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I have some students making final decisions on job offers & some are asking if college grads should negotiate a higher starting salary. I say, yes, but only if you know how to negotiate. I do have students that get offers in the $50K-$60K range & many successfully negotiate > $60K. That is a 10-20% bump before you even start! Many people have to work a few years to get that bump. ...

I have soooo many students asking about STAR job interviews & online robots…https://lnkd.in/ePzz3NG and https://lnkd.in/eZgTxWcSTAR is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the situation, task, action, & result. Most companies use STAR. Star Method:Tell me of a time when you had to work within a group where the members did not get along? How did you handle the situation? SituationInteractive Qualifying Project Team. One team member...

Noteworthy statistics about women in the workplace: *Regarding financial performance, the bottom 20% of F500 orgs place women in 19% of their leadership positions. *In contrast, in the top 20% of F500 orgs, 37% of leadership positions are filled by women.  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_zhang-career-center-speakers-address-gender-activity-6927255263708151809-zUg4?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861 The Haworth College of Business's Zhang Career Center recently hosted a Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS) event covering a timely topic: gender in the workplace. SPuRS is...

I am only slightly tired of explaining to EVERYONE I meet what is wrong with the global supply chain. This WSJ documentary reveals the vulnerabilities of the supply chain. Trendy things we are doing in the WMU ISM supply chain program… https://www.wsj.com/video/series/chain-reaction/why-global-supply-chains-may-never-be-the-same-a-wsj-documentary/4EFE56B6-8A1D-4478-9F88-8F055AFBF675?mod=wsj_brd_vid_print_apr_chainreaction_homepage&utm_content=206110582&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-5096852 1. Getting hit w/ a price increase? We will be looking at raw material market data from multiple sources, we will visualize & analyze historical pricing scenarios, & do...

If you combine these, Supply Chain is the jobs category w/ the greatest 1 month increase: #2 Mfg; #3 Transp/warehousing; #7 Retail trade; #8 Wholesale trade. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/06/heres-where-the-jobs-are-for-april-2022-in-one-chart.html Note, all industries have a supply chain. 10 college majors that earn the most money: https://lnkd.in/gPHjFM2uDoesn’t #2 & #6 sound like "Supply Chain Management + Engineering"? In other words, the WMU ISM supply chain program? Per Fortune, “Over their lifetime, an MBA graduate can expect...

“There isn’t enough young people working in supply chain”...https://lnkd.in/gMqxdxfr Note, there are not enough young people in general. Last year, deaths exceeded births in fully half of the US states. Michigan’s young population has shrunk the MOST at -14%. Birth rates have plunged in states where the 0-25 population is shrinking. What does the decline of young people mean to US industries?...https://lnkd.in/geyWT2iH From Sime: Econ 101 says you cannot raise the standard of...

SCM Data Scientist (>170,000 unfilled jobs on LinkedIn!), these orgs place a premium ($) on- 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 analytics & statistical libraries such as pandas, numpy);5. Relational data models (Excel data model);6. Graphic & statistical libraries (Seaborn, Matplotlib, Pandas, & Plotly)....

Bechtel has hundreds of SCM job openings: Ryan R. Spokaeski   (2018 WMU ISM grad)1st degree connection1stSubcontracts Specialist at Bechtel National Inc Bechtel National IncWestern Michigan University - Haworth College of Business Lexington, Kentuckyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanspokaeski/ Ryan R. Spokaeski  8:52 AM Sime, we are looking to hire over 100 entry level positions at Bechtel this year in supply chain. Do you happen to know any students who would be interested in construction? If you’d...

This is a cool tool for college students (& parents): Free, digital guide to help w/ analysis on which degrees are likely to lead to hefty salaries & which can be debt traps. More info on the best ROI in college: WSJ PDF at...https://lnkd.in/gsKyJ9rn___Great read: https://lnkd.in/gCiYgwS2 - "Salaries in SCM are going up & already avg $10K-20K higher than entry-level positions in other fields." Quickest way to six figures? Answer: SCM - https://lnkd.in/guSURWFF. Note, there...

Should college grads negotiate a job offer (i.e., a higher starting salary)? Yes, but only if you know how to negotiate. I routinely have students get offers in the $48K-$55K range & most successfully negotiate > $60K. That is a 10-20% bump before you even start! Many people have to work a few years to get that bump.  https://lnkd.in/gB9bTdgJhttps://lnkd.in/gW5uwkkE Our supply chain program avg is $64K. You need to position yourself within...