1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Associate project manager do? |
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 What field is your job in?
research-regulatory affairs
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What is your job title?
Associate project manager
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Major university-10000 undergrads and 10000 graduate students, 10000+ employees. Heavy research involvement.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
1 year
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
35
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Trouble shoot new software, correct minor problems of users with existing software. Correct erroneous data entries. Plan new computer applications.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
62000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
65000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
5 weeks vacation, 12 days sick, HMO health insurance, 403b-100% match first 5%, tuition assistance
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Work with a few others. Like this. I like meetings, but most work is done individually.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I get input from co-workers on design and from supervisiors on specifications. If they don't like something, I try to fix it or do something differently.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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6 Work Environment - co-workers
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7 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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3 Hours
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5 Level of responsibility
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2 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Observe how others are doing this job, what changes need to be taken in the current project and see how the team deals with that. Volunteer to be a tester. Take a class in project management.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Technical skills-learn how a computer works and why things are set up the way they are.Organizational skils-think about the details of how things get done. For example, we need tuna fish, can you get some? You need to know can size, brand, oil vs water, price, what store should you shop-close by, sale price, etc., time required, how it will be paid for, just to name a few things to take into consideration. A project is like that-someone gives you a general request and you have to flesh it out.Social skils- have to be able to work with others, take criticism, change plans without vile.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
At least a college degree.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be flexible, don't take challenges personnaly. Be open to new ideas and different ways of doing things.
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