 AM

I know nothing about the job market or IT stuff, but with your experience if you are not getting interviews it makes me think that something may be sending up a red flag to potential employers. Maybe you should have a professional sit down with you and review your resume.

Best of luck

Germany_chris

11-07-2013, 11:37 AM

Texas is another one of those places I have no desire to revisit but how far are you from San Antonio? All my contacts are in that area. If you want to come hang out here in Germany I can do better.

cycleslug

11-07-2013, 12:35 PM

Far be it for me to say, but I agree with Malcom.
I work in the recruiting industry, and when an employer sees a break in your work history with the reason being religious, it sends a red flag.

The employers with available permanent positions would be cautious because they don't know if your views would cause conflict with the staff. Part time or contract employers would be cautious because you have been out of the loop for 4 years.

When writing a resume, anything that can be construed as a possible controversy should be left out or at least whitewashed.

Sorry for being harsh but that is the reality of the situation.

pbarry

11-07-2013, 07:15 PM

I have a good friend at Intel in AZ, and my brother is a PM at mfoundry, in the Bay Area. Get in touch if the cos and locales would suit you. Best of luck in your search, Weisan, you are a good man.

:hello:

weisan

11-07-2013, 10:59 PM

Thank you barry-pal, I have sent you a PM.

Mal com-pal and cycle-pal - thank you for your inputs, I think you have a valid point. It is what it is. Since I want to abide by full-disclosure and I am not ashamed of the fact that I have taken a road less travelled, I am not exactly sure how to whitewash that section of my history. If you don't mind, I would love for you to take a look at my resume and give me some pointers...
http://alicehui.com/resume/weisan_resume2013.doc

Chris-pal, to Germany with love, I hope it doesn't have to come to that, if it were, I will accept, but my first choice is to follow maxn-pal to France and live next door to velotel :p:hello:...yes please, if you don't mind, please put me in contact with your pals in SA, I would appreciate it.

Aless-pal...no, not really, I haven't really target any geographical location...if I do, like I said, velotel would be the first person I will call...joking aside, I understand your point, and it's well taken. I will see about that...

shovelhd

11-08-2013, 05:35 AM

Ok Wei-San, I am on it. I will send you a PM with contact information, and once I have your real name I will send you a LinkedIn request.

There are three major IT job markets around here that would be looking for PM's: Boston, Central MA, and Hartford/Springfield. Boston is the largest and most diverse. Central MA is mainly technology. Hartford/Springfield is mainly insurance, government contractors and job shops. Springfield is a subset of Hartford with lower pay and fewer opportunities. Most of the PM work in Hartford/Springfield is contract, but they are long term contracts that are often temp to hire. There is a lot of M&A activity going on in the insurance business right now, so there are PM opportunities on both the business and IT side to converge operations and systems. MA has had a healthcare exchange for over a year now so purchasing healthcare is fairly simple.

I'll be in touch. I have a major system upgrade this weekend so it might take a little time.

Germany_chris

11-08-2013, 06:15 AM

1centaur

11-08-2013, 09:39 AM

That is a really interesting and unusual r�sum�.

I agree that there's some chance that the path taken for the last 6 years could be the issue, either because somebody might assume you are more interested in your recent path than IT excellence or because they think the IT world has evolved in ways your path did not fully capture.

I am very much not a tech guy, but one of the most useful things the network of helpful folks on this board could do is get a recruiter or 3 to talk to you about the impression they get from your r�sum�. If there are unspoken biases working against you, you need to have them spoken so you can adapt.

One of the environments I could see liking your r�sum� is a university. The combination of doing and questing for more fits their ethos.

The other thing I thought reading your resume is that recruiters are often very unimaginative people. They are looking for key words to make a match. So a major strength, speaking Mandarin, looks a little buried there way below the "many languages" reference. List those languages early and as many as possible. It just takes one employer looking for one language in an IT PM to make the connection.

I would also take out anything much that's not hard and objective. The soft stuff is where somebody can make an assumption that kills your progression. You can't whitewash 6 years post a year at Dell, but you can look to phrase it in a shorter way, more Chris Christie like - "hey, I chose to follow a learning and teaching path for a while, that's just the way it is , next question." If they want details they can ask, but not giving them something they can build assumptions on would be wise.

I wondered if a Chinese company building an operation in the US would gravitate to your resume. Are there Chinese IT recruiters who hire internationally?

Bottom line to me is that you look highly qualified to get a job, so it is either a matter of not getting lucky so far or it is something on the resume reducing your opportunity set. Either way I expect you will be employed within a few months, and the reaction in this thread shows you were wise to ask here.

roguedog

11-08-2013, 09:46 AM

Hey wei-san, gave you some feedback on your resume and it's not unlike what others have said.

I also took some liberties with your resume. (Sounds wrong when phrased that way, doesn't it? :D) Also much in line w/ what 1centaur recommended.

Hopefully you aren't insulted or take anything personally.

AngryScientist

11-08-2013, 10:04 AM

cycleslug

11-08-2013, 03:18 PM

Looking through your resume, you could really do with some formatting.

If you are applying cold to prospective employer, you have about 5-10 seconds to make an impression to the HR Manager or hiring manager.
Think about that. You have to make someone see relevance in your skills to their specific opening. In that 5-10 seconds the reader will only scan that first page! You have a huge amount of verbage there, the reader gets bored and moves on to the next 40-50 resume's they have in the pile.
If the reader finds a key word or sees something relevant, then you've got another 20 seconds of interest where that person will read just that specific passage. If the reader then finds that there is a possible fit, then he/she will read the resume.

Keep that overview short and to the point. Make sure your latest job appears on the first page.
If you want you can highlight key words such as industry trade names, software packages, numbers etc.

You are a project manager / optimization specialist. So where are the cost savings? what have you done to add value to the company you have worked for? Solid numbers such as percentages or $ would serve well within the description of each position.
You also know software. You need a list of programs, software packages that you are familiar with.

The religious work, I would focus more on team building and fostering relationships rather than education and leading worship.

I'm not sure what the rules are in the US but in Canada, age, marital status, place of birth etc cannot be asked as it may be discrimination. I am aware that in many other places in the world it is a requirement. So it it is not required in the US, take it off.

yngpunk

11-08-2013, 04:13 PM

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I am very much not a tech guy, but one of the most useful things the network of helpful folks on this board could do is get a recruiter or 3 to talk to you about the impression they get from your r�sum�. If there are unspoken biases working against you, you need to have them spoken so you can adapt.

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The other thing I thought reading your resume is that recruiters are often very unimaginative people. They are looking for key words to make a match.
I wondered if a Chinese company building an operation in the US would gravitate to your resume. Are there Chinese IT recruiters who hire internationally?

snip

First, I'm not an IT person, but I play one on TV...

When 1centaur mentioned the use of a recruiter, I thought of these guys and found this job posting:

http://www.ndt.com/job/mandarin-senior-engineers

NDT focuses more on the New England/Boston area and does a lot of recruiting for smaller/start-up companies which may be more open to your diverse background.

I've worked with them previously on a non-IT related search (I was the candidate), and can pass along your resume if you don't get any traction by going directly to them, but can't promise anything.

Also, have you considered IT consulting, but would require you be on the road for 4 days a week at client sites. If so, I may be able to pass around your resume.

Good luck.

weisan

11-08-2013, 09:56 PM

I am so sorry pals, I was out of pocket for most of the day, just got back.

For those of you who took the trouble to look at my resume, but more importantly take it apart and shred it to pieces, may I just say... I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Love it! Thank you so much for all your constructive criticism, and they are constructive, I took them only in that light, no offense taken at all. I think I will do is spend a good part of tomorrow, reviewing all your suggestions, incorporate the changes and then come back to you for further review, sounds good? :p:hello:

Also, just want to thank several of you who have provided or in the process of providing leads, contacts, and referrals....I promise to act on them, none of your effort will be wasted, I will do due diligence in repayment to your kind effort.

Boy oh boy, this has been immensely helpful, and I am so thankful for all of you, for your kind assistance, for going out of the way to help, for offering words of encouragement....thank you!

Keep em' coming...:)

weisan

11-08-2013, 10:32 PM

wei-san pal, i too looked at your resume, and would like to offer some criticisms later today/tonight via PM. Frankly, I think you could certainly tell the "story of your career" in a much better fashion than what you have there.

remember, a resume is what gets you in the door, it has to be honest, but not encompassing.

Angry-pal, would love to hear your thoughts.

You guys are AWESOME!

I am gonna use a very big knife and lop off some trees on my resume...

weisan

11-08-2013, 10:41 PM

soulspinner

11-09-2013, 04:43 AM

Weisan I hope great things happen 4 you. There certainly are bright people ready to help here. You are going to flourish Weisan-pal!

weisan

11-09-2013, 05:46 AM

Thank you Soul-pal, shalom!
Judging from the number of page views on this thread, I either have a lot of pals who are concerned for me (which I am not surprised) or others are learning something too from the inputs of the rest, which is a beautiful thing. I think it's both.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 - For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..."

weisan

11-09-2013, 07:37 AM

Re-did my resume based on the feedback I have received so far...what do y'all think of this?

http://alicehui.com/resume/weisan_resume2013_B.doc

Thanks for your ongoing support and feedback. :banana:

T.J.

11-09-2013, 07:46 AM

Sent you am invite on linkedin

1centaur

11-09-2013, 09:48 AM

Personally I like that resume much better. It sets up the question (tell me about your sabbatical) so you can say you are someone who believes in experiencing life at various levels and one of those levels is effective IT manager, and second that you enjoyed and learned from your time away from the business world but that time is over and it is time to get back to work. As a project manager the need to prove you are a long timer is probably lower than for many professions and most Americans will not feel comfortable pressing on something spiritual in a job interview so the hurdle feels much lower now.

The only other thing I see on that resume that is reflected in one of your posts is "manager" vs. "do-er." There are far fewer managing jobs that doing jobs, and people who can ONLY manage are threatening to entrenched people who MIGHT be able to manage. A do-er who CAN also manage might be less threatening to established people. Again, not a tech guy so this may be rubbish in the tech project world. In my business (money management) there is a head of IT and I never hear of an an outsider brought in to manage a project but we have lots of outsiders doing elements of projects.

And back in cliche resume advice land, when I read that resume I see "managed" but I don't see much evidence of "managed well." Resume coaches would always ask for metrics related to on time and under budget, saved the company $1 million vs. competing alternatives, etc. They often idealize what is possible, but I suppose they are right to ask just in case somebody did not write that way. It really only takes one good hook and no red flags on a resume to make someone a finalist, and when contemplating IT projects I bet budget and time are two of the biggest worries. Team building less so unless there have been particular personnel problems at the hiring firm.

Finally, I will suggest an unusual path, and no I don't have a name and number, but in my business we have lent money to several software companies that were bought by a private equity sponsor that specializes in software companies: Vista Equity Partners. They are constantly buying, fixing and combining software companies to make critical mass they can sell. Would not hurt to get your resume in front of somebody like that who is combing the world for software firms to buy and change. Comb your LinkedIn network for somebody who can make an introduction.

Your positive attitude is a major strength in life as well as in your job search. I bet others are taking some helpful thoughts from this thread just from reading it.

shovelhd

11-09-2013, 09:49 AM

PM sent.

yngpunk

11-09-2013, 03:43 PM

Punk-pal, thank you for that lead. It's bit too technical for me, I am more of a generalist, got steered into management very early on in my IT career, can still pick it up, but it will require a longer runway.

Having said that, I think exploring mandarin-speaking position like centaur-pal suggested is worth a try.
Yes, I am open to IT consulting, what you got?:)

Wei San,

Take a look at the job listing on the NDT website. They do a lot of IT recruiting, albiet in the New England/Boston area, but they may be able to help.

As for IT consulting, take a look at job postings on IBM and Cognizant websites and PM me is you see something that might be of interest.

Lastly, don't sell yourself short regarding the technical piece. Since you're looking to get back into the industry, you need to be able and willing to do the heavy lifting and not just the project management piece.

TRACK

11-09-2013, 04:04 PM

i graduated w a BS in IT.. its hard here in NY looking for an IT job unless you have an MS or 3-4 yrs experience or have a TIER 4 experience.

and now im saving up $ to pay student loans while working as a messenger. im going back to school next year for BS in accounting. its hard out there but KEEP ON RIDIN!

weisan

11-09-2013, 07:59 PM

A special shout-out to roguedog, shovelhd and 1centaur for taking the time to review my resume and give very detailed feedback. My resume looked 10000% better all because of y'all, so thank you!!!

Also, special thanks to shovelhd for connecting me with a list of headhunters, I have contacted all of them, hopefully will hear back soon.

I can't possibly go with mentioning the valuable help I am getting from the following individuals as well:
pbarry, germany_chris, cycleslug, wooly, yngpunk, angryscientist, binxnyrwarrsoul, malcolm, mistermo, thegunner, rwsaunders, MRB, alessandro.

This is an incredible community!

For those of you who are interested, the latest iteration of my resume can be found here:
http://alicehui.com/resume/weisan_resume2013_C.doc

weisan

11-09-2013, 08:00 PM

TRACK-pal...if you are below 30....trust me, sky's the limit. Go for it! :banana:

SpokeValley

11-09-2013, 11:23 PM

Thanks to all that are giving Wei San some help.

I noticed you're a veteran. Man, that's something important.

From one former Army guy to another, Happy Veterans Day and THANK YOU for your service!

Hang in there, bro. There are a lot of great people here trying to help and you're definitely in my prayers. Something is going to break soon.

weisan

11-10-2013, 06:30 AM

Thanks Spoke-pal. I won't necessary call myself a veteran, just doing my part of national service, and it was in Singapore, sorry for the confusion. But hey, thanks man, especially for the prayers. I REALLY need it.

weisan

11-10-2013, 06:31 AM

Sent you am invite on linkedin

T.J. pal, are we connected now? I wasn't sure.
Anyway, here's the link to my profile again:
www.linkedin.com/pub/wei-san-hui/2/6ab/826

cycleslug

11-10-2013, 08:17 PM

The latest edition is much better. Good job.
My following comments at this point is just being picky, but your last iteration is miles better than the original.

In your highlights, instead of words such as "demonstrated ability", "dedicated team player" and "results oriented" use actual numbers and examples. Those words are so overused these days, that they are pretty much a cliche.
eg, Instead of "demonstrated ability to organize people and resources" use, organized 20 team members over 4 countries to launch 4 new product releases within 1 year worth $$.

Also, there is no need for further clarification when stating your achievements such as "Time-to-market speed up 32% (faster), completed projects rose from 10 to 25 (more)..." try, " reduced time to market by 32%, increased project completion from 10 to 25 ".

I would also clean up how your degrees and education looks, its a bit jumbled. Kind of difficult to decipher what you have.

And just to be more picky, see if you can open up the formating/spacing, or at least open up the larger paragraphs or highlight the important numbers. You want the reader to see bite size chunks, its easier to digest and pick up the important points that you want the reader to see.

Oh, one more thing, From what I see here, you seem to be applying to everything and contacting every headhunter here. Although not always a problem, there is a point where you can be too over exposed.
Recruiting agencies sometimes do not tell the candidates where they are applying their resume's to. There is definitely no rule that this is acceptable practice. You MUST insist that if a headhunter/recruiter hands a your resume to a company, to disclose that company to you. The reason is that you or another headhunter may have already put your resume into that same job. When a company sees the same resume from two different agencies or even from you personally, there is a high probability that they will disqualify your application. That company does not want to get into a legal battle with two agencies on who gets paid for the candidate placement if successful. So, keep a list of the companies and positions you applied to, and make sure you insist on finding out what company a recruiting agency is planning to send your resume to, AND be truthful and tell the recruiter what companies you have already applied to.

Good Luck !

weisan

11-10-2013, 09:05 PM

Excellent feedback, first-rate as were most, if not all the feedback I have received here. Thanks cycle-pal!

weisan

11-13-2013, 08:15 AM

Many have responded to my appeal for help :help:, provided excellent feedback to my resume, made introductions to their personal contacts, sent links to releveant career sites, offered words of real encouragement and prayers. :hello:

THANK YOU ! ! !

Like I said, this is a COMMUNITY of REAL PEOPLE, who truly cares.

Thank you...thank you...

Final copy of my resume:
http://alicehui.com/resume/weisan_resume2013_D.doc

I have two interviews scheduled this afternoon, 1-2 pm and 4:30-5 pm CST, appreciate your kind thoughts and prayers. :p

PaMtbRider

11-13-2013, 10:57 AM

Good luck with your interviews. What a great community we have here. Positive, valuable, feedback from so many, without being critical.

Keith A

11-13-2013, 10:57 AM

...
I have two interviews scheduled this afternoon, 1-2 pm and 4:30-5 pm CST, appreciate your kind thoughts and prayers. :pHopefully something will work out!

schwa86

11-13-2013, 09:26 PM

Just a thought -- there is an enormous amount of IT project management work in the healthcare space at the moment -- with the enormous move to electronic medical records combined with consolidation in the industry, good IT folk including project management folk are hard to find. In addition, there is a whole new set of billing codes (ICD-10) being implemented shortly that have all us hospital types going crazy. I don't know enough to know whether your skills are transferrable but I think it would be worth exploring and doing a little networking.

weisan

11-22-2013, 07:59 PM

schwa86-pal, good suggestion, the only problem is the job listing for PM in healthcare often come with "Required 5+ years experience in the healthcare industry." :p

You are absolutely right, the skill sets are perfectly transferable. A good PM can work in any industry, pilot any kind of airplanes, sprint up the alps with a bike whether it's made of steel, AL, or carbon....sorry, I am getting off track here. :eek:

ANyhow...latest permutation of my resume, what y'all think?

http://alicehui.com/resume/weisan_resume2013_A2.pdf