ExCITe introduces Gladstone postdocs and graduate students to a variety
of industry careers through site visits to companies and workshops.
An «applications scientist» job can be a great link between the bench and other types
of industry careers
At an early stage
of my industry career an older colleague told me something like: «You may think we are just doing a technical job, but, really, we are all in sales».
Not exact matches
Managers with specialized skills, such as finance or human resources, can enjoy a clear
career path; generalists can often apply their skills across a range
of industries, so lateral jumps are possible.
So cumulatively each component
of his flywheel both supports and pushes the other components and helped him build a multi-decade
career in an
industry where few even get started, much less endure.
«The question aims to highlight how you like to spend your time — do you spend time networking online, staying on top
of the latest
industry news or catching up on celebrity gossip,»
career strategist Mary Grace Gardner
of The Young Professionista tells Glassdoor.
«Staten Island Hustle» star Adolfo LaCola took a passion for music and turned it into a
career working with some
of the music
industry's biggest names.
Stephanie Oh fought for a few years in her early 20s to break into the music
industry in New York City, but last year grew disenchanted with her stagnant
career in administration
of music - talent management firm.
It's actually quite a relief to hear from someone with years
of experience who has built a substantial, multi-decade
career in a major
industry at a global corporation (BP / Amoco) instead
of a wet - behind - the - ears «expert» who's had about 15 minutes
of startup success and no clue about how he or she got there, or what to do next.
After finishing three degrees at the University
of Toronto, she co-founded Insight Data Science, a Silicon Valley education startup that helped PhDs transition from academic research to
careers in
industry.
One
of the most helpful resources for your future
career is someone in your
industry with more experience than you.
And I find that one
of the greatest joys I have is sharing what I've learned as a way to give back to the people who are either starting out in the
industry, or are sort
of at a point in their
careers where they're looking for some sage counsel and advice,» he told me.
Veterans
of government say it still has plenty
of career employees on staff to regulate a challenging
industry like autonomous vehicles.
Explaining the
industry and what's going on takes the form
of several audiences; one being the overly - optimistic entrepreneur who still has aspirations
of raising capital to get their company to a liquidity event, another being the up and coming venture capitalist in training (think decades long training cycles) who recently finds themselves a free agent as the asset class shrinks and wants to start their own fund, and the final being ambitious MBA's switching
careers and see venture capital as the preferred destination.
In the music
industry, there are many people that will play different roles in the growth and success
of an artist's
career.
Rather than climb a single corporate ladder like the company man
of yore, you're more likely to spend your
career scaling a professional jungle gym, maneuvering between projects, jobs, companies,
industries, and locales.
Torres, who dropped out
of college after a month to pursue a
career in the music
industry, did just that: He started from the bottom at a radio station in Baton Rouge.
And a recent survey by EY found that millennials «question the longevity
of the
industry... Further, they primarily see the
industry's
careers as unstable, blue - collar, difficult, dangerous and harmful to society.»
Throughout his illustrious
career as one
of the youngest C - suite executives in a Fortune 500 company, Bonin has spearheaded some
of the
industry's largest global marketing campaigns across digital, mobile, television, print and experiential, including the premier
of the first ever 3D - printed food product — the customizable, real - time 3D - printed Oreo at SXSW.
Half
of those surveyed believe, «It is difficult to make
career progression at my firm without being flexible on ethical standards,» and that «being too rigid over ethical standards will make my firm less competitive,» and «it is not realistic for everyone working in the financial services
industry to adhere to ethical standards at all times.»
Understanding the sales process, and how to build long - term customer relationships, is incredibly important regardless
of the
industry or
career you choose.
Looking back on a dramatic
career like that
of mining executive David Flanagan, it is clear the extent to which a stint
of work experience and an
industry vocational visit influenced his subsequent choices.
Many
of its citizens, after long
careers in coal mining
industry, struggle with chronic pain (some
of which have since become hooked on opioids).
Millennials continue to have the most negative opinion toward the oil
industry compared to all other
industries, and they don't see a
career in oil and gas as their top choice
of a workplace.
In 2004, he launched a magazine for the service departments
of auto dealers and recruited Sherry — who was feeling restless after a long
career in the mortgage
industry — as his partner.
With family members involved, Eggen expects to exit in five years, by which time he will have passed on most
of what he has learned over his decades - long
career in the
industry.
The unconscious bias that thwarts women seeking tech
careers is unjust to individuals and a disaster for an
industry limited only by the shortage
of talent.
It's a test to revive not only his
career, but the future
of the golf
industry.
Users can click on the Groups tab at the top
of the LinkedIn homepage to search groups formed around interests,
industry or
careers.
Add to that a proliferation
of college programs, an entire how - to
industry, a legion
of overnight dot - com millionaires for inspiration, and you have the makings
of a new, well - treaded
career path.
Cumulatively, each component
of his flywheel both supports and pushes the other components — and has helped him build a multi-decade
career in an
industry where few even get started, much less endure.
But he did nt impress his professors enough at the London School
of Economics and after graduation had to settle for a
career in the investment
industry.
Career services offices are responding by offering more intensive
career prep to students, from
career workshops as early as freshman year to hosting
industry panels in growing areas
of finance, such as investment management.
More significantly, Catalyst found that unequal pay starts with the first job, and widens over time, even after accounting for job level,
industry, child bearing and
career aspirations, according to the results
of the study by authors Nancy M. Carter and Christine Silva.
What constitutes a «
career change» is a bit vague, but I like to think
of it as taking a job in a new
industry so that you can continue to develop your personal and professional skills.
He had just completed his philosophy degree at the University
of Notre Dame and was beginning a
career in a new company in an
industry that was experiencing one
of its worst periods ever.
At the age
of 29, the Canadian daughter
of Jamaican immigrants was well on her way to a successful
career in the pharmaceutical
industry.
Earlier in his
career, he was an executive with Honeywell and Litton
Industries and served in the U.S. Department
of Defense.
More and more schools have begun developing programs and degrees for students that wish to pursue a
career in this
industry, from degrees in the business
of eSports to the design and development
of video games themselves.
Increasingly, too, they're facing delays in some key landmarks
of adulthood, from marriage and children to a stable
career, according to
industry and government reports.
But it was my initial approach, and my lack
of intimate knowledge
of the
industry and culture, that nearly killed my budding — no pun intended — new
career.
Sure, physically locating yourself at the beating heart
of your
industry can be a huge leg up in your
career, but the hottest hubs are often the least livable in the longer term.
Instead
of leveraging the MBA to make one or even two
career changes — such as securing a promotion or moving from a small financial services firm to Morgan Stanley (MS)-- triple jumpers shake up three variables all at once: country, job function, and
industry — and they do all
of this in a highly compressed timeframe.
But the majority are people I've met through my
career and who work in a variety
of industries and professions.
According to a 2007 Florida State University study, 40 %
of employees leave their jobs due to «bad bosses,» not the desire to switch
industries, grow in their
careers, or earn more money.
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