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Question

How many years of work experience do you have? And what did you do?

jallenmorris · Answer

I have 4 years of work experience.

1.5 years working for a U.S. Congressman.

1 year as co-owner of Veritas Research Group. Subsequently sold to another company when I was done with law school. My co-owner worked for the the new company and I went to work for the insurance company.

1.5 years (at matriculation) working for a large insurance company.

Raabend · Answer

13 months as Marketing Director for small company selling project management software (providing consulting and implementation services as well)

31 months (at matriculation) as Assistant Director of Global Sales and Marketing for small academic publishing company

Applying for Fall 2009.

isa · Answer

I will be applying this fall.

I work at a healthcare IT company, leader in its sector as a clinical lead/implementation project manager. I will have been there for 3 years at time of application, 4 years at time of matriculation (if all goes well). I joined pretty much right after finishing undergrad....

PM me if you want more details!

cheers,
ac.

sonibubu · Answer

1 year as sales engineer
2 years as operations manager
1 year as junior engineer
1 year as engineer
1 year as senior engineer

kryzak · Answer

this may be useful 103-t62945 there's a 2008 version with the same name too if you do a search. but just answering the question: 7 years: 5 years as engineer 2 years as business development

dabots · Answer

3 years, consulting (public sector)

togafoot · Answer

12 years

1 year admin assistant
1 year Junior QA for Taxation software company
1 year QA for Banking Technology company
4 years Senior QA and automation tester for Mobile OS company
5 years Global Automation Specialist for Mobile Phone Manufacturer in Japan (lots of International travel for internal consulting)

Also during that time, part time DJ and record producer. For first 5 years the Job was a means of income to fund my music career, the last 7 was focused towards the `traditional` career.

bhatiagp · Answer

Will have 7 years if I get accepted next year

Have 1 year as Sales Engineer 
4 years as IT Support Engineer for the Health Authority
2 years as Business Development Manager - Middle East region for a leading Indian IT Company
Planning to switch to IT Consulting within a month.

Part Time 
3 years as Visiting Faculty for a University teaching Computer Science. ( Along side work)
1 year as an Enterprenuer ( Again started a business alongside work) 
6 months as a Systems Analyst with an IT Consulting Company. ( More of an Internship)

msday · Answer

2 yrs by matriculation, engineering rotational program

bherronp · Answer

5 years in IT, mostly network engineering.

zakk · Answer

2 years as a Public Information Assistant
2 years as a Public Communication Specialist
1.5+ years as a Public Information Officer

so 5.5 years when I applied last November.

cpgmba · Answer

4 years total
2yrs CPG sales at F500 company ($12b)
2yrs Assoc Marketing Manager at smaller ($1b) CPG company

tnttijji · Answer

5 Yrs ++ Total

Executive - Business Development (2 Yrs )
Manager - Business Development ( 1 Year )
Sr. Manager - Enterprise, Servers and Storage ( 1 Year )
Business Unit Head - Storage Solutions ( Current... )

All in the same IT Consulting Company...

Cheers,
Tijji

Yahsek · Answer

4.5 years in pharmaceuticals as an analytical chemist.

riverripper · Answer

6 years at matriculation as an engineer.

VictoryMBA · Answer

2.5 yrs at matriculation

I went from doing construction management to doing purchasing for a land development company.

sm332 · Answer

assuming i start next yr

2 yrs as a Risk Consultant 
1 yr as a Corp Strat consultant

Both in Big 4

I have about 2 yrs of WE through co-op during University :

1.5 yrs as a Business Sys Analyst at Health Insurance and Benefits co
.5 yrs as a programmer/analyst at University

sng · Answer

10 yrs graphic designer (In the same period, 5 yrs adjunct faculty in colleges) 2.5 yrs mandatory military service 8-)

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