The entire field of business is a giant connected web. Business can really mean a variety of things, business is everywhere, it’s not defined to a single skillset or category. Companies and industries really begin to be successful when a multiplicity of business aspect’s come together to form a whole. An article that we wrote on the logistics of retail pricing does a profound job at illustrating really how vast and connected the world of business is. One of the major costs of running a business is manufacturing costs. The manufacturers, one aspect of business, produce the product and charge the retail stores, an aspect of business that is intertwined and connected with the manufacturer. Another piece of the retail business world is called “overhead”. Overhead costs include things like paying rent, the cost of store technology, and more. In this case, the renters and the producers of the technology are paid by and therefore connected to the retail store. The final portion of the retail business equation is labor, or the store’s workforce. These workers are a business subcategory of the store itself, the larger business entity. Business as whole, not simply retail, essentially operates the same way. In the large scope, the business world can be and mean so many things, and in the end, all of these aspects are linked in some form.
Within the business field, it is incredibly important to establish connections with people who work at important companies. Forming relationships with recruiters, bosses and everyone in between is vital for getting jobs and moving up in the industry. Networking is especially important for college kids who have little experience and are looking for their first real internship at a big name company. Joe Gaglio, who is a senior executive at Deliott Risk Advisory, recently gave a presentation on the importance of networking and keeping up good communication within the workplace. By making good first impressions on recruiters, you are more likely to distinguish yourself from other potential employees who are trying to get that same job. Having a more personal relationship with a recruiter also gives you a chance to get to know more about what that company does from the inside, and maybe even learn things that you can share with an interviewer. Joe also explained that once you have a job, it is important to get to know the bosses and people who have been with the company longer than you have, as they can help you to perform better and maybe even help you move up within the company. Finally, it is also important to get to know other business people outside of the company you work at, as it allows for possible partnerships and even allows the possibility of getting a better job at a different firm. Networking is one of the most important skills you can develop and use in the business field; it gives you an edge over other potential recruits, and allows you to move up within a company or even to a better job at a different firm.
As business majors, it is not a secret that the job field is very competitive. So our goal as a blog group was to provide information on how to prepare for the job search process. This all starts with interview etiquette, what to look for in companies, and how to build a resume. It is essential to be very well educated on topics like this because your accomplishments that you have made in the past only really get your foot in the door. If you can’t impress in the interview, then say goodbye to having any chance on landing that job you’ve always wanted. You have to know how valuable researching and rehearsing is, and how important it is to dress to impress, for example. It’s also critical that you know where to work, and why that specific company will be a great fit for you. So, we tried to give our readers perspective on what to look for in relation to employee satisfaction, benefits, and overall workplace atmosphere.
There are very many minors and classes you can look at to advance your business degree. For example, human communication, sociology and computer science. There are also a lot of different business degrees. There are ones that involve the financing aspect of a business, the marketing aspect, different management aspects and many more. Due to the vast amount of choices in this field it can be easy to find the right fit. Most companies offer jobs in all of these different areas in business. The best degree to get in college is the one that helps what you want to accomplish in a company. If you decide you want to deal with people, the best degrees to look at would be something with human resources and human communications. If you decide you want to be involved in something with math and problem solving then the best fit for you would be something in accounting and financing. If you want something to do with creating and designing advertising and marketing would be degrees that could help with that.
The best way for a student in any field to get a leg out on the competition is to take advantage of the opportunities you are given. Luckily for us business students here at MSU we get all the many benefits of attending a university with one of the highest ranking business schools in the nation. In one the posts you can find on our blogger page there is a more in-depth schedule of all the great opportunities offered on campus including resume writing workshops every Monday at 4:15 in the Eppley center and the Global Business Festival on Sunday, November 22nd from 12:00-5:00 pm. So, as you can see there is a variety of weekly events going on around campus with more new and exciting ones popping up all the time! Through our blog, the WRA business group strives to cover all corners of business; from the global aspects of business to business right here on our very own campus and everything else in between.
