Any tips or ideas for narrowing down industries?

by a searcher from University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

4 years ago

Hey everyone,

At the beginning of the search and working on PPM but really struggling on narrowing down the industries I want to focus on. I’m not sure how narrow or broad I need to set my focus and I’m realizing my interests are all over the place.  

For instance, I can see light manufacturing or b2b services or supply chain/logistics. At this point I’m more confident in knowing what I don’t want to do rather than the direction I do want to head. 

For experienced searchers, how were you able to narrow your focus a bit at the beginning and did things evolve significantly from your starting point? 

Also how did you translate that onto paper in your PPM?

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searcher from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business

Check the 4+1 criteria from Pacific Lake Partners. It is a good way to start.

3 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Have you considered starting from opportunity instead? e.g. opportunity to increase sales...or do operations optimization etc...

3 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

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