Hey Mefis! I am asking this question on behalf of my brother-in-law who recently got laid off. Does anyone here have advice to give to a guy with a degree in Chinese and minor in business who would like to work in manufacturing/ sourcing for a US company either in the US or China?
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posted by catrae
on Apr 25, 2013 -
6 answers
I work in a very small IT company that makes custom business applications. The owner is way too involved in the day-to-day and pushes the sales guy to schedule us back to back to back for projects. We have no dedicated support staff so support for existing clients falls back to us (me and the one other developer) in addition to building new applications - and having all the meetings etc with clients. We are like half BA, half developer with no project manager anywhere in sight. I need to develop some skills that will allow me to get another job but no one here has the time or interest in creating requirements documents or making use cases. I barely have time to get my work done and am working more than 40 most weeks without overtime (I am salaried). I am getting burned out and need to leave. But the lack of actual SDLC/Agile/documentation stuff is really killing my attempts to transition to a straight BA position.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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What are large corporations doing around the production of mobile apps today? For customer use, obviously, but for internal use too? Built in-house or contracted out? Android or iOS or both? Or are web-apps for mobile preferred? Where can I read more about this?
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posted by kitcat
on Nov 26, 2012 -
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I am an engineer, and my wife is a business major. She is more miserable with her job and entire career than she has ever been, and I do not know how to help her. It's easy for me to search for jobs - I look for "mechanical engineer" or "robotics" and find positions matching my specialist skills. My wife is a generalist, and seems to hate the people that are attracted to the jobs she is qualified for. Her career unhappiness is taking a serious toll on her personal life and our marriage. Please help us figure out what to do!
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posted by RobotNinja
on Oct 5, 2012 -
48 answers
It's time for a career change, but I'd like some help confirming if this diploma program in accounting would help me land jobs, despite not having a university degree.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 25, 2012 -
8 answers
I really need help figuring out my new career track. I want to take "the next step" and don't know where to start.
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posted by wolfdreams01
on May 20, 2012 -
2 answers
Should I drop my profitable, very low maintenance, but unfulfilling online business, in order to get a full time job?
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posted by choppyes
on Mar 25, 2012 -
19 answers
In transition, need some ideas of what to do with my life. As a job, as a business, whatever: what can this artsy nomadic person who can't fit a boundary do for love and profit? [longpost is looooong]
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posted by divabat
on Mar 16, 2012 -
15 answers
I get data review and entry work done extremely fast with no discernible lack of quality. But, I also have a persistent feeling I'm doing things wrong or missing important details. How to fix this?
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posted by reenum
on Mar 6, 2012 -
10 answers
I'm currently a rising senior at Harvard University thinking about applying to management consulting positions among others. I was wondering if the MeFi community had any advice or tips regarding what to do to prepare for the interview and what Management Consulting firms look for in an applicant. Any help or advice would be much appreciated; our career service center simply does not offer enough information. Thanks.
posted by da_wump
on Aug 5, 2011 -
8 answers
What programming skills are expected from a typical IT business analyst? What else should I learn?
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posted by uaudio
on Dec 8, 2010 -
6 answers
I work in a technical company where our ability to deliver fixes for technical problems is measured by a bunch of statistics. Our team seems to lost track of our real goals (solving problems) and instead cares more about improving the stats even if it means we don't solve problems as well as we could. How do I get everyone to understand the real needs of the job and to use stats as a supporting tool rather than the end goal?
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posted by aTrumpetandaDream
on Jul 23, 2010 -
17 answers
Help me figure out if my dream comics career is worth pursuing. No wait, that's too easy to answer.
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posted by circular
on Mar 22, 2010 -
19 answers
GuidanceCounselorFilter: What jobs involve strategic decisions on a fairly frequent basis?
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posted by ignignokt
on Apr 11, 2009 -
12 answers
Which companies and organisations are big on innovation, creativity, doing good, and support flexible work styles and ethics?
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posted by divabat
on Nov 29, 2008 -
13 answers
I am soon traveling for an job interview for the first time, and in general this is the first time i have traveled for "business", any tips? primarily looking for tips about traveling for an interview but if you have a good lesser known tip about interviews, let me have it.
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posted by humanawho
on Oct 18, 2008 -
12 answers
I've done some soul-searching, and I've come up with some ideas for new jobs or careers for myself, but I know there are other possibilities out there that I just haven't thought of yet. Based on my skills and interests, can you think of a great job or career for me?
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posted by springo
on Sep 21, 2008 -
8 answers
How do I position myself (through college) to make the most money and be in a position to take jobs overseas? Considering majoring in Business, Economics, International Studies, Public Policy, or a combination of the two.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 15, 2008 -
7 answers
How does one make the transition between "college student" and business professional" without being wasteful?
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posted by DonSlice
on Sep 6, 2008 -
23 answers
How does one get a start in the tourism / travel consultant business? Education or work experience? What kinds? More questions than answers, inside...
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posted by chrisinseoul
on Aug 25, 2008 -
1 answer
I want to quit academia and embark on a lucrative new career in the private sector. How do I do it, and is it worth it to get an MBA?
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posted by googly
on Aug 14, 2008 -
22 answers
This year's my final year of my degree. My psychologist asked me if I had any plans for next year. My original plan fell apart, so now I don't really have anything. Hmm. What could I look into?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 15, 2008 -
8 answers
I was thinking going back for an MBA, but realize I may be looking for something different. My background is in Internet, technology and media, and I have a degree in computer science. I'm also good at design. I've started technology businesses on my own, but I want to make a change and open up new directions. My interests lie more in the area of innovation, new product development/design, consulting and entrepreneurship. From the research I've done, most of the MBA programs are pretty similar, and geared to people who want to work on Wall Street or in large corporations. While I'm not particularly interested in these areas, I definitely want to learn about business as pertains to my areas of interest, and make new connections. Are there any graduate programs (MBA or otherwise) more tailored more toward my interests?
posted by lsemel
on Jun 5, 2007 -
12 answers
Should I leave my luxurious job as a pampered senior developer at a startup to become a manager + learn about business + get more pay at a larger, more boring, publicly-traded company?
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posted by blahtsk
on Jun 1, 2006 -
23 answers
Have you attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Summer Institute for General Management? How was your experience? If you are an employer in the financial sector, how much more inclined would you be to consider a job applicant with a non-business degree who had attended the SI?
posted by fourstar
on Mar 15, 2006 -
0 answers
Should I sell my business or change direction? I own a busy acupuncture practice seeing about 80 - 100 people a week. I have a waiting list of about five months for new patients. I went into a caring profession in order to help and support people and ended up burned out and exhausted.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 2, 2006 -
9 answers
