Hello ECE advisors!

My name is Benjamin Van Dyke and I'm a senior career consultant at the CCO. I'm organizing a conference on April 9th called the Digital Empowerment Summit for students to learn about how to navigate the tech job market. I want to share the info for the conference with you and your students, as I think it will be helpful for ECE students. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions

Description

The Digital Empowerment Summit is a new conference hosted by the Purdue Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) and designed to help Purdue undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in technology navigate today’s increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving job market.

The summit will be held from 2:00-8:00pm on Thursday, April 9 in the Stewart Center, and will bring together industry professionals, recruiters, and technology leaders to discuss the current state of the tech job market, how artificial intelligence is transforming industries and hiring practices, and what candidates can do to stand out in an AI-driven landscape. Participants will leave with practical insights, strategies, and connections to help them successfully launch their careers in tech. To RSVP, please go to this link.

Following the conference sessions, there will be a networking and resume review event for students, faculty, and employers located in STEW 214. 

Schedule

🎤 2:00–2:50 PM (Keynote - Fowler Hall)
Beyond Technology: Building a Career That Matters 
Gerald Stanley, Managing Partner of Ink/Insight

📚 3:00–3:50 PM (Breakout - STEW 202)
Making the Most of Your Internship 
Losalind Connell, Manager IT Talent Strategy at Sallie Mae

📚 3:00–3:50 PM (Breakout - STEW 206)
TBD 
 Nitin Jain, Analytics Strategy & Operations Manager at Caterpillar Inc.

📚 4:00–4:50 PM (Breakout - STEW 202)
Using AI in the Job Search 
Kati Hutsell, Career Advisor at Purdue University and former recruiter at Meta, Amazon and Google

📚 4:00–4:50 PM (Breakout - STEW 206)
Technical Interviews  
Dafne Campos, IDS Analyst at Eli Lilly & Company

🎤 5:00–5:45 PM (Keynote - Fowler Hall)
TBD 
Ankur Jain, Head of Analytics, Global Accounts, International Expansion & Canada at Amazon Ads

🎤 5:45–6:30 PM (Employer Panel -  Fowler Hall)
Tech Hiring Trends & Job Market Insights 
Gerald Stanley, Ankur Jain, Nitin Jain, Losalind Connell

👥 6:30–8:00 PM – Tech Employer Networking Event & Resume Review (STEW 214)

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Benjamin Van Dyke 

Senior Career Consultant | Center for Career Opportunities

765-494-2655,  Young 265

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