An interesting article on T-shaped people and their importance in the 21st century is available on the ASTD website.  The article’s point of departure is IBM’s SSME (Service Science, Management, and Engineering) curriculum initiative, the same initiative that is sponsoring iFoundry’s SSE (Services & Systems Engineering) iTeam.

As employers clamor for versatile workers who can wear many hats in the workplace, businesses are partnering with academic institutions to develop them.

Read the full article here.

Ray Price’s second video on category creators examines the importance of finding good problems. Watch the video in the player below

or on iFoundry’s YouTube channel (here).

Make a good first impression on recruiters you may be speaking with later!  Volunteer at the ECS Career Fair for an hour or two on Tuesday, September 1st.   Volunteers are needed from 8AM – 4PM.  Contact Lauren Stites at lstites@illinois.edu with the times you can help.