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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.105 --> 00:00:02.325 I'm a, a partner with, with Deloitte Consulting 2 00:00:02.705 --> 00:00:04.365 and, um, out of our Chicago office 3 00:00:04.905 --> 00:00:08.125 and I'm also the technology recruiting lead, uh, 4 00:00:08.125 --> 00:00:09.405 for Indiana University. 5 00:00:09.425 --> 00:00:11.445 And I've been doing that for more than 10 years now, 6 00:00:11.585 --> 00:00:14.445 and, um, have hired a, a number of great students 7 00:00:14.585 --> 00:00:16.765 and I've gotten to know the business school quite well. 8 00:00:17.285 --> 00:00:22.085 I do think that the extra year spent to get that MSIS degree 9 00:00:22.385 --> 00:00:25.085 for us in our technology practice gives 10 00:00:25.195 --> 00:00:29.085 that potential employee such a a leap ahead with 11 00:00:29.085 --> 00:00:30.205 what they learn in that year. 12 00:00:30.325 --> 00:00:33.205 I mean, they get such an exposure to a breadth of technology 13 00:00:33.465 --> 00:00:35.965 or the last few years you've done a great job of 14 00:00:36.565 --> 00:00:39.725 bringing in from other parts of the university people 15 00:00:39.725 --> 00:00:41.045 with very diverse backgrounds. 16 00:00:41.425 --> 00:00:43.365 And you know, what I would say to that at the end 17 00:00:43.365 --> 00:00:45.845 of the day is we like the diversity in the backgrounds 18 00:00:46.125 --> 00:00:47.245 'cause it challenges, you know, 19 00:00:47.245 --> 00:00:49.085 and you need people from different backgrounds 20 00:00:49.085 --> 00:00:50.965 and different disciplines and look at 21 00:00:50.965 --> 00:00:52.085 problem solving differently. 22 00:00:52.465 --> 00:00:54.045 And I think that's what it brings to the table. 23 00:00:54.145 --> 00:00:56.005 And I think you give them that opportunity 24 00:00:56.825 --> 00:01:00.165 to really take a very, you know, unique background 25 00:01:00.785 --> 00:01:03.525 and apply it to technology, learn about the technologies. 26 00:01:03.525 --> 00:01:05.845 And I think a lot of those folks do, do fabulous. 27 00:01:05.945 --> 00:01:07.405 Um, you know, with our firm and, 28 00:01:07.785 --> 00:01:10.245 and in your program you adapt your curriculum, 29 00:01:10.465 --> 00:01:14.325 you adapt your programs to train, um, students to, uh, 30 00:01:14.325 --> 00:01:16.125 understand what we need and, and, 31 00:01:16.185 --> 00:01:19.245 and quite honestly meet the culture that we're looking for. 32 00:01:19.305 --> 00:01:21.805 And that's, you know, the, the greatest thing that we see 33 00:01:21.805 --> 00:01:24.965 and why the students from the MSIS program have done so well 34 00:01:24.965 --> 00:01:26.405 with us is the culture 35 00:01:26.555 --> 00:01:29.485 that you teach them fits very nicely with our culture. 36 00:01:29.485 --> 00:01:31.165 That that style of working in groups 37 00:01:31.265 --> 00:01:32.965 and working collaboratively 38 00:01:33.145 --> 00:01:36.245 and the technology skills that you give them, um, is, 39 00:01:36.345 --> 00:01:37.645 is just tremendous.