The Search: Casting a Global Net to Find the Best Talent

  PM Network  

Despite a worldwide job market that can only be described as awful, project managers remain a hot commodity. With massive infrastructure projects cropping up in almost every nation and a dramatic spike in organizations embracing project management methodologies, the battle for project managers is only intensifying.

And it knows no borders.

A Japanese company might be poaching a project manager from a Latin American company, while an Indian organization is stealing back one of its employees that went off to the Middle East.

“There is more of a global reach for project managers than ever before,” says Sheree Rulard, senior recruiting consultant for Beeline Recruitment Process Outsourcing, which represents Bechtel Central Recruiting in Durham, North Carolina, USA. “If we need to fill a position in Washington, D.C., USA, we’ll look everywhere from Texas, USA to Australia to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.”

Of course, identifying talent is just the beginning. Skilled project managers are well aware of the high demand for their talents. And they come to negotiation tables armed with a breadth of expectations—not all of which come down to money.

“It’s not all compensation-driven,” Ms. Rulard says, noting that she frequently sees project managers making lateral moves to find positions better suited to their …

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