Goal
Find a job about product management from a local company which can sponsor international students in 6 months. From now on, 3 months before graduation, starting to look for jobs, go to job fair and submit resume on the internet. Transfer to H1B visa in 1 year. And be a product manager in 3-4 years. I choose this year range because most of the recruit and employ requirement for a product manager is 3 to 4 years product management experience.
Product Management
I did not know what to do at first time. Then I searched on the Internet for those jobs for MBA grads, I found lots of jobs that suggested to me. Such as software development, information security analyst, financial manager, management analyst, operations research analyst, interpreter and translator and product manager. However, I do not like accounting, analysis and consulting things. I am an active person and do not want to the things with numbers every day. After I talked about professor- Dr.Perez, he gave me some advises, which one of the job could be considered as product management. And I have done some research on that job. It requires and job duties are all I think I am suitable for this kind of jobs, which is managing things and do the marketing things. That is interesting for me. Moreover, I am quite interested in product things and I want to do the work with product in daily life which is not boring. So I am now looking job for the works which is suited for the product management position.
What is product manager?
Product management is a strategic and business-oriented role, which is focused on satisfied and transfer solutions to market needs. The role may consist of product development and product marketing, which are different (yet complementary) efforts,...
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...erred. So I have an advantage on that part. Some company even just looking for high school education level and which is much more advantageous for me.
Competitive Advantage
My advantage is my language skill. I can fully use that skill to develop new marketing for the company. Nowadays, many companies aimed to develop new marketing for new customers and earn money. China has a great amount of citizen and a super strong buying power. I can speak fluent Mandarin and I have known the pattern of how Chinese communicate which is quite complex.
And I have the master degree which is better than bachelor degree students to find a job. The MBA program offers me management techniques and more viable. However the weakness is I am the international students, that means I have to find a company can sponsor H1B. And my oral English is not that good. But this can be practiced.
manufacturing a competitive advantage. According to 2013 analysis done by consultant AlixPartners estimated that cost of manufacturing in China will equal cost of manufacturing in U.S. due to labor cost in China has been increasing in past 10 years. The low cost energy and labor equivalence recently is contributed to 500,000 jobs created in manufacturing sector since 2010 (Ludwig & Spiegel, 2014).
The next step is the growth stage. In this stage product growth is monitored and big investments are made. Maturity stage the growth of the outputs is significant. For the company to ensure product survival in the market and gain a competitive advantage over competitors it has to incorporate product differentiation. The final stage involves product decline stage. In this juncture product sale goes down and the product identification
better chance in getting the better paying job with a higher education verse having a High School
The report communicates the career action plan and its overview related to the position of general manager of the restaurant. It is divided into 3 sections. In first section, the report demonstrates the current situation of the career explaining the graduate and employability skills, and marketability analysis. The second section explains ideal situation of the career in comparison to the industry demands. This section explains the career SWOT analysis and career goals on short term and long term. The last section communicates the steps to success: work placement that demonstrates the activities that will be carried out to achieve the goals.
However, this vision generates an overlapping problem between the marketing department and the product development department. The marketing department, among other duties, is responsible for the identification of new opportunities and also to assure the development of new products. Unless these activities are extremely well coordinated with the product development department, there will be misalignment in the strategy of the EPD. Ultimately, this misalignment will affect a third department, i.e. the manufacturing department, since it is directly involved in the product development process.
A marketer doesn’t just have a plan. Marketers now open up to a wider strategic plan and it’s based on steps that balance out what the market is offering consumers. These marketers must analyze their production with these steps, then make a portfolio of the growth and even their down falls therefore this keeps these marketers to continuously innovate and create even a greater amount of value for their customers. Marketing management functions are discussed along with the marketing mix and strategy.
So not only do I understand the job, but I feel that I am qualified to pursue a career as a product manager. The product manager job that I selected just so happens to be within the same company that I currently work at. This gives me an advantage over other candidates, because know and understand the product line very well. I received an award in 2015 for my successful contribution of a launch of a new product line. I project managed different aspects of this new launch that directly interfaces with the customer, both with options and pricing. A product manager just knows the product, anticipate the customer needs and be able to manage new product
emerging or new market. It can originate from new technology or new market opportunities (Eliashberg, J., Lilien, G. L., & Rao, V. R. 1997). Literature defines product development as exploiting an untapped market opportunity and turning it into a value product for customer satisfaction. Development and introduction of a new product requires extensive research on understanding customer needs, market structure, emerging trends and analysing the internal & external competitive market environments. To evaluate customer satisfaction previous researches provide strong relationship between customer satisfaction and product quality, product features and value for money. ***
I have completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, the program was a blend of mathematics, physical sciences and business applications. Whilst pursuing my Bachelor degree I worked for Rimth Company LTD, a contracting and trading private company, for three
I am currently employed as a Software Engineering Senior Analyst at Accenture. The Information system advances so rapidly that at times it is too difficult to keep up with it without proper knowledge and experience. While most of the people do get a relatively easy entry in the field after under graduation, it is very difficult to aim for a constant growth only on that basis. The field demands upgraded knowledge and experience for career growth and (achieve goals). And that is why I aspire, to pursue Masters in Management Information Systems at your esteemed University.
... to my peers, in my organization and my responsibility has increased rapidly ever since I have joined the organization. I have demonstrated leadership potential at various levels and I have the knowledge, vision and courage; high ethics; empathy with, and understanding of others; ability to motivate and orchestrate teams and individuals. I have a far-reaching international outlook and spent time living outside my country of origin, working for UK retails giants and this stay has diversified my work and cultural experience. I have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in diverse teams. I have the desire to learn and contribute to the learning of others. I have strong values and unwavering integrity and I can courageously make difficult decisions and lead responsibly. And the most important, I have the drive and dedication to complete MBA from Broad.
1. According to the the Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, they also observed that students who have studied abroad will have a leg up in the job market when they interview for their first jobs following graduation as a result of their personal growth.
In the career field, there are many careers and jobs to enjoy such as being a sales manager. As a sales manager, you will be expected to be a leader; however, a sales manager will also set a sales goal for the year, train and hire new members of his or her sales team, and will mark sales territories to certain salesman as to where they will sell their product. Most sales managers are expected to work long hours, late evenings, and weekends. Many sales managers’ annual wages are $98,530, but what a sales manager makes, depends on where he or she works. To be offered a good job with a big name branded company, most sales manager will have to have a bachelor’s degree in business and 1 -5 years’ experience with a sales team. A sales manager position is a fun, exciting job with a variety of different responsibilities.
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Thus the reasons why I want to go back to university and do a MBA to get myself a thorough business background to understand not only my career experiences but other students as well and put them in to business context and have a holistic view of the organization. The knowledge I will gain should help facilitate a career change. After extensive work in high tech LNG shipping industry, I want to transfer to shore based industry.