Yes, it is now time to start applying & interviewing for summer internships. Companies get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they often recruit nationally for the best talent. Some want to get this wrapped up by the end of the year, but you have to start looking now. Do not wait until Spring 2023 to find a Summer 2023 internship. Note, around ½ my students line up summer internships in the Fall & the other ½ during the Spring (so, it’s never too late). Just look at how demand > supply…

There are already > 22,000 SCM 2023 internships posted: https://lnkd.in/gRKmr7QE & https://lnkd.in/gt98WuvK & > 60,000 business related internships.
https://lnkd.in/gmMH5myb

PERHAPS delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized…https://lnkd.in/gdr7f9wb
https://lnkd.in/gARup7zr
https://lnkd.in/g4-csGUy

Should current students negotiate an INTERNSHIP offer (i.e., a higher salary)? Yes, since many orgs are offering students 20-30% below market value. The avg supply chain internship is $44,918/yr, or $21.6/hr. People on the lower end, bottom 10%, make $37K/yr ($17.80/hr), while the top 10% makes $54K ($25.96/hr). 

Over half our students are making over $20/hr. I firmly believe the program avg is around 20-22/hr. You can work in food customer service for $16/hr. Fed Ex is hiring manual part time laborers for 22.50/hr. You can collect unemployment & make around 16 per hour. Why would any company want to pay 20-30% below avg?  

I have soooo many students asking about STAR job interviews & online robots…
https://lnkd.in/ePzz3NG
https://lnkd.in/eZgTxWc

STAR is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the situation, task, action, & result. Most companies use STAR.
More help:
https://lnkd.in/eyCv4x5
https://lnkd.in/eaxVjpK

Help with online interviews & interviewing with robots (it is AI/machine learning technology)…https://lnkd.in/eKBDsMq

Practice before it really matters (this is mainstream now)…https://lnkd.in/ekaBK5Q

Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation? https://lnkd.in/ervskG5

Students are getting lots of job offers…
Reneging: Once you commit, quit! https://lnkd.in/e85beQ2
In U.S., 28% accepted a job offer & reneged! 70% of grads are willing to renege?

Tips/advice from this college professor (aka, educated idiot):
1. Read. People that read a lot make more $ (2.3 times more?!)
https://lnkd.in/ggBDzJrp
2. Learn the job saving technology.
https://lnkd.in/eu7ANq6 & https://lnkd.in/gE3wp6JU

3. Learn to interview well.
https://lnkd.in/ePzz3NG and https://lnkd.in/eZgTxWc
How to prep for virtual career fairs: https://lnkd.in/evKd-VzQ
Being job ready…
https://lnkd.in/ed-ZfanD
4. Learn to negotiate ($).
https://lnkd.in/gMJYNJkh and https://lnkd.in/guTUcvdu
5. Learn to network & use LinkedIn. https://lnkd.in/gPZPQtqR & https://lnkd.in/dAwyTUy & https://lnkd.in/gFa3iCsg.

6. Delay graduation for experience. https://lnkd.in/ewKu7b_X
7. Learn to problem solve – https://lnkd.in/eWaJ8q2 & https://lnkd.in/gSVTKmwC.

8. Double Major? https://lnkd.in/gAViGTVG & https://lnkd.in/gqAE9u8W.

9. Get a grad degree? Earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s degree. https://lnkd.in/g5FY5aty & https://lnkd.in/gA9KH-Ff.

10. Job rotations? https://lnkd.in/ervskG5
11. 10 college majors that earn the most money: https://lnkd.in/gcSqXwyJ & https://lnkd.in/gEXGmFfU.
12. Free tool for calculating degree ROI: https://lnkd.in/gEPwNSTJ & https://lnkd.in/gsKyJ9rn.

13. Get certified as a subject matter expert: https://lnkd.in/g3yfkvQr & https://lnkd.in/gVbQV2q7.

14. Learn to talk CFO talk: https://lnkd.in/gtve9xTM.

Recent observations & career advice (videos/podcasts):

What is SCM?…

Sourcing Strategy:

Resume Advice:

Grad school advice:

GDP:

Why are U.S. Firms Becoming Socially Responsible & Sustainable (or aren’t they)?

Recent observations & career advice (videos/podcasts):
https://lnkd.in/gJK8xBZe
https://lnkd.in/g-CanjDx
https://lnkd.in/gvPiGTt5

Reads…
How should companies use competitive bidding? 
https://lnkd.in/gS9vCRQ6
Assume a supplier estimates the following costs on an RFQ
https://lnkd.in/gxFBz3_U
 
ROI and Your Core Competency (i.e., SCM?)
https://lnkd.in/euh2rFdU

To stay competitive, companies are forced to outsource commodities and focus on their core competency
https://lnkd.in/g-DHtt8X
 
The primary elements for sourcing a supply partner
https://lnkd.in/ga2xtDsi
 
What does it mean to be hollow? Sourcing Strategy matters!
https://lnkd.in/gHB-nzeJ
 
The most reprinted article in the Harvard Business Review: The “Core Competence” Article
https://lnkd.in/gDsHme-r

You have every legal right to say you want a “cost breakdown” 
https://lnkd.in/gygd5bzs

Procurement 101: Explanation on Commodities 
https://lnkd.in/g_nEgvhJ
 
How do companies outsource strategically?
https://lnkd.in/gevbRKEq
 
POs & Advanced Contract Mgmt: https://lnkd.in/gcpHEEvw

How SCM managers “prepare” to negotiate price increases. https://lnkd.in/gVrdpuer

Hundreds of SCM Blogs…
https://lnkd.in/e5zG6sZ
https://lnkd.in/g9_XQdaG

Dr. Sime (Sheema) Curkovic, Ph.D.,
Professor, Operations/Supply Chain, Lee Honors College Faculty FellowWestern Michigan University, Haworth College of BusinessKalamazoo, MI 49008-5429 | 269.267.3093 | sime.curkovic@wmich.edu
The Western Way: “Better, faster, cheaper” www.wmich.edu/supplychain
WMU: #1 in MI for earnings by graduates
Sample Lectures: What is SCM?https://wmich.edu/supplychain/academics/lectureshttps://www.youtube.com/@simecurkovic

WMU…One of nation’s best undergrad SCM programs (Gartner); 2nd in technology (SoftwareAdvice); 2nd in top global talent (SCM World)

Vitae:https://wmich.edu/marketing/directory/curkovic
Connect:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sime-curkovic-61617a115/Follow:https://www.simecurkovic.com/

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