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The first video was put together by an ISM grad.  She asked to help out.  Just another example of great alumni trying to give back.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu4LP_2Vm3E Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn to say thank you.https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-karels-00a7782/Notice her reference at the beginning to her first full time job and a job rotation.Do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation (watch below from me)?... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsmpiJ-Vxg&t=26s...

Do new college grads really need to participate in a 401K Retirement Savings Plan? Yes!  I spend around 15-30 minutes on this in class because my students need it. When they get their job offers, I ask them to look over this part (they usually need help). Please watch this if you want career mobility & financial independence in your 40s & beyond. In order to achieve this, you will need to...

Practice before it really matters (this will be mainstream during the year of covid and beyond)...  Note, it is my understanding that these robot interviews are simply being used to weed out students.  Also, that does not mean there is anything wrong with you if you do not get a face to face and/or onsite interview with a hiring manager.  These robot interviews often simply are trying to develop a psychological profile of you...

Yes, companies are outsourcing commodities to increase value.  Value is lowering costs and improving performance (e.g., quality, service, and flexibility).  A commodity is defined as being something for which several qualified suppliers exist. Typically, buying organizations will use several rounds of the competitive bidding process to pick a low cost supplier.  Buying organizations will send out RFQs to get bids from suppliers.  RFQ stands for a Request for Quotation.  In...

Do not underestimate the power of a professional email signature (most do not even have one, or they have very boring ones). The email signature should be filled in with some relevant details to catch the potential employer's attention and earn yourself some credits for successful branding.  Good email signatures for college students can be a great touch point in an email. If you add some extra contact details and...

Here is an astounding fact - readers make more money - a lot more! It's true. According to a number of studies*, business people who read at least 7 business books a year earn over 2.3 times more than people who read only 1 book per year.Why exactly do readers earn so much more money? One of the core reasons is that they have a constant stream of new ideas...

Resume Keywords Ideas/Action Verbs for your resume (I heard many employers say this was an issue). See below for this laundry list of resume keywords. Here is a laundry list of keywords that employers look for on resumes... This will give you tons of ideas for your resume, just click Does your resume use these words?  Note, the resumes I see need tons of work (and I mean tons).  Please...

The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing. Here is a helpful guide from our top paying recruiter ($77K)... Here is a STAR interview guide from our alumni at GM, click Most of the companies that recruit from our program use this STAR technique.  Star Method:Tell me of a time when you had...

I get this kind of email over and over and over... Subject: That darn CIS 2640 class (our predictive data analytics class)!!! I call it Excel on steroids. Hello Sime, I'm one of your former students I just graduated in August and I just wanted to let you know I just got hired at a company called Topco. They're a privately member-owned large distribution center and I will be doing...

Students and SCM Professionals: This can be a deal breaker in your professional lives... The following CIS courses in our program develop Business Analytic skills: CIS 1020 (Business Computing), CIS 2640 (Business Analysis and Reporting), CIS 2650 (Programming for Data Analytics), CIS 3640 (Business Analytics), and CIS 4640 (Business Data Mining). The trend line is very positive for this skill set. Business Analytics (BA) addresses an increasing demand in organizations...