Chief Operating Officer Career Guide and Counseling

Question: Who was the Chief Operating Officer for Wal-Mart in 2003? Who was the Chief Operating Officer for Wal-Mart in 2003 when it was discovered that they were contracting illegal aliens? Also, it has been said that some executives knew of the practice. Who?

Answer: Go to the Walmart corporate website. Look up the financial statements for 2003. See who was the COO.

Question: What does a COO, Chief Operating Officer, of a hospital do? I'm trying to figure out like what kind of responsibilities they have. Or, some kind of idea of what their day to day tasks are. If I had to guess I think they had some kind of financial oversight regarding hospital spending. Or maybe have something to do with supervising doctors. Like Dr. Kelso in Scrubs or the Chief in Greys Anatomy LMAO.

Answer: Here's a good example https://www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/descr_duhs/…

Question: Which career paths lead to the position of chief operating officer? What next steps can help after engineering and product management positions?

Answer: Start out as an operations assistant/associate and work your way up to an operations manager. Depending on the industry, the actual job titles can change a bit.

Question: role of chief operating officer? can some one explain role of chief operating officer in a softwrae organization, I am a Sr. Software Engineer in an IT firm & I am willing to ask for a reference letter that describes my job role from a Chief operating Officer of my company does it make any sense ?? reason why I cant ask my immediate boss for that is he just left & our CTO is out of country for several weeks

Answer: I think the COO is the second in "command" with the first being the CEO. I'd definitely take a recommendation from a COO!

Question: community bank senior vp chief operating officer salary chicago il? what does a typical community bank sr vp and chief operating officer of a 2 billion bank earn as base compensation?

Answer: USD 80,000 Per Annum. That is an estimate but it all depends on your experience and qualifications. check out yahoo jobs for more comparions.

Question: Who is the Chief Operating Officer of Harte Hanks company?

Answer: It doesn't look like they have a COO. But Mr. Dean H. Blythe is the CFO. 96% of shares held by insiders and mutual funds, I guess they do not have many individual investors.

Question: as chief operating officer, what areas would i focus my attention to continue to grow?

Answer: Your question is somewhat vague, however as a business consultant, I would say to focus on the product or service that you are most confident that your organization has the greatest handle on. Then turn your attention to those products or services that are draining the bottom-line and either improve them or delete them from your revenue stream. Hope that helps. With a little more information I could be more help.

Question: Is there a designation called Chief Officer in an organisation? what is its seniority level? I am asking about Chief Officer not Chiet Executive Officer or Chief operating Officer? I am talking about chief officer not chief executive officer or chief operating officer in a BUSINESS ORGANISATION .

Answer: A Chief Officer is usually a position used on board a ship. He is the highest ranking officer beside the ship master (Captain).

Question: as a chief operating officer, where would i focus my attention to help the company grow?

Answer: Start by asking each employee into your office and ask THEM how to improve what they do and the co. Tell them it is totally off the record. Listen very carefully and apply what you can. Or better yet hire a non-company person to do this. They will answer more honestly if they know its anonymous Then look HARD at every cent your company is spending. "Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." Promote from within when ever you can. Try to make 'Profit Centers' That is; Establish current acceptable production levels for different areas of the co. Then pay bonus when this production is surpassed. And last..... Remember... "A smart person isn't a person that knows everything. A smart person is someone that knows people that do."

Question: Detailed function of a "Chief Operating Officer"? Please no wikipedia definition! What is the detailed work a COO has to do?

Answer: COO is a member of the executive management team who is responsible for the company’s day to day operations. Job of a CEO is more strategic while a COO is commissioned with specific departments: such as sales, marketing, production, and human resources.