I recently finished a very long term PeopleSoft consulting contract and now I am in search of my next one. I haven't had to look for a PeopleSoft contract in a long time, so this is like starting new for me. I am amazed at how few PeopleSoft openings are out there. Although, there seems to be more this month than the past 3 months.

If your company needs a highly skilled PeopleSoft consultant, please feel free to contact me.

So, how does one go about finding a good PeopleSoft contract? Well first off, you'll have to make sure your resume is current. Be sure to highlight your PeopleSoft skills, modules, versions, and applications. Once your resume is up to date, you can post it on the job boards. And this leads me to my next question:

Which job boards are best for PeopleSoft Pros?

I'd really like to get your opinion on this subject. I personally use 2 specific job boards. PSoftPros (www.PSoftPros.com) and DICE (www.DICE.com). In my opinion, these are the only 2 boards that I feel are worth while. Of course, I am a little biased about the first choice. Do you have any other good sites that you'd like to share? Please add your comments to this blog.

Finding a PeopleSoft Job is sometimes hard work!

If you think a PeopleSoft job is work, i's nothing compared to the work that you'll do while looking for your next PeopleSoft Job. In fact, if you're currently out of work, I would suggest that you turn job hunt into an eight-hour-aday, aggressive search in order to yield the best offers (or any offers at all ).

Here's what it takes to "do the job" (the PeopleSoft job hunting job, that is) in this ever-changing career market.

Let's identify some of the steps you should take for a successful PeopleSoft job search campaign. The first step is you have to have a real desire for change. Which includes willing to put up with the stress and time and possibly expense of a job search and giving up some of what you have now if you'll be leaving one job for another?

Secondly, you need to have to have a positive motivation. The sense that you're going to do something new rather than running away from where you are. It's very important to network. You want to speak to people in your new job, or profession, or company, to find out what are the skills, and the attributes, the characteristics, that would be necessary to succeed there. You also want to identify potential new employers and job leads. Sites such as PSoftPros are great sites for networking..

The Internet is by far the most useful tool for finding your PeopleSoft job or contract. There are websites that have bulletin boards (discussion forums) and simply by using them, you could put a question out there asking if anyone knows of any PeopleSoft job openings. It's also a good place to find out who's involved with the PeopleSoft profession. But best of all are websites that have job postings and allow for resume posting as well. The two sites I mentioned earlier are the best sites, in my opinion. Simply because those sites are *LASER TARGETED* for finding PeopleSoft jobs.

Also, PSoftPros allow you to post your PeopleSoft resume for free to help you land your next job or contract even faster. One of the most asked questions I receive is: "Should I submit my resume to a website or resume database? Here are my answers...

- First what is the cost? - it should be free or almost free to you.

- Second, make sure to safeguard your confidentiality unless confidentiality is not important to you. PSoftPros allows you to make your resume confidential so potential employers and recruiters can't see your identity.

- If you have more than one resume, submit only one resume to any given site, otherwise you won't know which resume is going to surface.

You can also use sites like Monster, however, you will not get the targeted results that you really need from the more general sites. Its best to stick with sites that are specifically related to your industry.

Happy Job Hunting!