What Type Of Person Thrives In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, According To An Associate Director Of Contracts At A Fortune 500 Company
Daria, an Associate Director of Contracts at a Fortune 500 Aerospace & Defense company, highlights the industry's preference for "really diligent, very smart, and surprisingly risk-averse" individuals who prioritize thoroughness and specialized expertise, emphasizing a focus on controlled growth and mitigating potential risks in the production of mission-critical products.
Diligent, Risk-Averse, Detail-Oriented, Analytical, Specialized
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Daria Sayan
Associate Director, Contracts
Fortune 500 Aerospace & Defense Company
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Arizona, MBA
Legal & Policy, Business Management & Admin
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense, Government & Public Sector
Operations and Project Management
International Student, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. People who thrive in the aerospace and defense industry are hardworking, diligent, smart, and risk-averse.
2. The industry values controlled growth and careful planning, prioritizing thoroughness and risk mitigation over rushing production.
3. Deep specialization in a particular area is highly valued over broad expertise.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
Our industry is a safe industry. We like controlled growth, and the products we're making work in very important scenarios. We can't just rush production on something, send it out the door, and hope it works.
Instead, we focus on people who think through all the things that can go wrong and try to ensure those things don't happen. In addition to that, depending on your function, you want to be really deep in your specialty. It's better to be a specialist.