Year: 2024

Subject: Negotiating a job offer (i.e., internships & your starting salary)… Check out the #1 skill set sought after by employers in the attachment (does your resume sell it?). Note, Negotiation is a problem-solving skill set that every manager needs (and most are very bad at at).

Subject: Negotiating a job offer (i.e., internships & your starting salary)...Check out the #1 skill set sought after by employers in the attachment (does your resume sell it?).Note, Negotiation is a problem-solving skill set that every manager needs (and most are very bad at at).  WMU HCOB has a class on this (and it is exceptionally well taught): MKTG 2750 - Global Negotiation This course is designed to be a "learning...

Subject: Read (mentor advice): Rounding up GPAs, post script on your phones for email replies, resume keywords, & email signatures Students (how about creating a professional email signature to impress employers?):

Subject: Read (mentor advice): Rounding up GPAs, post script on your phones for email replies, resume keywords, & email signatures Students (how about creating a professional email signature to impress employers?): Resume advice, Do NOT round up your GPAs  Students should not change their official GPA for their resume. Instead, I recommend they calculate their GPA using the courses required (that counted toward) their major and also list their overall GPA. Also,...

Subject: Read: Yet another reason to consider the BA minor (sorry to be so pushy about these skills, I will stop very soon)…But, problem-solving at work requires that you measure the stuff that is important to your organization (i.e., quality, costs, service, etc.).

Subject: Read: Yet another reason to consider the BA minor (sorry to be so pushy about these skills, I will stop very soon)...But, problem-solving at work requires that you measure the stuff that is important to your organization (i.e., quality, costs, service, etc.).  For example, can a company be good at anything if it does not measure it in excruciating and accurate detail?  No, they will be terrible at all things...

Subject: Read: Business Analytics Minor and AI (I think this minor keeps you from ever being a victim of technology). Students (see the end of this from my former students): Is AI your next threat and do you believe the following?…

Subject: Read: Business Analytics Minor and AI (I think this minor keeps you from ever being a victim of technology).  I will talk more on this at our first class next week. Students (see the end of this from my former students):Is AI your next threat and do you believe the following?... “American college students are behind in using AI in their studies compared to their foreign counterparts.”I disagree, but you have...

We have it covered with our students. Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Bard, CoPilot, etc.) is a major focus in our new CIS 5550 course. “American college students are behind in using AI in their studies compared to their foreign counterparts.”

We have it covered with our students.  https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-popular-ai-tools/ Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Bard, CoPilot, etc.) is a major focus in our new CIS 5550 course. “American college students are behind in using AI in their studies compared to their foreign counterparts.” https://lnkd.in/gngZxKry. Maybe not...This is the whole reason that we created our new AI course – to create AI awareness and skills, and it is designed for non-technical majors....

More WMU SCM student success stories…

More WMU SCM student success stories… https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74490 1. Dylan Sing is a team player as a student athlete on the WMU men's soccer team & as a SCM major. https://lnkd.in/ggqPmMyw.2. SCM student wins prestigious scholarship. Madison Dober excels as a woman in the supply chain field, winning a scholarship from the Transportation Club of Detroit. https://lnkd.in/d5UEQVJV3. Pursuing career in supply chain management is a slam dunk for Megan Wagner. Junior Bronco basketball player...

WMU named a Best College for Future Leaders by TIME, overall ranking No. 79 in the nation & 3rd in the state. Yes, ranked: Supply Chain Management (along w/ several other business programs at WMU). For complete WMU list, see:

WMU named a Best College for Future Leaders by TIME, overall ranking No. 79 in the nation & 3rd in the state. Yes, ranked: Supply Chain Management (along w/ several other business programs at WMU). For complete WMU list, see: https://lnkd.in/eSSKmGg9. Methodology: https://lnkd.in/diQNWwHn. WMU SCM Program information: https://lnkd.in/eibhncPz. Students: If you are a student majoring in something, but your school is not on some list, do not worry about it!...

Vertical Integration, are we coming full circle? I spent the last 3 decades showing students how aggressive outsourcing strategies have been a hallmark of industry, driven by the pursuit of cost reductions, wider margins, higher asset turnover rate, and better ROI.

Vertical Integration, are we coming full circle? I spent the last 3 decades showing students how aggressive outsourcing strategies have been a hallmark of industry, driven by the pursuit of cost reductions, wider margins, higher asset turnover rate, and better ROI. This trend saw delegating significant portions of their production and services to external partners, often in lower-cost regions. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2024/02/07/gm-lg-chem-establish-19-billion-battery-supply-deal/72508406007/ However, recent years have witnessed a noticeable shift as businesses...

“New data shows that for the first time in over 20 years, the U.S. bought more from Mexico than China in 2023… Exports from Mexico to the U.S. in 2023 totaled a sum of $476 billion as China’s imports to the U.S. dropped by 20%.”

"New data shows that for the first time in over 20 years, the U.S. bought more from Mexico than China in 2023… Exports from Mexico to the U.S. in 2023 totaled a sum of $476 billion as China’s imports to the U.S. dropped by 20%." https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/mexico-overtakes-china-as-top-exporter-to-us-in-2023-deglobalization-reglobalization-geopolitics-supply-chains-imports-exports-us-commerce-department-investments From me: "Made in Mexico" could contain a significant portion of components or materials that were originally manufactured in China. This might be the case...

Students: Do not forget to say thank you after those career fairs and networking…For more help, pasted below are links from Harvard, Yale, MIT, & WMU (112 pages). Many college grads struggle to land jobs due to a lack of preparedness: “Nearly 20% of employers said they’ve even had a recent college grad bring a parent to an interview.”

Students: Do not forget to say thank you after those career fairs and networking...For more help, pasted below are links from Harvard, Yale, MIT, & WMU (112 pages). Many college grads struggle to land jobs due to a lack of preparedness: https://lnkd.in/egfwBsKj. “Nearly 20% of employers said they've even had a recent college grad bring a parent to an interview.” Should college grads negotiate a job offer (i.e., a higher...