Troy University Information Technologies Society

LinkedIn seminar stresses the importance of networking

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Trojan Living

Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Sven Aelterman, the information technology (IT) director at Troy, presented on networking through LinkedIn to the Information Technology Society students on Tuesday. “It’s all about…? Come on, people,” asked Aelterman, to which the students responded, “It’s all about networking.” Aelterman distributed brochures and went through his own LinkedIn profile’s key points. “It’s a way for you to take your experience, your education, your skills and put that out there on a professional social network that, probably in the IT industry, 95 percent of the people are…

CGI presents for IT Society students

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Trojan Living

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Information Technology Society organized a presentation on CGI, the multinational IT firm with a base in Troy. The two-hour presentation was given by Kim Leverett, director of consulting at CGI, Troy, and senior consultant Prabhu Parisa. In the first part of the presentation, which took place on Tuesday, Oct. 24, Leverett introduced CGI and described the types of services it offers. “We have taken several Troy graduates in the past years and are looking to hire about five people each in January and June,” said…