The Job Hunting Project

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Introduction
You have worked for your company for several years and you feel that you have made the most of it; but now, it’s time to move on. There are many articles on how to look for a job and find the right one. I suggest you approach the job-hunting process from a different angle.

Looking for a job is like a project; and so, you have to be a project manager of this job-hunting project. It is also similar to selling a product—where you are the product. You don’t really need previous experience as a project manager or product manager. But how do you do that?

The following article describes methods taken from the project and product management worlds that can be applied to a job search. If you are thinking about starting this process, you can adopt some of the recommendations from this article—whether you are a Project Management Professional (PMP)^® certification holder or not. Most of the advice in this article is practical and is given based on personal experience.

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) – Fifth Edition identifies five Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing. In this article, we will cover the job search activities based on each Process Group. As a general guideline, you should treat job hunting like a project, meaning that you set a…

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