Posts Tagged ‘Social Responsibility’

Is it possible to screen for Ethics in a candidate? (Hint: Yes!)

Icon Written by Jeff Furman on October 12, 2011 – 2:38 pm

The other day I was meeting with the senior manager and he told me that one of his biggest problems is poor Ethics in his employees. He said he felt that Ethics was impossible to screen for in applicants, because A) every candidate will say he or she is very ethical, and B) people solicit [...]

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Big change coming to the PMP test: How can my book help you?

Icon Written by Jeff Furman on June 15, 2011 – 1:42 pm

Per PMI’s Announcement there are significant changes coming to the PMP exam effective Aug. 31st, especially that there will no longer be a separate section on Ethics.  Instead, Ethics  & Social Responsibility questions will be interspersed throughout the 5 Process Group sections (making the test harder!)  HOW MY BOOK CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS CHANGE:  My book,  “The Project Management Answer Book” offers  an extensive chapter on Ethics (much [...]

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Debunking a rumor: The PMBOK is NOT changing Aug. 31st (but the PMP exam IS!)

Icon Written by Jeff Furman on April 1, 2011 – 11:06 am

To avoid confusion, there is 1 FALSE RUMOR and 1 TRUE FACT about the change to the PMP exam coming up August 31, 2011. 1) FALSE Rumor – Some people have been saying that the PMBOK may be changing in August.  This is NOT TRUE.  Per PMI, there are NO ANNOUNCED CHANGES to the PMI PMBOK Guide planned [...]

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