Paul Dienemann
Retired Program Director
LMI
“Apply [for the job] even if you don't feel qualified.”
LMI
“Apply [for the job] even if you don't feel qualified.”
Retired Program Director
I developed new areas of expertise at our consulting company
Most of my time was spent meeting with colleagues to assist them in solving problems they were working on for government clients. Clients included Department of Defense, Department of Education, US Postal Service, and others. People I hired were content experts but often lacked the broad research and problem solving skills working with clients that I offered. We did a lot of estimating of future costs from key data points to help them set priorities.
Here's the first step for college students
Apply even though you don't feel qualified... I was so surprised when RAND hired me. Also don't burn bridges and keep in contact as you "move up".
"Figured out I did not like being an Engineer, went back for my MBA."