IRTS Foundation's Joyce Tudryn on Preparing Students for the Long-Term as They Start Careers - Watch on Demand

In our Legends & Leaders Conversation, Joyce explains why she believes that "graduates of the IRTS Fellowship program are probably at least three to five years ahead of what the average person starting off in our business has in terms of industry knowledge, and," she adds, "knowledge is power. Our alumni," she points out, "have played a very significant role in attracting some of the very best diverse talent into our business, and just being able to share information about what it is that they do has been a very eye-opening experience for students.

"[They] receive obviously a certain amount of great training on college campuses," she continues. "But it's impossible for professors to really talk about the full wealth of opportunities that are out there. And so, we like to think that we've got this unique opportunity to take students across that finish line and also give them a network that will help them for the rest of their careers."

For Joyce's insights and career guidance, and more details on the IRTS Foundation's fully funded summer Fellowship immersion program, view our full conversation above.

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Originally published October 17, 2022.