Career  Night  at  the  Raritan  Valley  Community  College    

Adjunct  Professor  Fernando  Ferrer,  BSc,  MBA  Interna@onal  Business  

 

Business  and  Public  Services  Branchburg,  March  25th,  2015  

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① How  did  you  enter  the  field/what  aMracted  you  to  it  ini@ally?  

Personality   Opportuni@es  

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② What  is  your  educa@onal  background?  

Educa@onal  background  Technical  BSc  [Engineering]    

Chemical  Technician        

Business  MBA  

Interna@onal  Business  Schools:  IAE,  IESE,  Columbia,  IMD,  PENSA/USP,  i.e.,  Rutgers  

 

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③  What  are  the  rewards  and  what  are  the  challenges  of  being  in  the  field?  

Rewards  

•  Broad  vision  of  the  interna@onal  environment  

•  Borderless  mindset  •  Sense  of  freedom  •  Life  experience  •  Leverage  the  knowledge  

Challenges  

•  Get  deep  understanding  of  the  domes@c  environment  

•  Integrated/accepted  locally  •  Overcome  the  homesick  

feeling;  stay  connected  with  rela@ves  …  worldwide  

•  Leading  vs.  Managing  •  Finances  

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④ What  might  a  typical  day  at  work  be  like?  

Similar  to  a  domes@c  market  but    

planning  ahead  (semester  /year);  instead  of  regions  of  a  city  or  states,  are  na@ons  demanding  interna@onal  travel    

be  informed  of  local  and  interna@onal  news  

communica@ons  are  mostly  remote  and  in  different  languages  

deal  with  mul@ple  cultures  living  in  different  geographical  environments    (e.g.  @me  zone,  climate),  and  PEST  reali@es  

learn  and  work  under  different  regula@ons  

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⑤  What  are  some  helpful  skills  to  have  for  the  field?  What  types  of  people  

do  well  in  the  field?  

Open  mindset  

Desire  

Respect    

Confidence  

Languages  

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⑥  What  are  some  of  the  “hot”  trends  or  issues  in  the  field  right  now?  

Cultural  awareness  

Talent    &  experience  

Leading  vs.  managing  

Ambiguity  &  Risk  

Speed  &  Technologies  

Iden@fy  the  opportuni@es  

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⑦ Any  sugges@ons  for  those  who  want  to  enter  this  field?    

Always  show  respect  to  people  and  ins@tu@ons  of  every  country.  Ethnocentric  decisions  and  arrogance  are  the  wrong  way  for  interna@onal  business  Be  sure  you  want  to  do  business  with  people  and  countries  with  which  only  shares  interests  

Thirst  for  knowledge  

Be  available  24/7;  travel,  phone  calls  and  emails  at  any  @me  are  part  of  the  job  

Situa@ons  may  be  managed  rather  than  solved  

   

Thank  you  !    

Professional  contact  informa@on  of  Fernando  Ferrer,  MBA  

 

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