The News Review:
- Top African-American Business Executives to Conduct Career Seminar at…
- Doctors find more opportunities for part-time work
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce
- There’s a Theory for Everything
- Welcome the manager 2008
Top African-American Business Executives to Conduct Career Seminar at…
Carolina Newswire – Carolina Newswire (press release) – Mar 21, 2008
The seven-member panel will consist of BEEP executives and representatives from the community. The program involves two days of classroom visitations, intensive career planning strategies that will support the efforts of college faculty and career service professionals to better prepare students for the transition from academia to the work force. Emphasis will be placed on the selection of realistic career choices, the charting of career paths and the development of employment marketing skills. Wednesday evening at 5 p. , March 26, students will participate in an invitation only Networking Reception sponsored by the School of Business and Economics Undergraduate MBA Club. Seminars will be conducted by executives from such corporations as UPS, Philip Morris USA, and the National Urban League, Aramark, Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity.
Doctors find more opportunities for part-time work
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Mar 21, 2008
There’s also the relatively frequent, unexpected emergencies, said Tim Elliot, an attorney for the Lowenbaum Partnership in Clayton. "It’s not like physicians punch a clock," said Elliot, who negotiates health care employment agreements. Though the majority of physicians seeking part-time employment are women beginning their careers and men nearing retirement, this is changing as well. Westfall has encountered married physician couples who both want to work part time immediately after finishing their residency. There are more part-time-friendly positions for these physicians to enter. There’s an increasing number of radiology clinics, urgent care centers and a new breed of medical staff called hospitalists who treat admitted patients. These opportunities give many physicians the chance to work a desired shift rather than have an ongoing responsibility for patients.
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
ThisWeekNews – Mar 21, 2008
In fact, many of the important sectors of the Columbus economy are in need of individuals with the skills you have developed. Banking, finance, and insurance has been critical to our economy ever since the founding of the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (which became Nationwide) and ever since City National Bank of Columbus (which became Bank One and later JP Morgan Chase) became a national force in credit cards. Finance and insurance employment is 37 percent higher than you would expect in an economy our size. Insurance employment is 82 percent higher. JP Morgan Chase is our region’s largest private-sector employer, with 14,500 local jobs. Our region is home to one of the largest concentrations of JP Morgan Chase employment in the world. Transportation and logistics is an area you might not be thinking about… That problem will be bad here; in most other places, it will be far worse. What that means is that there will be fewer experienced workers, fewer entrepreneurs, and fewer people to lead our local governments and civic organizations. Our community recognizes that we need you, and we are doing everything we can to make a compelling case that Central Ohio is the best place for you to build a satisfying, meaningful career. We have learned from more than 4,000 young professionals what we have going for us, and what we need to work on. One of the biggest things we learned is that we are entirely too modest. We need to recognize that Columbus is a great place to live, work, play and learn. We need to promote that, and as Mayor Coleman says, we need to develop a bit of a swagger.
There’s a Theory for Everything
BusinessWeek – Mar 21, 2008
” Nachum, a labor economist, was curious to see dancers standing around smoking after a performance he attended. He wondered if smoking “could serve as a proxy for time preference, the degree to which a person is oriented to the present or the future,” the article reports. Because dancers have short careers, he thought, this suggested the dancers “were perhaps more present-oriented than future-oriented. ” The article goes on to a discussion about the implications for behavioral economics, why nonsmokers’ wages increase dramatically more than smokers during their first decade of employment, and the concept of “time preference,” which is “not a trait you can observe in a direct way, so we hypothesized that an indirect way to observe it is to assume that, on average, people who smoke place less value on teh future than people who do not smoke. Maybe there’s some truth to the whole time preference issue. But as a former ballet dancer myself, I had to laugh at how business school researchers can become so theoretical about the simplest things… He wondered if smoking “could serve as a proxy for time preference, the degree to which a person is oriented to the present or the future,” the article reports. Because dancers have short careers, he thought, this suggested the dancers “were perhaps more present-oriented than future-oriented. ” The article goes on to a discussion about the implications for behavioral economics, why nonsmokers’ wages increase dramatically more than smokers during their first decade of employment, and the concept of “time preference,” which is “not a trait you can observe in a direct way, so we hypothesized that an indirect way to observe it is to assume that, on average, people who smoke place less value on teh future than people who do not smoke. Maybe there’s some truth to the whole time preference issue. But as a former ballet dancer myself, I had to laugh at how business school researchers can become so theoretical about the simplest things. Dancers smoke to keep from eating during long breaks.
Welcome the manager 2008
Economic Times – Mar 21, 2008
As traditional, modern
and post modern industry sectors grapple with business cycles and see the ups
and down of international economic power shifts, managers will need to reassess
their career management strategies as well as the impact of their professional
choices and preferences. A career coach or mentor may come up with a
list of areas one might personally need to work on. There are some aspects that
have a universal context yet are unique to you in a transforming corporate
world. It is imperative that one is prepared to seize forthcoming opportunities
and groom oneself for the constantly changing future. The first
aspect of a professional profile, managers might like to think about, is the
average number of years put in a single employment. Hopping jobs frequently will
remain unaccepted by potential employers… There are some aspects that
have a universal context yet are unique to you in a transforming corporate
world. It is imperative that one is prepared to seize forthcoming opportunities
and groom oneself for the constantly changing future. The first
aspect of a professional profile, managers might like to think about, is the
average number of years put in a single employment. Hopping jobs frequently will
remain unaccepted by potential employers. While diversity of exposure is more
welcome, the ?08 manager will have to be prudent while making career
related decisions and diminish any impulse moves. The other
significant feature of this year will be the emergent significance of executive
development. Constant upgradation of knowledge will be needed if a manager wants
to thrive in the globally competitive rat race.