We are in the home stretch...well, not really, but everyone is realizing that it is time to at least start looking for jobs. Not that it is difficult to get interviews...Chris has brought in industry speakers everyday to the program to both educate us on real supply chain challenges and solutions, as well as recruit from our program.
There haven't been many food companies come through yet...actually none, which is a bit unfortunate, as this is my passion, but there have been some retail companies who have grocery businesses, like 7-eleven and Target. It is important to understand that Iam the most passionate about agriculture and food supply chains, among all my classmates...quite possible among all of MIT. In fact, I'm certain of it.
The MIT name, though, has been very helpful in networking into companies on my own (outside of MIT/MLOG recruiting). I don't think any of us should be worried about finding a job, it is just finding the best one. I think most of us are looking for that $90K+ salary and a management title. You might think that this is only possible for MBAs, but not true, as many MLoggers have already accepted jobs that meet this criteria (e.g. consulting, investment banking, cage fighting, you name it!).
Wish me luck!
Hi Josh and all! Congrats on hitting the home stretch and all the best for your job hunts. Reading your blog entries makes me really excited about joining the class in Fall (I deferred my admission last year and am now waiting to hear from Saskia on joining the '08 class).
Thanks for sharing abt all yr MLOG experiences. Any advice on how best to prep for the course? What're the job prospects for MLOG grads now? Read that last year's ave salary was $97K - should this be taken with a pinch of salt? ;-) (It's ok if you can't say it on this blog!)
Look forward to reading more on yr adventures! Take care and stay warm :-)
Posted by: Paul | January 30, 2007 at 11:20 PM