Career Opportunities in IT

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Career Opportunities in IT
Jeff Weaver
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Cargill at a glance

• 85,000 employees
• 60 countries
• More than 1,000 locations
• 48 billion in gross sales
• Privately owned

Cargill Vision To raise living standards around
the world
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We supply distinctive customer solutions in three
broad areas
Agricultural-BiosciencesFoodTradingAnimal
Nutrition MeatWorldwide Steel
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Qualifications
Knowledge
Ability
Technical
Business
Behaviors
Soft
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Career Paths

• Business Analysts
• Focus on business solutions
• Key skills communication, knowledge of the
  business, process, technical, influence
• Consults with business clients
• Technical Analysts
• Focus on supporting business solutions with
• Hardware deployment and support
• Telecommunications
• Application programming
• Data base development and support
• Key skills technical knowledge, communication
• Collaborates with other IT professionals

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Career Paths

• Project Managers
• Focus on delivering value
• Results
• Schedule
• Cost
• Morale
• Key skills organization, communication, soft
  skills, methodology, technical
• Works with clients, business technical analysts
• Managers
• Focus on leadership (Business and IT)
• Key skills communication, influence, soft
  skills
• Works with IT and Business leaders

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Example of Initial Assignment Mark Browne -
Economic Analysis

• Partnered with another I/T employee to develop a
  solution for cargillsteel.com security issues.
• Developed Project Charter, Test Plan.
• Helped coordinate final implementation.

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Economic Analysis--How was Value Added?

• Increased measure of security within the Cargill
  Steel web site.
• Demographic information about potential customers
  for marketing purposes.
• Possibility of increased customer base / sales.

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Career Development

• Evaluation Process (PMP)

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Career Development

• Skill Development and Training (CTEC - Cargill
  Technology Education Center)

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Career Development

• Promotion based on skills, not time (Career
  Waterways)

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Corporate Culture

• Customer
• solutions, innovation, ethical, quality
• Employees
• training, promotion from within, informal
• Stakeholders
• employees, managers and owners
• Community
• corporate and employee involvement

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Success rooted in basic beliefs

• Integrity
• Excellence
• Growth
• Teamwork
• Desire to compete
• Long term view

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• Doing well by doing good
• 17 million for charitable organizations
  worldwide
• Focus youth, education and rural communities
• Mission Preparing the next generation for
  success in school, work and life

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Cargills Sunny Fresh Foods wins Malcolm Baldrige
award
www.cargill.com jeff_weaver_at_cargill.com