Entry-level Positions for Aspiring Workplace and Infrastructure Professionals
Applied Materials' Vice President of Global Workplace and Infrastructure, Mike, highlights the diverse entry-level opportunities in real estate and facilities, encompassing "finance people, real estate people, construction people, design people, operations people," allowing for cross-development and career growth through internal mobility. The company's recent hiring of a new college graduate with a general job description demonstrates this open approach, showcasing that "once they come in, they can start doing that and then they can get exposed to all the different aspects and then grow their career very broadly."
Career Development, Real Estate, Construction, Finance, Design
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Mike DeMuro
Vice President, Global Workplace and Infrastructure
Applied Materials
University of Southern California
MBA, Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Economics, Finance
Real Estate, Technology
Strategic Management and Executive
Video Highlights
1. Entry-level positions in real estate and facilities management are diverse, encompassing finance, real estate, construction, design, and operations.
2. Companies often cross-develop employees, allowing for career growth and skill expansion within the function after entry.
3. A general job description allows for candidates from diverse backgrounds (construction, finance, design) to enter the field and gain broad experience.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
The real estate and facilities function includes a wide variety of skill sets. We have finance, real estate, construction, design, and operations people.
We try to cross-develop people once they join. You can enter this field through any of those channels. Once you're in, there are opportunities to broaden your skillset by moving within that function.
For example, we recently recruited a new college grad. When we opened the job description, we were very general about the experience we were looking for. Someone with a construction degree would be okay, as would someone with a finance or design degree.
Once they come in, they can start doing that work and then get exposed to all the different aspects. This allows them to grow their career very broadly. There are lots of different channels to get in.