Wednesday June 25, 2014

Whoops, this was meant for the professorelam blog but it does give you an idea fo what we are recommending for our students.

Here are some examples just today of how reading the WSJ will improve your contextual understanding of what we discuss in class.

Page A 13 SEIU is attempting an union organizaing ruse by actions to boost the minimum wage. This would allow organizing mom and pop franchises like Subway. 

A 14 The WSJ calls it IRS E mail Jeopardy as the service continues to fabricate stories justifying its losss or desctruction of e mails. Try telling the IRS such a whopper during your next audit. 

A 15 Business continues to flee the 39%  US corporate tax rate. ON page B5 even staid Walgreens is considering leaving the US. 

C1  REITs dizzying rise suggests over valuation, Question, what is an REIT and why are they over valued?

A1  The US is set to export oil for the first time since the 1970s, how does this impact our blance of trade, how does this affect Texas, what kind of oil is being exported and why, what you mean there are different kinds of oil, you bet there are, quite a bit different. 

Monday June 23, 2014

Here we go again with a list of top careers for college grads. This one comes from UC San Diego and there is a link to the actual report. I don't agree with 10 thru six, here goes.

10 – INsurance Sales Agent  Well no doubt property casualty large line companies are requiring a degree, I realy don't know why. You are an order taker and they will send you to order taking school for a week and then intern you with another agent to learn how. I can't abelieve there is a shortage..

9 – Public Relations Specialist. Well ifyou can get hired by a government this pays pretty well, no really, it is a tough game however in the private sector. At Texas State they actually had a week long program titled what to do with your mass communication degree

8 – Management Analyst, Unique Expertise, hmm, at what, I mean really, I can see HR or Supply Chain but just claiming youare a management analyst is likely to land you a job at the Outlet Mall where you can analyze retail sales, yours

7 – Computer Systems Analyst – Hmm how about computer systems programmer?  If so I would give this a heads up, Better yet pair this with an accounting degree

6 – Elementary School Teacher  My eyes rolled at this one, every woman in the College of Ed or near every one of them, wants to teach little kids, they are not physically threatening to the teacher and they still like school, hence there are a jillion applicants, try 8th grade science or math instead, I understand there is a lack of coaches as well, if you are willing to bet your carrer on what a bunch of teenagers do on Thursday or Friday night

The top five are either some sort of computer application, accountant, or here we go with marketing analyst again. Trust me, most marketingjobs, as in 97% are sales not analyst jobs. 

Incredibly I did not see Petroleum Engineer on the list, and once again for this brief window of time that is in demand again, big demand. My suggestion as an alternate to the general management idea is supply chain, coupled with GPS and Pert Charts. 

Hmm, and I never met an electrical engineer out of a job either. 

Increasingly accounting needs more computer information which we are providing with SAP training. 

 

Thursday June  19, 2014

I received this nice e mail following my name  from Frost Bank. As always it pays to read the blog to be aware of internships, job offerings, and what is generally going on!

Dennis Elam

I wondered if you can put me in contact with the TX A&M San Antonio folks or forward this email.  Frost has a current opening for a college intern in our Audit department.  I noticed that there have been students from there who have recently participated in our chapter events.  This is a great opportunity for a student who is interested in internal audit as a career.  This position is a paid internship and prior interns have also used it for internship credit at their college.  

I have summarized the info that is listed on our website.  Interested candidates will need to apply via www.frostbank.com.  If anyone has questions, feel free to email me.

 

Must be a Junior or Senior level student currently enrolled in a four year degree program with a concentration in Business, English or other degree plan as approved by management

* Minimum 3.0 G.P.A.

* Focused reader with strong attention to detail

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

* Strong organizational and time management skills

* Professional appearance

* Must be able to work 20-25 hours per week, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm

 

Thursday June 12, 2014

Consider the WSJ today

 

Iraq overrun by ISIS in Mosul and TIkrit, approaching Baghdad

Lawyers and GM spar over Cobalt Black Boxes

Dan Henninger and Karl Rove wonder if there is a foreign policy

PEw Research confirms my New Civil War Theory

The Green Dream simply does not add up

World Cup, US Open, Father's Day this weekend

Interestingly we hear little to nothing about the fall of Iraq