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Topic: Strategy

How To Attract Leading B-school Alumini

Posted by Anonymous on 250 Points
how can a SME attract professional talent from leading B-Schools & engineering colleges. And how to retain them
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  • Posted by wnelson on Member
    Maybe I'm a little dense tonight...but, what's an SME?
  • Posted by michael on Accepted
    It's also an alternate designation for SMB (Small to Medium Business) aka Small to Medium Enterprise.

    Cupid,
    The great thing about universities & colleges is that they are open to e-mail marketing. If you're running a business you'll find the local colleges eager to assist. I'd start with the dean of the college. CALL her admin and set an appointment to see her (the dean).

    Explain what you're looking for and she will let you know which profs are open to this and if there are any conflicts.

    If you get stonewalled, you can go direct via e-mail or move on to the next school.

    Michael
  • Posted on Accepted
    B-school students are looking for experience and pay. An internship is a great way to attract them, expose them to the benefits of working for you, and is also a great way for you to check them out, since the internship has a definite end point. In general, internships at this level should be paid in some way, especially in a market like today's (non-recessionary). However, you can also give the student access to other professionals from whom they can learn as an added benefit, and as a possible trade-off for some pay. Finally, make sure you give them some degree of responsibility and hands-on, valuable experience.

    To all responders - thanks for the clarification on the acronym! wnelson - I don't think you were dense at all!

  • Posted on Author
    thnx michael for elaborating on the abb. i'll try not to use them the next time.
    thank you all for the suggestions as most were worthwhile.
    thnx again
  • Posted by wnelson on Member
    Well, I'm glad to know SME not "Society for Manufacturing Engineers!" Not that there's anything wrong with that organization. I was just wondering why they wanted to attract business and engineering grads.

    Other than that, I have absolutely nothing to add to the thoughts that the experts here have already shared. :)

    Wayde

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