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* Did you talk to your employer about your desire to work as a Project Manager? * Did they provide you with reasons why they don't want you in that role? Since

by raquo 12y ago

* Did you talk to your employer about your desire to work as a Project Manager? * Did they provide you with reasons why they don't want you in that role? Since they set the rules, you need to know what they want. * Project Management is more about social rather than technical skills. Are you a good communicator? Does your employer know that? * I don't know anything about your skills, but you've just written 260 words in one wall-of-text paragraph. It wasn't that hard to read, but that's not proper style.

ozuvedi 12y ago
I've made them clear I don't want to be just an employee who gets in at 9 am and leaves at 5 pm. I want to lead, set up standards within the company on how the projects should be done. I've made it very clear to them that I want to know more about what's going on and not just sit in a corner writing code. But yes, I didn't say " I want to be a project manager". Because I don't think that would be appropriate as I was hired as a developer. And yes, project management is about connecting with your team, making sure they know the bigger picture of the project as well as company and importantly, make sure you give respect to others and not try to be THE MANAGER. Sorry for my big para. That is what I am concerned about. What do you think is the good style? I fear I don't know these things. That is what I think I lack. Please help me get to a better style.
- sraquo 12y ago
  I've taken a Written Business Communications course as part of my studies a while ago which used this book – http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/essentials-of-business-communication/9780176503574-item.html http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/essentials-of-business-c... It explains the basics – styling, structuring letters / emails / memos, choosing the medium, etc. I'm sure there must be lots of free resources available online for such a popular topic, but I've never looked it up.
  - ozuvedi 12y ago
    Thank you. Cheers !!!

by raquo 12y ago

ozuvedi 12y ago

I've made them clear I don't want to be just an employee who gets in at 9 am and leaves at 5 pm. I want to lead, set up standards within the company on how the projects should be done. I've made it very clear to them that I want to know more about what's going on and not just sit in a corner writing code. But yes, I didn't say " I want to be a project manager". Because I don't think that would be appropriate as I was hired as a developer. And yes, project management is about connecting with your team, making sure they know the bigger picture of the project as well as company and importantly, make sure you give respect to others and not try to be THE MANAGER. Sorry for my big para. That is what I am concerned about. What do you think is the good style? I fear I don't know these things. That is what I think I lack. Please help me get to a better style.

sraquo 12y ago
I've taken a Written Business Communications course as part of my studies a while ago which used this book – http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/essentials-of-business-communication/9780176503574-item.html http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/essentials-of-business-c... It explains the basics – styling, structuring letters / emails / memos, choosing the medium, etc. I'm sure there must be lots of free resources available online for such a popular topic, but I've never looked it up.
- ozuvedi 12y ago
  Thank you. Cheers !!!