Extra Credit Lecture in Knott Hall

Today I attended the lecture in Knott Hall which featured a speaker from Sogeti USA, a company that works with clients to design, develop, and implement business solutions. Brain Sullivan the VP and Matt Lazenby a recruiter came and spoke to us in Knott Hall. I enjoyed the presentation they gave and they made it very interesting and applicable. The power point presentation was very interesting and I learned that a degree in MIS can prove to be very helpful and not as restricting as I thought. During the Power Point there were four main words that were used to describe careers one can achieve with a degree in MIS. The words include competition, communication, direction, and opportunity. They introduced each word with a video clip that gave us an idea about what they were going to be telling us. Competition is all around us and if you are not top of your game anyone can come up from behind you and take your job or potential job. Without communication we can not accomplish our goals and it is important that we work with the others around us to do the best job possible. We all need direction as well. They stressed the importance of having direction and setting goals. Opportunity was what I though was most interesting that we discussed. During each of the topics there was a quote from mostly Loyola graduates who were MIS majors and what I learned was interesting. MIS can give you opportunities that I was not aware of. The people who gave quotes ranged from the director of e-commerce for Under Armor to a woman who worked in a bank and dealt with customers on a daily basis. This lecture was very informative and Brian Sullivan had great energy and really kept everyone’s attention.