Author: Sime Curkovic

Hmmm. The Street: “For all you parents out there: want your kids to get filthy rich? One path to great wealth is going to a first-class university…

Hmmm. The Street: “For all you parents out there: want your kids to get filthy rich? One path to great wealth is going to a first-class university. That’s what a study from global research firm Altrata shows. Here is its ranking of the top 10 U.S. universities in terms of the number of graduates enjoying a net worth of at least $30 million. Altrata calls that “ultra-wealthy” (seems like a fair definition,...

College Students: Do NOT round up your GPAs, use a post script on your phones for email replies, take your email signatures VERY seriously, & use keywords on your resume.

College Students: Do NOT round up your GPAs, use a post script on your phones for email replies, take your email signatures VERY seriously, & use keywords on your resume.Resume advice, Do NOT round up your GPAs  Students should not change their official GPA for their resume. Instead, I recommend they calculate their major GPA using the courses required for their major & also list their overall GPA (especially if...

Also worth noting: @LinkedIn has a similar feature where you can practice by recording an answer to an interview question and 1) get immediate AI feedback, or 2) send it to someone in your network for personal feedback.

Interviewing tips. If you missed it, this is cool (I think)…Google's "Interview Warmup" asks practice job interview questions, then gives feedback on your spoken answers. If you can’t practice w/ another human for an upcoming job interview, Google has a new solution: Talk to its computer. Also worth noting: @LinkedIn has a similar feature where you can practice by recording an answer to an interview question and 1) get immediate AI feedback, or...

More salary data…CIPS Procurement Salary Guide 2022 reveals a 7.4% avg salary increase & the avg salary for all procurement & SCM pros in North America was $111,278. FYI, CIPS has tons of global salary data at:

More salary data…CIPS Procurement Salary Guide 2022 reveals a 7.4% avg salary increase & the avg salary for all procurement & SCM pros in North America was $111,278. FYI, CIPS has tons of global salary data at: https://lnkd.in/gxbTMSyx. Salaries per "ASCM/APICS" $: 2022 https://lnkd.in/gtYC5Cnw vs 2021 https://lnkd.in/gpMvehY5 vs 2020 https://lnkd.in/gcsrX6tr. Salaries per "DC Velocity": 2021 https://lnkd.in/gESQFNZa vs 2020 https://lnkd.in/gW-U-KHK vs 2019 https://lnkd.in/gJquYyT4. From "ISM": 2018 $: https://lnkd.in/gV53aggX. 2020 $ (right before covid): https://lnkd.in/gz8WQEhr. 2021 $ (deep into covid): https://lnkd.in/g-SfG93A & https://lnkd.in/gn5jM9xt. People want more money &...

Effective in February 2023, CPIM will be reconfigured under version 8.0 moving from two courses & two exams to one. Students: 3 supply chain orgs you can join (ISMworld.org-$35, CSCMP.org, $40 & ASCM.org for free!).

Effective in February 2023, CPIM will be reconfigured under version 8.0 moving from two courses & two exams to one. 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 to...

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.

2.5 years old, but still likely accurate…Predictive Data Analytics ranked #2!  https://www.visualcapitalist.com/supply-chains-automation-future/ https://lnkd.in/gthyAWf3. Every WMU SCM major now has to take this class (Excel on steroids). Our Business Analytics minor teaches Big Data w/ skill sets such as: 1. Advanced Excel (power query & pivot) & macros;2. Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI & python w/ seaborn & matplotlib);3. Data mining/RapidMiner, machine learning & data science;4. Python & Jupyter notebook (data...

“By 2030, the collective market for disruptive materials is expected to reach over $800B. Copper is the largest market while lithium is the fastest growing.” Also, get ready for another supply chain disruptor: no succession planning.

“By 2030, the collective market for disruptive materials is expected to reach over $800B. Copper is the largest market while lithium is the fastest growing.” https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-future-value-of-disruptive-materials/ Also, get ready for another supply chain disruptor: no succession planning. *60% of the US workforce is employed by a family-owned business.*78% of all new jobs in the US are created by family-owned businesses. *30% of family businesses make it through the 2nd generation,...

Some employers are giving students a few days to make decisions on full time job offers several months before graduation. One student asked if that was ethical or even legal. Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation?

Some employers are giving students a few days to make decisions on full time job offers several months before graduation. One student asked if that was ethical or even legal. Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation? https://lnkd.in/ervskG5. My students came back to school from their summer internships and many of them received full time offers from their internship & many...

I have so many world class international students that are very hungry for American professional work experiences (i.e., internships) & they are often told by employers: we do not hire international students. Why? The paperwork?

“There are now 3M more job openings since pre-pandemic…if immigration levels were doubled to more than 2M new permanent & temp immigrants each year, U.S. GDP could double & grow as large as $47T in 2050.” Double? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lack-immigration-labor-market-shortage-economist-191213573.html Labor Secretary: U.S. immigration system is 'a threat to our economy’https://lnkd.in/gJn3pv8G"…10.3 million open jobs in the U.S., many of which are for skilled workers who aren’t available… the last major immigration reform in...

Get ready: WMU Supply Chain & Food Marketing Career Fair is Feb. 22nd, & All Majors Career Fair is Feb. 9th. EVERY student from every university is welcome to attend, let the best student win. This still sounds like a seller’s market (not a labor recession):

Get ready: WMU Supply Chain & Food Marketing Career Fair is Feb. 22nd, & All Majors Career Fair is Feb. 9th. EVERY student from every university is welcome to attend, let the best student win. This still sounds like a seller’s market (not a labor recession): I talked to one student in the Fall that was given a job offer in Sept. (one month to decide) & he fully intended to accept. Yes,...