January 2023 – Sime Curkovic Ph.D.

Reminder: Effective in Feb 2023, CPIM will be reconfigured under version 8.0 moving from 2 courses & 2 exams to 1. Students: 3 supply chain orgs you can join (ISMworld.org-$35, CSCMP.org, $40 & ASCM.org for free!). SCM pros w/ at least 1 APICS cert have a median salary of $90K, which is 27% higher than those w/o a cert. (according to the 2021 Career Report).

Reminder: Effective in Feb 2023, CPIM will be reconfigured under version 8.0 moving from 2 courses & 2 exams to 1. Students: 3 supply chain orgs you can join (ISMworld.org-$35, CSCMP.org, $40 & ASCM.org for free!). SCM pros w/ at least 1 APICS cert have a median salary of $90K, which is 27% higher than those w/o a cert. (according to the 2021 Career Report). https://lnkd.in/eTfdkA94 I would highly encourage you to join orgs related...

Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI…“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.” Great ROI!?…At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed. That stands in contrast to law schools, where roughly 6% of programs had grads w/ higher median earnings than debt in the same time frame.

Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI...“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.” Great ROI!?...At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed. That stands in contrast to law schools, where roughly 6% of programs had grads w/ higher median earnings than debt in...

“Companies have been shifting from a “traditional experience-based” hiring approach to a skills-first one…” Keep that in mind w/ your resume & LI profile. I actually have employers tell me they will NOT consider a student if they do NOT have a strong professional LinkedIn presence. Hmm. How to effectively join LinkedIn. https://lnkd.in/dAwyTUy. I have former students that found new jobs & they were not even looking! Interviewing tools:

“Companies have been shifting from a “traditional experience-based” hiring approach to a skills-first one…” Keep that in mind w/ your resume & LI profile. I actually have employers tell me they will NOT consider a student if they do NOT have a strong professional LinkedIn presence. Hmm. How to effectively join LinkedIn. https://lnkd.in/dAwyTUy. I have former students that found new jobs & they were not even looking! Interviewing tools: https://lnkd.in/gipsXEsK. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/04/linkedins-top-5-soft-skills-you-should-start-building-on-right-now.html Also, most employers...

So, America has > 10M vacant jobs, but it also has 7M unemployed young men that are not looking for work, & they spend 2,000 hours/yr behind a screen. Isn’t 2K hrs/yr like a real full-time job? Ugh. My students are getting worried about the job market because they are hearing about this recession. Yes, recessions tend to be VERY bad for college grads. However…

So, America has > 10M vacant jobs, but it also has 7M unemployed young men that are not looking for work, & they spend 2,000 hours/yr behind a screen. Isn’t 2K hrs/yr like a real full-time job? Ugh. My students are getting worried about the job market because they are hearing about this recession. Yes, recessions tend to be VERY bad for college grads. However...there are only (sarcasm) around 10M...

Attention: students interested in the Production & Operations Management Society. POMS has a $0 membership fee for students worldwide. In addition, all members will get joint membership w/ EurOMA. To join: https://lnkd.in/eJ_EisSz. Thank you, Marzieh Khakifirooz: https://lnkd.in/g2Wqy6ut.

Attention: students interested in the Production & Operations Management Society. POMS has a $0 membership fee for students worldwide. In addition, all members will get joint membership w/ EurOMA. To join: https://lnkd.in/eJ_EisSz. Thank you, Marzieh Khakifirooz: https://lnkd.in/g2Wqy6ut. Also - Reminder: Effective in Feb 2023, CPIM will be reconfigured under version 8.0 moving from 2 courses & 2 exams to 1. Students: 3 supply chain orgs you can join (ISMworld.org-$35, CSCMP.org, $40 & ASCM.org for free!). SCM pros...

You will be glad to hear that (Anaconda+Jupyter Notebook+Python+visualization libraries) is what we have been teaching in CIS 2650 since the course was created. We have no plan to change it unless industry tells us otherwise. Agreed?

You will be glad to hear that (Anaconda+Jupyter Notebook+Python+visualization libraries) is what we have been teaching in CIS 2650 since the course was created. We have no plan to change it unless industry tells us otherwise. Agreed? Anaconda + Jupyter Notebook + Python + visualization libraries, Say what? Business Analytics, many of our Supply Chain majors are BA minors, why? CIS courses in our BA minor:https://lnkd.in/eqiqSMRb CIS 1020 (Business Computing),...

My students are getting worried about the job market because they are hearing about this recession. Yes, recessions tend to be VERY bad for college grads. However…there are only (sarcasm) around 10M unfilled jobs. National unemployment is 3.7% (near 50 year lows). That is not a labor recession.

Through WMU's 2020-21 Post-graduation Activity Survey of graduates (bachelor's, master's, doctoral and postbaccalaureate certificate), the University collected data for a total of 3,346 graduates, or 69%, of those who earned their degrees between August 2020 and June 2021. Three weeks before each graduation, all graduating students receive an email on behalf of their college dean, department chairperson or program director with a personalized link to the Post-graduation Activity Survey. Nonrespondents...

“Students who are able to build strong relationships with professors are far more likely to find engaging work after graduation, according to Gallup-Purdue polls.” https://lnkd.in/gSuzhcjP -those who believe a professor cared about them as a person, made them excited about learning, & encouraged them to pursue their dreams had more than double the odds of being engaged at work & experiencing a higher degree of well being overall, these studies find.

"Students who are able to build strong relationships with professors are far more likely to find engaging work after graduation, according to Gallup-Purdue polls." https://lnkd.in/gSuzhcjP -those who believe a professor cared about them as a person, made them excited about learning, & encouraged them to pursue their dreams had more than double the odds of being engaged at work & experiencing a higher degree of well being overall, these studies find. …only...

Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXc – You will be glad to hear that (Anaconda + Jupyter Notebook + Python + visualization libraries) is what we have been teaching in CIS 2650 since the course was created. We have no plan to change it unless industry tells us otherwise.

Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXc - You will be glad to hear that (Anaconda + Jupyter Notebook + Python + visualization libraries) is what we have been teaching in CIS 2650 since the course was created. We have no plan to change it unless industry tells us otherwise. Why was the WMU supply chain program ranked 2nd in SCM technology by...

My colleagues and I put this list together for multiple business disciplines. Data shows that people earn more and have more job security if they become engaged members of their professional discipline. One way to do that is to join industry specific associations related to their majors. Further, these associations often have certifications that externally validate you as a subject matter expert.

My colleagues and I put this list together for multiple business disciplines. Data shows that people earn more and have more job security if they become engaged members of their professional discipline. One way to do that is to join industry specific associations related to their majors. Further, these associations often have certifications that externally validate you as a subject matter expert. Industry Certifications and Associations for Various Business Majors and...