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Baylor Classroom Presentations. September 28, 2010 - ConocoPhillips. Baylor Research. What is important to students? Salary Job Demand 82% say Job availability What is most appealing to students? Career opportunities Working with people 82% say Learning new things.
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Baylor Classroom Presentations September 28, 2010 - ConocoPhillips
Baylor Research • What is important to students? • Salary • Job Demand • 82% say Job availability • What is most appealing to students? • Career opportunities • Working with people • 82% say Learning new things Job availability and the opportunity to learn new things is most important to Baylor students when choosing a major.
First: Job availability • Business degrees hired at ConocoPhillips in 2010 • MIS / IT-related: 20 full time, 30 intern • Finance: # full time, # intern • Accounting: # full time, # intern • HR: # full time, 1 intern • Marketing: # full time, # intern Where are the jobs!!??
Second: Job satisfaction • Learning new things • Every industry • Every field • MIS driven by change • Working with people • Project management • Application support • Business analyst What does MIS bring to the table??
But it’s scary!! • Common concerns • Self • Society • Job
“Can I even do this?” • Ask yourself these questions: • Am I organized? • Do I work hard? • Do I want many career opportunities? • Do I like learning new things? • Am I interested in technology? “This sounds scary!” “I’m not a techy person.”
Programming!!?? • Yes you learn it • Basic building block skill • Curriculum • Basic business skills • Database • Variety of jobs! • Business Analyst • Technical support roles “I don’t know how and don’t want to program.”
But Companies are Hiring for MIS **insert Baylor company logos***
Why Hire MIS Students? http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2009/index.html
What Do MIS Majors Actually Do? MIS Major Business Route Technical Route Entrepreneur (e.g., Business Analyst, Process Designers) (e.g., Systems Analyst, Application Developer) MBA MBA CXO Role (e.g., CIO, CMO, CFO, CEO)
First, They LEARN the Business Systems analyst Programmer PQA test engineer Technical writer User support rep Computer tech Network administrator Salesperson • Business analyst • Consultant • Small-scale project manager • Large-scale project manager • DB Administrator • CTO • CIO
MIS Salary Data Recruiters NEED INTERNS & FULL-TIME HIRES MIS average salaries $54,451 – 2006-07 $56,500 – 2007-08 $60,000 – 2008-09 Remember to look at benefits and calculate cost of living by location MIS climbed through 2009