Looking Ahead

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If all goes as planned (and we've had to reschedule and delay because of illness and other factors) this afternoon I will sit down with one of our senior project managers and do a gap analysis between the PM 2 position and my resume, and then make a plan for how I can get whatever experience I need to fill those gaps and be a desireable candidate for one of the regular openings on their team.

It's also a way to be sure that he is familiar with the less-obvious aspects of my past history, like managing eight(?) product launches for the rocket company. In fact, I was the person who insisted that we create a launch process and checklist to be sure that each step was completed in a timely fashion and we were aware of dependencies which might prevent progress in another area.

I believe I am already qualified for the job. It's simply a matter of being trained in the processes of this department.

And I also feel very lucky that this guy is someone I've known since my early days as a temp at this company, someone who has always been a warm, friendly supporter. He is actively interested in helping me.

At our staff meeting earlier this week one of our field directors announced that one of his supervisors had resigned to move to another state to be with her fiance. The announcement was greeted with loud exclamations of dismay and all kinds of questions about what had been done or could yet be done to keep her with the company, even if we lost her from our team. I'd never heard such a response before, and I wondered what kind of response I would get if I announced my resignation. Would a roomfull of directors and VP's start brainstorming ways to keep me on the team? Or would they simply sigh, say "That's too bad, but we wish her luck" and let it go at that?

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I hope the meeting goes brilliantly! Sending good vibes your way. :)