Members skills
Dave EllisMember for 20 years 4 months
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Is there a way in which the members skills are ratified.
Just out of interest I was reviewing the standard of planners on the site and I became aware of a huge disparity in the members skills. One of the best planners I know is a member (I won’t embaress him by naming) yet his skill claims seem modest (though they will be accurate) when compared with some of the other members who claim to know everything about everything.
With forty years experience behind me I am still learning all the time. I also know that if for instance you know 100% about railway construction then your knowledge in other areas (eg IT projects) must be limited, and if you were that clever you wouldn’t be planning for a living anyway (or maybe you are 250 yrs old)
Last year I was in position of recruiting planners and some of the bulls*@t on some cvs was unbelievable. CV and interviewee = 2 different people.
This thread started with me reading an email about passing on knowledge and skills to young and junior planners.
I hope you get the drift of my email as I don’t want to get into any peronal arguments. I’d just like planners to be respected as honest, helpful professionals
Just out of interest I was reviewing the standard of planners on the site and I became aware of a huge disparity in the members skills. One of the best planners I know is a member (I won’t embaress him by naming) yet his skill claims seem modest (though they will be accurate) when compared with some of the other members who claim to know everything about everything.
With forty years experience behind me I am still learning all the time. I also know that if for instance you know 100% about railway construction then your knowledge in other areas (eg IT projects) must be limited, and if you were that clever you wouldn’t be planning for a living anyway (or maybe you are 250 yrs old)
Last year I was in position of recruiting planners and some of the bulls*@t on some cvs was unbelievable. CV and interviewee = 2 different people.
This thread started with me reading an email about passing on knowledge and skills to young and junior planners.
I hope you get the drift of my email as I don’t want to get into any peronal arguments. I’d just like planners to be respected as honest, helpful professionals
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Oldest first- 0James Griffiths ·ooooh you lot are so cynical and hard-bitten. Had a ’ard life Guv’?
Davey dearie....remember I read your CV. Would you like to know my thoughts during the interview? Nah, p’raps not. It was all that wavy-hair wot done it for me....not to mention that tie wot I wanted to chomp-on.
James :-)
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