Transition Q & A: Maria Irchenhauser

The newest Q & A is up over at my University Affairs blog site. It’s a good one, with German studies PhD Maria Irchenhauser. Here’s an excerpt:

What most surprises you about your job?

What most surprises me is how much I have learned about business administration “on the job” in the past 18 months — from day-to-day tasks related to sales, marketing, and account management to all the planning and processes involved in the launch of a new project. While I have no formal business-related qualifications, my academic training provided me with project management skills that are very much applicable in the private sector.

Read the full post here.