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Green cards: Not to talk politics, but…“What I want to do, and what I will do, is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country.”

Green cards: Not to talk politics (after last night), but…”“What I want to do, and what I will do, is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-wants-foreign-nationals-031421157.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANOc61sTjYawHRZqWnCMYcPGByKyFVZ365Gljkf3N1-ebGdpgNSAGg5RW3qaZqZmhHAblSuZaY86merWyLVfrz52bp2Bq-ZHHt1myq9pl_qyG8iCSIUmn8NO05P1QrloNLu5z0r3-x2osCW9TohQuPva5qswNuRwIYrofT20eE92 ___Note, this is almost 3 years old, but…"The H-1B visa is highly competitive. In fiscal 2021, program applications hit 275,000, a 15-year high....

What key questions should supply chain leaders ask to evaluate their progress in optimizing price indexing? A Strategic Guide for Price Risk Sharing and Indexing in Buyer-Supplier Contracts: Approaches, Management, and Automation Opportunities

A Strategic Guide for Price Risk Sharing and Indexing in Buyer-Supplier Contracts: Approaches, Management, and Automation Opportunities What key questions should supply chain leaders ask to evaluate their progress in optimizing price indexing? This template provides a strategic framework for companies to effectively determine and refine their approach to price indexing, including formulas and economic adjustments. It guides businesses in establishing robust methods for tracking and managing indexing activities, ensuring...

We make our students learn A3 through a project w/ a local company…Several of our students also complete their summer internships with an A3 presentation & report. It becomes such a valuable tool moving forward as they hit the job market & need to speak on it . Also, problem-solving is the #1 sought after skill set by employers:

We make our students learn A3 through a project w/ a local company...Video presentations: https://lnkd.in/grV4rufS. Several of our students also complete their summer internships with an A3 presentation & report. It becomes such a valuable tool moving forward as they hit the job market & need to speak on it . Also, problem-solving is the #1 sought after skill set by employers: https://lnkd.in/ggbvYYXe.https://lnkd.in/eBk-Wu3WSoft skills + Problem-solving skills + AI = job...

401Ks: I spent some time on this w/ a student & her full-time job offer. Students need help understanding their retirement savings plan. The Benefits of Investing Early in Life…Let’s say you started investing at 20 years old…

401Ks: I spent some time on this w/ a student & her full-time job offer. Students need help understanding their retirement savings plan. The Benefits of Investing Early in Life: https://lnkd.in/esCz_vQ7. Let’s say you started investing at 20 years old...and you invest $250 each month with an 8% annual rate of return. By the time you reach 65, over 50% of your total portfolio would have come from money that you invested...

For a list of employers with 100% remote jobs, see…When in the job interview process do you disclose that you only want to work remotely? It is becoming increasingly common for our graduates to prioritize remote work opportunities. The appeal of flexibility and the comfort of working from one’s own space is undeniable (I do it VERY often).

For a list of employers with 100% remote jobs, see: https://lnkd.in/g6cq-S6E. When in the job interview process do you disclose that you only want to work remotely? https://lnkd.in/ggqZ8xbZ. It is becoming increasingly common for our graduates to prioritize remote work opportunities. The appeal of flexibility and the comfort of working from one's own space is undeniable (I do it VERY often). https://www.businessinsider.com/dell-remote-workers-promotion-return-office-push-flexible-work-2024-3 Young people who work remotely are 'probably not'...

Tough to argue with this list though, just pay attention to ROI. Should You Give Up Your Salary and Go to Grad School? 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.”

Tough to argue with this list though, just pay attention to ROI. Should You Give Up Your Salary and Go to Grad School? 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.” https://supplychaindigital.com/operations/top-10-supply-chain-schools Great ROI!?...At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than...

Demonstrating self-awareness during an interview is huge. I tell my students to always answer the “what is your weakness” question in the context of having a strategy to fix it (explain what you have done about it, actual RESULTS). For example, from the article:

Demonstrating self-awareness during an interview is huge. I tell my students to always answer the “what is your weakness” question in the context of having a strategy to fix it (explain what you have done about it, actual RESULTS). For example, from the article: https://lnkd.in/e3ctfpey.“The key to answering that question: You spend about 10% of it explaining the weakness and 90% of it explaining how you are working on weakness,”...

Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees: https://lnkd.in/efcJQEXJ. Translation: Success = Pick the right major (i.e., demand > supply) + Get work experience (i.e., internships related to major) + Pick the right first job (i.e., they pay a premium for your major because of supply/demand conditions and you are job ready day one because you have professional work experience).

A related great read…Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees: https://lnkd.in/efcJQEXJ. Translation: Success = Pick the right major (i.e., demand > supply) + Get work experience (i.e., internships related to major) + Pick the right first job (i.e., they pay a premium for your major because of supply/demand conditions and you are job ready day one because you have professional work experience). https://www.visualcapitalist.com/major-worst-finding-a-job/ Notice:“More than...

A nice career guide from Harvard to help with resumes, interviewing, getting offers, etc. For more help, pasted below are links from Yale, MIT, & WMU (112 pages of ideas). Should college grads negotiate a job offer (i.e., a higher starting salary)? Yes, but only if you know how to negotiate. My thoughts:

A nice career guide from Harvard to help with resumes, interviewing, getting offers, etc. For more help, pasted below are links from Yale, MIT, & WMU (112 pages of ideas). Should college grads negotiate a job offer (i.e., a higher starting salary)? Yes, but only if you know how to negotiate. My thoughts: https://lnkd.in/gEZF6prG.Here’s what a lot of college grads don’t know about their first job offer: https://lnkd.in/gG2DeF2h. “Just 38% of...

Our new “apprenticeship” program: We just concluded a co-op pilot program with a F500 company that was highly successful and has started its second iteration in 2024. So, what makes this Co-op program different?

Our new "apprenticeship" program: We just concluded a co-op pilot program with a F500 company that was highly successful and has started its second iteration in 2024. So, what makes this Co-op program different? https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74490 It is based on the European apprentice programs, whereby students work part time as an integral part of their studies. The advantages are that students learn from hands-on experience, while also earning college credits.It is not students with...