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EXLENGTHS IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC

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BROADCASTING.

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>>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO

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"LOUISIANA PUBLIC SQUARE," I'M

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BETH COURTNEY, PRESIDENT OF THE

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LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

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>> AND I'M ROBERT TRAVIS SCOTT,

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PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA.

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THE MONTH OF MAY BRINGS WITH IT

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THE END OF THE SCHOOL SEMESTER,

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AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CAREER

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SEARCH FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF

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LOUISIANA GRADUATES.

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THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT TODAY'S

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JOB HUNTERS HAVE MUCH LESS NEED

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TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE STATE FOR

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EMPLOYMENT THAN THEIR

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COUNTERPARTS FROM JUST A DECADE

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AGO.

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>> LOUISIANA NOW HAS MORE PEOPLE

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WORKING AND A HIGHER PER CAPITA

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INCOME LEVEL THAN EVER BEFORE.

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WHAT ARE THE HOT CAREERS AND HOW

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WELL ARE OUR COLLEGES AND

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UNIVERSITIES PREPARING GRADUATES

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FOR THEM?

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AND WHAT TOOL RESOURCE AVAILABLE

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FOR THE STATE'S JOB SEEKERS.

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PLUS, THE HUNDREDS OF LOUISIANA

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VETERANS RETURNING TO THE

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WORKFORCE.

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TONIGHT "LOUISIANA PUBLIC

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SQUARE" LOOKS FOR ANSWERS TO

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THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE AS IT

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EXPLORES "JOB MARKET 2014".

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>>> FROM BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

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COLLEGE GRADUATE JOHN CULOTTA,

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MAJORING WAS AN EASY CHOICE.

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>> A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE OIL

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INDUSTRY I KNOW WORKED WITH

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PROCESS GUYS, THEY RECOMMENDED

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TO ME TO LOOK AT IT AND TO

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PURSUE IT.

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>> AFTER TWO YEARS OF HANDS ON

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TRAINING SIMULATED PROCESSING

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UNITS, CULOTTA IS EAGER TO BRING

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HIS SKILLS TO A REAL PLANT.

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>> WAVE P.M. ON 610.

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>> THE WHOLE THING ABOUT BEING

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AN OPERATOR, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE

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DOING.

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WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE

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UNIT YOU'RE THERE TO CORRECT IT

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AND KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING AT

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FULL EFFICIENCY.

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>> CULOTTA HAS BEEN JOB HUNTING

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ONLINE, ACCESSORYING THE

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INTERNET FOR JOBS.

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ONE PLACE HIS SEARCH WON'T TAKE

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HIM IS OUT OF STATE.

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>> I'VE LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE.

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I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR

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LOUISIANA AND THE AMOUNT OF

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JOBS, HERE, TOO.

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I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO

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GO ANYWHERE.

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I THINK MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE

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COMING HERE.

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>> MORE THAN 37,000 GRADUATES IN

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THE STATE WILL BE RECEIVING

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TWO-YEAR, FOUR YEAR AND ADVANCED

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DEGREES THIS YEAR.

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THEY FACE A LOUISIANA JOB MARKET

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THAT HAS BEEN EXPANDING FOR MORE

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THAN THREE YEARS.

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>> FOR THE LAST CONSECUTIVE 42

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MONTHS PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES

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HAVE BEEN GAINING, ADDING JOBS

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INTO THE ECONOMY.

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RIGHT NOW AT AN UNEMPLOYMENT

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RATE OF 4.5% WE ARE THE LOWEST

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IN THE SOUTH, AND 10th LOWEST

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE ENTIRE

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NATION.

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>> BRYAN MOORE IS THE DIRECTOR

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OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE

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LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION.

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HIS AGENCY PROJECTS LOUISIANA

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WILL GAIN 103,000 NEW JOBS

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ANNUALLY OVER THE NEXT TWO

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YEARS.

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>> SOME FIELD WE HAVE MOSTLY MEN

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IN LOUISIANA WOULD INCLUDE THE

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PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY WITH $60

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BILLION OF ANNOUNCED ECONOMIC

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EXPANSION THAT'S TAKING PLACE.

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THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD IS IN

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GREAT DEMANDING PARTICULARLY

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CARPENTERS AND ELECTRICIANS AND

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PIPE FITTERS.

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BUT ALSO THE HEALTH CARE

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INDUSTRY, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A

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LARGE NEED FOR REGISTERED NURSES

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AND OTHER HEALTH CARE

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PRACTITIONERS AS WELL.

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>> THE SHALE GAS INDUSTRY WILL

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GENERATE OVER 4,000 JOBS AND HAS

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ATTRACTED INVESTMENT FROM

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COMPANIES LIKE REGENCY ENERGY

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INTO SHREVEPORT, COOL PLANET

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INTO ALEXANDRIA, SOUTH AFRICA

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BASED SASOL INTO LAKE YOURS AND

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OTHERS INTO HACKBERRY.

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JOBS WILL BE INCLUDING COMPUTER

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SCIENTIST CORPORATION IN BOSSIER

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STUDY, GE CAPITOL SOFTWARE IN

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NEW ORLEANS, CGI I.T. SERVICES

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IN LAFAYETTE AND IBM IN BATON

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ROUGE.

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>> AT IBM, I'M IN THE ORACLE

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FIELD.

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WE'RE DEALING WITH DATABASES.

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>> THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

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CENTER LEAH KIGHT IS INTERNING

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IN BATON ROUGE.

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>> THE THING ABOUT COMPUTER

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SCIENCE IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS OUR

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TEACHERS, THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD

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THAT EXPERIENCE IN THE CORPORATE

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WORLD OR THE RESEARCH WORLD,

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WHICH MAKES IT EASY FOR THEM TO

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TEACH US THINGS TO HELP US

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SUCCEED.

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>> WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF

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TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE

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STATE, KIGHT IS RECONSIDERING

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HER CAREER SEARCH.

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>> AT FIRST I WAS THINKING I

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WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE.

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NOW WITH IBM MOVING TO

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LOUISIANA, IT'S A 90% CHANCE I

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WILL BE WHERE I GREW UP AT.

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>> WITH THE DEMAND FOR SCIENCE,

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TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH

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FIELDS OR S.T.E.M. FIELDS IS

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MUCH HIGHER THAN THE STATE

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SURPRISE.

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THEIR THREE STEM OPENINGS FOR

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EVERY UNEMPLOYED WORKER.

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>> THE PROBLEM WE ARE TRYING TO

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SOLVE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY

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GOOD NEWS IN ECONOMIC

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DEVELOPMENT.

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WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD JOBS

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COMING INTO LOUISIANA.

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WE DON'T HAVE THE TRAJECTORY TO

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BE ABLE TO FILL ALL OF THOSE JOB

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GAPS WITH GRADUATES FROM THE

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TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND FOUR-YEAR

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COLLEGES.

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>> SANDRA WOODLEY, PRESIDENT OF

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

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SYSTEM JOINS THE SESSION TO

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SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE AND

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INNOVATION FOR A STRONGER

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ECONOMY, OR WISE FUND.

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THEY SET ASIDE $40 MILLION THAT

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PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

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COMPETE FOR BY PRODUCING

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GRADUATES IN HIGH-DEMAND FIELDS.

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SCHOOLS ARE ALSO REWARDED FOR

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INCREASING RESEARCH

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POSSIBILITIES.

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>> FOR ME TO -- I JUST CAME

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THROUGH THAT PROCESS SO I KNOW

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ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY

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ENCOUNTER.

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>> KENNY LYNCH RETIRED FROM THE

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AIRPORT LAST JUNE AFTER SERVING

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25 YEARS.

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HE INITIALLY APPROACHED THE

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LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION

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FOR EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND

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ENDED UP BEING OFFERED JOB AS

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COUNSELOR IN THE VETERANS

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PROGRAM.

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HE HELPS THE HUNDREDS OF

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SOLDIERS RETURNING TO THE

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WORKFORCE CONQUER THEIR BIGGEST

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CHALLENGE:  MAKING EMPLOYERS

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UNDERSTAND THEIR SKILL SET.

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>> THE MILITARY, THE MILITARY

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USE AS LOT OF JAR GONE.

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IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR IT

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DOESN'T TRANSLATE AS WELL.

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>> THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF

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LOUISIANA VETERANS IS 4.9%,

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SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE STATE

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RATE OF 4.5%.

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LYNCH ENCOURAGES HIS CLIENTS TO

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MAKE EMPLOYERS AWARE OF TAX

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INCENTIVES AVAILABLE FOR HIRING

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70s.

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CREDITS RANGE FROM $24 TO 9600

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DOLLARS PER HIRE.

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>> MOST EMPLOYERS WHEN YOU FIND

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OUT I CAN GET MONEY BACK FROM

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THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR

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HIRING 92 THEY TONED, WELL, LET

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ME HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

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>> FOR BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE

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LOUISIANA JOB SEEKERS, MOORE

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ENCOURAGING THEM TO VISIT THE

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COMMISSION'S WEBSITE TO PERUSE

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JOB LISTING, EXPLORE HIGH-DEMAND

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FIELD AND LEARN THE EDUCATIONAL

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PATHWAYS TO THOSE CAREERS.

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>> WE HAVE MORE JOBS THAN PEOPLE

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WHO QUALIFY FOR THEM.

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IT'S UP TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO

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UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO

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TODAY TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW.

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>> JOINING ME IN OUR STUDIO

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AUDIENCE TONIGHT TO EXPLORE

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LOUISIANA'S JOB MARKET ARE

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RESIDENTS FROM THE GREATER BATON

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ROUGE AREA.

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THEY INCLUDE RECENT TWO- AND

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FOUR-YEAR GRADUATES, CAREER

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COUNSELORS, A VETERAN, AND

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MEMBERS OF A LEGISLATIVE YOUTH

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ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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LSU'S PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH LAB

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SURVEYED PEOPLE ON TONIGHT'S

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TOPIC.

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>>> WHEN ASKED IF GRADUATES OF

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LOUISIANA'S UNIVERSITY RESOURCE

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ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR THE JOB

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MARKET 61% OF RESPONDENTS SAID

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YES, 30% SAID NO AND 9% WERE

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UNSURE.

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AND WHEN ASKED IF LOUISIANA

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VETERANS ARE ADEQUATELY PREPARE

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FOR THE CIVILIAN JOB MARKET, 41%

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SAID NO, 37% SAID YES, AND 22%

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WERE EITHER UNSURE OR DIDN'T

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ANSWER.

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>> WHEN ASKED THEIR OPINION ON

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CURRENT BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN

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THE STATE, COMPARED TO A YEAR

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AGO, 47% OF THOSE SURVEYED THINK

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CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT THE SAME.

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27% THINK THAT THEY ARE WORSE.

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AND JUST 23% SAY THEY ARE

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BETTER.

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3% WERE UNSURE.

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DESPITE THESE OPINIONS 63% OF

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RESPONDENTS WOULD FIZER REENTS

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COLLEGE GRADUATES TO LOOK FOR

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JOBS IN THE STATE.

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29% WOULD RECOMMEND LOOKING

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OUTSIDE LOUISIANA FOR

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EMPLOYMENT.

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AND 8% WERE UNSURE.

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SO LET'S LAUNCH OFF FROM THAT

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POINT.

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WE'VE HAD A LOT OF BIG BOOMING

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JOBS A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

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HOW ABOUT THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE

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EITHER FELT THE IMPACT OF THIS

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YOURSELF OR KNOW SOMEBODY WHO

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HAS FELT THE IMPACT OF ALL OF

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THESE DEVELOPMENTS?

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WHO WANTS TO START OFF?

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HOW ABOUT YOU, LEASE SKID MARKS

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR SITUATION.

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YOU'RE A BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

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COLLEGE COUNSELOR, IS THAT NOT

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RIGHT?

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>> YES.

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WELL, IN MY POSITION AT BATON

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ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE I GET TO

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SEE STUDENTS ENTERING THE JOB

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MARKET.

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AND IN MY EXPERIENCE -- MY

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EXPERIENCE IS THAT THOSE

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STUDENTS WHO HAVE WORK

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EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH THE

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EDUCATION ARE FINDING

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EMPLOYMENT.

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IT'S KIND OF A SPECIAL MIXTURE.

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THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCE AND OF

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COURSE THE DEGREES.

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SOME OF OUR DEGREES THAT WE

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OFFER ARE IN HIGHER DEMAND, AND

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THE STUDENTS IN THOSE ALMOST

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STEP INTO A JOB RIGHT AFTER

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GRADUATION.

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>> THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

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HOW MUCH TROUBLE DO YOU HAVE

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GETTING STUDENTS CHANNEL INTO

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THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS?

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>> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY IF SOME

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OF THAT HAPPENS BEFORE THEY GET

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TO US AT THE COLLEGE, SO THEY

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ARE NOT ALWAYS AWARE THAT A

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEGREE IS A

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VIABLE OPTION, WHEREAS IN THE

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EMPLOYMENT WORLD, IT IS A VERY

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VIABLE OPTION.

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SO COMMUNICATING THAT MESSAGE TO

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THE PARENTS AND TO THE STUDENTS

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AT A YOUNGER AGE IS REALLY

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IMPORTANT, BECAUSE ONCE THEY GET

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TO US, A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT

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AWARE THAT THEY COULD GO INTO A

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WORKFORCE TYPE DEGREE.

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>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

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AND YOUR COLLEAGUE AT BATON

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ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS

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KERRY.

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ARE YOU SEEING THE SAME TYPE OF

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TREND THERE?

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>> 72.

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AND THE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT

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I BELIEVE LISA'S REFERRING TO

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ARE APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS.

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THE STUDENTS HAVE A BUILT-IN

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INTERNSHIP COMPONENT TO THEIR

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STUDIES, SO THEY ARE GETTING

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WORK ALONGSIDE OF THEIR

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EDUCATION.

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AND THAT IS DEFINITELY PREPARING

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THEM TO ENTER FULL TIME WORK IN

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THEIR FIELD, RIGHT AFTER

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GRADUATION.

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>> LET'S TALK TO SOME OF THESE

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STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY ARE

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FACING.

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AUSTIN, TELL US A LITTLE BIT

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ABOUT WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE

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RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT'S YOUR

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CAREER OUTLOOK.

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>> WELL, I'M JUST NEWLY

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GRADUATED, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE

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FROM ST. MICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL

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HERE IN BATON ROUGE.

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I CURRENTLY WORK AT A LAW FIRM

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RIGHT NOW WORKING FULL TIME.

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BUT I THINK FOR, YOU KNOW,

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TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS COMING

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OUT OF THE -- AFTER GRADUATING

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GOING INTO THE WORKFORCE, I

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THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF

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WORK YOU'RE GOING INTO.

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WE SEE A LOT OF HIGH-TECH

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INDUSTRY COMING IN BUT I THINK

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IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT CAREER

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FIELD YOU'RE WANTING TO GO INTO.

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I KNOW FOR SOMEONE WANTING TO GO

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INTO A LAW FIELD, FOR A CITY

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WITH TWO LAW SCHOOLS, IT'S VERY

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HARD TO FIND WORK HERE IN BATON

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ROUGE, IN THE WIDER LOUISIANA

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COMMUNITY.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE TYRONN LUE HAVE

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TO GO OUT OF STATE FOR LAW

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SCHOOLS --

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>> FOR LAWYERS, MAYBE THERE SEEM

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TO BE A LOT IN THAT FIELD.

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>> BUT YOU'VE CHOSEN IN ANYWAY.

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>> I HAVE CHOSEN IT ANYWAY.

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>> GOOD LUCK TO YOU ON THAT

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AREA.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> HOW ABOUT 92.

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>> YES, SIR, I'M TYRONN LUE

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STUDYING JOURNALISM AND

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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.

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I GO TO LSU RIGHT NOW AND I HAVE

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BECOME DEFINITELY MORE INVESTED

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IN THE STATE.

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BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT WHEN I

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GRADUATE, I'M INTERESTED IN

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM.

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I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE JOBS

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FOR THAT IN LOUISIANA.

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THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS

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INTERNATIONAL.

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>> WELL, DEFINITELY A

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CHALLENGING INDUSTRY THESE DAYS.

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BUT HOW ABOUT YOU, WALLACE?

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>> YES, I'LL BE A SENIOR AT HIGH

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SCHOOL THIS COMING UP SPRING.

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I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY OF JOBS

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AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHWEST

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LOUISIANA WITH SASOL, BUT THE

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PROBLEM WE ARE SEEING IS A LACK

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OF EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE JOBS.

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I THINK THEY ARE TRYING HARDER

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TO PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCE, BUT

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THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO

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RIGHT NOW.

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>> HOW ABOUT THAT.

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ARE YOUR FRIENDS GEARING UP FOR

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ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO

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BE TAKING PLACE IN THE LAKE

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CHARLES AREA?

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IS THIS A COMMON CONVERSATION

13:51.867 --> 13:52.300
POINT?

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>> YES, SIR, IT HAS BACK COMMON

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CONVERSATION.

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OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS ARE

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LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE

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IS GROWTH GOING ON IN OUR AREA.

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FOR THE LONGEST TIME I'VE WANTED

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TO LEAVE THE STATE AND GO

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FURTHER, BUT NOW I'M THINKING

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ABOUT STAYING HOME BECAUSE OF

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THE ECONOMIC SITUATION.

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>> OKAY.

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YOU'RE TRYING TO BE THE POSTER

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KID FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO

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HERE.

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I GUESS WE'LL SEE IF THAT WORKS

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OUT.

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JERRY, YOU ARE A MOM OF A VET,

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THAT IS NOT RIGHT?

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>> YES, I AM.

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>> TELL US ABOUT THAT AND WHAT

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YOUR SON IS EXPERIENCING.

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>> I'M A PROUD MOM OF A VET AND

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A NEW ATTORNEY IN THE STATE.

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IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR

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HIM MAKING THE TRANSITION BACK.

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>> WHAT DID HE RETURN HOME FROM?

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>> HE DID SERVE IN IRAQ.

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WHEN HE CAME HOME AND CAME OUT

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OF THE MILITARY, IT WAS

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DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAKE

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ADJUSTMENTS.

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BUT THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION

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TYRONN LUE OF THE WORKFORCE

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WEBSITE, HE WAS INTRODUCED TO

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CAREER FIELDS THAT HE HAD NOT

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EVEN FATHOMED BEFORE.

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>> WHAT WEBSITE ARE YOU

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REFERRING TO?

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>> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE

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WORKFORCE, THE STATE WORKFORCE

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WEBSITE.

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FROM THERE WE STARTED TALKING

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ABOUT THOSE FILMS AND

15:05.133 --> 15:05.800
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE

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AVAILABLE BASED ON THE INDUSTRY

15:08.267 --> 15:09.933
NEED IN THE STATE.

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AND HE HAS SETTLED ON GOING INTO

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ONE OF THE CONSTRUCTION

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MANAGEMENT FIELDS E. SAW THAT,

15:16.767 --> 15:19.133
YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH HE MIGHT

15:19.133 --> 15:21.200
WANT TO GO ON TO COLLEGE AND GET

15:21.200 --> 15:23.633
A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE, HE COULD GET

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RIGHT TO WORK WITH THE SUPPORT

15:25.167 --> 15:26.833
OF INDUSTRY AND GETTING A

15:26.833 --> 15:28.133
COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION THAT

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WAS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO

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HIM.

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>> HOW ABOUT THAT.

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YOU'RE ALSO WITH THE COMMUNITY

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COLLEGES.

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>> YES, I AM.

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>> MAYBE YOUR SON NEEDS TO TALK

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TO MATT.

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YOU JUST HEARD WHAT SHE SAID.

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ARE YOU READY FOR A RESUME?

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>> WELL A LOT OF OUR ABC MEMBER

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CONTRACTORS --

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>> MY NAME IS MATT CAMPBELL, I

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WORK WITH THE BIDDING AND

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CONTRACTORS PELICAN CHAPTER HERE

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IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

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A LOT OF OUR MEMBER CONTRACTORS

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FOR THE SASOL PROJECT ARE

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WORKING WITH VETERANS, WORKING

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TO HIRE THEM.

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WE'VE HEARD ABOUT TAX INCENTIVES

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AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR HIRING

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VETERANS.

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IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE OFFER FOR

16:09.367 --> 16:09.800
EMPLOYERS.

16:09.800 --> 16:11.233
THEY HAVE THE REGIMENTED

16:11.233 --> 16:12.733
TRAINING, THEY WORK AS A TEAM

16:12.733 --> 16:15.467
AND KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.

16:15.467 --> 16:16.933
IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE TO

16:16.933 --> 16:17.567
EMPLOYERS.

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THEY MAKE A PERFECT FIT A LOT OF

16:19.633 --> 16:21.133
TIMES INTO OUR INDUSTRY.

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OUR INDUSTRY IS RECRUITING THEM

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HARD AND WE ARE VERY INTERESTED

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IN GETTING THEM STARTED WORKING.

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>> THE PUBLIC HE DOES INDICATION

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SYSTEM IS NOT FILLING THE NEED

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YOU THINK THEY DO, AND THAT'S

16:33.267 --> 16:35.567
WHY THE INDUSTRY ITSELF HAS AN

16:35.567 --> 16:36.433
EDUCATIONAL ARM.

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IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

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SNEER.

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>> I THINK RIGHT NOW WITH THE

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BOOM IN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION,

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ALL OF US COULD TRAIN AND THERE

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STILL WON'T BE ENOUGH.

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THERE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR

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EVERYBODY TO REACH OUT THERE AND

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GET A PIECE OF THE PIE.

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>> JEREMY, I BELIEVE, JEREMY,

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YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL?

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>> I'M A RECENT GRADUATE.

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>> THIS PAST MAY I'VE GRADUATED

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FROM ABC PELICAN CHAPTER.

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I WAS WORKING THROUGH AN

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APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, MY

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COMPANY, JACOBS STEEL SERVICES.

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THROUGH THAT I'VE HAD A LOT OF

17:14.000 --> 17:16.000
OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP FOR ME.

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I WENT TO THE NATIONAL CRAFT

17:19.000 --> 17:20.533
OLYMPICS AND WON THIRD PLACE AND

17:20.533 --> 17:24.400
THE SAFETY AWARD AND ALL THAT.

17:24.400 --> 17:25.400
MY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND

17:25.400 --> 17:27.000
TRAINING HAS HELPED ME COME A

17:27.000 --> 17:28.000
LONG WAYS.

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IT GAVE ME A CAREER, SOMETHING I

17:30.000 --> 17:30.733
CAN BUILD UPON.

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>> AND YOU'RE TALKING TO FRIENDS

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ABOUT THIS?

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>> DEFINITELY, I'M RECRUITING

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THEM IN, TRYING TO GET A BUNCH

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OF PEOPLE IN.

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>> YOU'RE VERY OWN HEADHUNTER

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HERE.

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LET'S GO BACK TO LEE I CAN'T.

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LEAH, YOU DID A FINE JOB ON THE

17:45.600 --> 17:47.267
NEWS PROGRAM AS WE STARTED OFF

17:47.267 --> 17:49.367
OVER THERE TELL US A LITTLE MORE

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ABOUT YOUR SITUATION AND WHAT

17:50.567 --> 17:52.700
YOU SEE AHEAD OF YOU AND HOW

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YOU'RE TRYING TO MATCH UP YOUR

17:55.300 --> 17:57.900
CAREER WITH YOUR EDUCATION.

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>> WELL, RIGHT NOW I AM

18:00.233 --> 18:02.300
INTERNING AT IBM.

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I'VE BEEN THERE FOR THE SPRING

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AND THE SUMMER.

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RIGHT NOW, OTHER THAN ENHANCING

18:06.933 --> 18:08.600
MY TECHNICAL SKILLS, I'M LEARN

18:08.600 --> 18:10.000
IF YOU GO TAKE THE INITIATIVE

18:10.000 --> 18:12.400
ALL THE TIME, YOU WILL SUCCEED.

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AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I SAY THAT

18:15.500 --> 18:18.833
IT IS -- WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO

18:18.833 --> 18:20.100
TECHNOLOGY THERE'S ALWAYS

18:20.100 --> 18:21.067
SOMETHING NEW COMING.

18:21.067 --> 18:23.233
AND DON'T ALWAYS BASE IT ON

18:23.233 --> 18:25.667
CURRICULUM, THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE

18:25.667 --> 18:27.633
GOING LEARN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

18:27.633 --> 18:31.133
AND C, PLUS, PLUS.

18:31.133 --> 18:33.633
BY BEING A COMPUTER SCIENCE

18:33.633 --> 18:35.300
STUDENT, I CAN HONESTLY SAY

18:35.300 --> 18:37.367
THROUGH DEDICATION AND LATE AT

18:37.367 --> 18:39.233
NIGHT YOU'RE STUDYING, LEARNING

18:39.233 --> 18:40.533
A NEW PROGRAM LANGUAGE.

18:40.533 --> 18:44.033
DURING THE SUMMERTIME, I'M NOT

18:44.033 --> 18:46.100
RELAXING U I'M RETURNING OUR

18:46.100 --> 18:48.933
CLOUD IS NEVER A SITTING POINT

18:48.933 --> 18:49.567
FOR ME.

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>> CAN YOU COME TALK TO MY

18:51.667 --> 18:53.733
TEENAGERS AT HOME?

18:53.733 --> 18:54.833
[LAUGHTER]

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>> WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE

18:56.133 --> 18:57.367
HAVE FOR THIS PORTION OF OUR

18:57.367 --> 18:57.833
SHOW.

18:57.833 --> 18:58.933
WHEN WE RETURN WE'LL BE JOINED

18:58.933 --> 19:02.167
BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO FURTHER

19:02.167 --> 19:05.733
EXPLODE LOUISIANA'S JOB MARKET.

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**

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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "LOUISIANA

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PUBLIC SQUARE."

19:15.367 --> 19:17.433
TONIGHT WE'RE DISCUSSING

19:17.433 --> 19:19.333
LOUISIANA'S "JOB MARKET 2014".

19:19.333 --> 19:21.400
JOINING US NOW IS OUR PANEL OF

19:21.400 --> 19:21.900
EXPERTS.

19:21.900 --> 19:23.867
THEY INCLUDE THE HEAD OF THE

19:23.867 --> 19:25.633
STATE'S WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND

19:25.633 --> 19:26.933
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THREE OF

19:26.933 --> 19:29.400
THE STATE'S BURGEONING FIELDS.

19:29.400 --> 19:31.867
KURT OCCUR IS THE EXECUTIVE

19:31.867 --> 19:33.467
DIRECTOR OF THE LOUISIANA

19:33.467 --> 19:34.533
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, APPOINTED

19:34.533 --> 19:36.033
TO THE POSITION BY GOVERNOR

19:36.033 --> 19:38.867
JINDAL IN 2009, MR. EYSINK HAS

19:38.867 --> 19:40.633
INCREASED WORKFORCE

19:40.633 --> 19:41.867
PARTICIPATION AND TRANSFORMED

19:41.867 --> 19:43.267
WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT

19:43.267 --> 19:46.600
OF LABOR INTO A WORKFORCE

19:46.600 --> 19:47.500
DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT STRIVES TO

19:47.500 --> 19:49.433
MEET THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS AND

19:49.433 --> 19:50.067
INDUSTRY.

19:50.067 --> 19:51.867
DR. TINA HOLIDAY LAND WAS

19:51.867 --> 19:53.367
SELECTED IN APRIL AS THE NEW

19:53.367 --> 19:54.500
PRESIDENT OF OUR LADY OF THE

19:54.500 --> 19:57.467
LAKE COLLEGE IN BATON ROUGE.

19:57.467 --> 19:59.967
THE INSTITUTION HAS RECENTLY

19:59.967 --> 20:02.767
EXPANDED PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO

20:02.767 --> 20:05.700
EXPAND THE OVERWHELMING PROGRAM

20:05.700 --> 20:13.367
FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

20:13.367 --> 20:15.600
DR. HOLLAND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS

20:15.600 --> 20:18.133
AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN THE

20:18.133 --> 20:20.167
MARINE CORPS GREGORY BOWSER IS

20:20.167 --> 20:21.467
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE

20:21.467 --> 20:22.500
LOUISIANA CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION

20:22.500 --> 20:23.800
WHICH REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS

20:23.800 --> 20:26.100
OF MORE THAN 60 CHEMICAL

20:26.100 --> 20:26.967
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ALL OVER

20:26.967 --> 20:28.367
THE STATE.

20:28.367 --> 20:30.200
HE ALSO SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT

20:30.200 --> 20:31.300
OF THE LOUISIANA CHEMICAL

20:31.300 --> 20:32.700
INDUSTRY ALLIANCE A PARTNERSHIP

20:32.700 --> 20:35.833
OF LOUISIANA'S CHEMICAL PLANTS,

20:35.833 --> 20:37.267
THEIR SURPRISER, CONTRACTORS AND

20:37.267 --> 20:37.833
VENDORS.

20:37.833 --> 20:39.267
NOAH BOUDREAUX IS THE CHIEF

20:39.267 --> 20:41.567
OPERATING OFFICER OF SPARKHOUND,

20:41.567 --> 20:42.733
ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING

20:42.733 --> 20:44.767
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN THE

20:44.767 --> 20:45.233
COUNTRY.

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AS COO MR. BOUDREAUX OVERASSESS

20:48.167 --> 20:49.533
OPERATION OF SPARKHOUND'S

20:49.533 --> 20:51.900
OFFICES IN BATON ROUGE, HOUSTON

20:51.900 --> 20:53.367
AND DALLAS AS WELL AS NATIONAL

20:53.367 --> 20:57.633
I.T. SUPPORT FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.

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HE RECEIVED HIS DEGREE IN

20:59.967 --> 21:02.000
COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM

21:02.000 --> 21:03.367
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

21:03.367 --> 21:03.867
UNIVERSITY.

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>> I WONDER IF YOU COULD TELL US

21:04.967 --> 21:06.400
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST

21:06.400 --> 21:07.867
CHALLENGES YOU ARE SEEING FROM

21:07.867 --> 21:09.367
YOUR PARTICULAR PERSPECTIVES ON

21:09.367 --> 21:10.900
ALL THIS BIG JOB MARKET, AND

21:10.900 --> 21:13.333
TRYING TO GET THE WORKFORCE IN

21:13.333 --> 21:14.533
SYNC WITH THE JOBS THAT ARE

21:14.533 --> 21:15.400
COMING AVAILABLE.

21:15.400 --> 21:17.433
I'LL GO RIGHT DOWN THE LINE AND

21:17.433 --> 21:20.800
START WITH YOU, MR. EYSINK.

21:20.800 --> 21:23.233
>> I SEE THE CHALLENGE TODAY AS

21:23.233 --> 21:24.800
BEING TWOFOLD.

21:24.800 --> 21:26.533
FIRST, IT'S MAKING SURE PEOPLE

21:26.533 --> 21:28.533
IN LOUISIANA ARE AWARE OF

21:28.533 --> 21:29.533
EXACTLY WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES

21:29.533 --> 21:30.900
ARE AND WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES

21:30.900 --> 21:33.900
ARE, AND REALLY, THE LIFELONG

21:33.900 --> 21:34.933
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STATE WE

21:34.933 --> 21:36.100
HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE.

21:36.100 --> 21:37.700
THE SECOND PART OF THE CHALLENGE

21:37.700 --> 21:41.967
IS MAKING SURE THE EDUCATION AND

21:41.967 --> 21:44.900
TRAINING FACILITIES ARE IN LINE

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WITH THAT.

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>> WE'RE THE DOG THAT CAUGHT THE

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CAR, YOU KNOW? EVERYBODY I THINK

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IN THE STATE HAS BEEN WORKING

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HARD TO CREATE THESE

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OPPORTUNITIES AND WE REALLY WANT

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TO THANK PRIVATE INDUSTRY FOR

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COMING OUR WAY.

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NOW WE'VE GOT MAKE THE MOST OF

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IT.

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>> DR. HOLLAND, WELCOME TO

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LOUISIANA.

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WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF US SO FAR?

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>> I LOVE THE STATE AND BATON

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ROUGE IN PARTICULAR.

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THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID

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ABOUT SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY,

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THAT'S FOR SURE.

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>> TELL US HOW THINGS LOOK FROM

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YOUR END.

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>> WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE

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IS THAT WE DIRECTLY PREPARE

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STUDENTS FOR MEETING THE GROWING

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NEED FOR WHAT ARE CALLED

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PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS, THOSE FOLKS

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THAT SERVE IN HEALTH CARE BEFORE

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YOU NOT THEMSELVES DOCTORS.

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THE WHOLE TEAM APPROACH THAT WE

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ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AS THE

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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT GAINS ITS

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MOMENTUM, WE'LL SEE MORE AND

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MORE OF THESE ANSWER LATERAL

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APPROACHEDS, HEALTH CARE BEING

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RETIRED ON THESE.

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>> Ron: PROVISION TEAMS.

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PEOPLE IN HEALTH LIT RAS, HEALTH

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COACHES, LOTS OF AREAS THAT ARE

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TANGENTIAL TO THE ACTUAL

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CLINICAL PROFESSIONS IN HEALTH

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CARE.

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THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE REALLY

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QUITE NUMEROUS WITH THE COLLEGE

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AND WE'RE KEEPING UP BY

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EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMS AT

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DOCTORATE LEVEL FOR DMPs,

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DOCTORATES OF NURSING.

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AND ONE OF OUR FASTEST GROWING

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AREAS IS IN PHYSICIAN

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ASSISTANTS.

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>> NOT ONLY NEW JOBS AND

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TECHNOLOGIES BUT A DIFFERENT

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WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE

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WAY THE HEALTH TEAMS WORK.

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>> YES.

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>> VERY INTERESTING.

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>> MR. BOWSER, HOW ABOUT 92.

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>> WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO

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GET A NUMBER OF EXPANSION THINGS

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COMING DOWN THE ROAD TO

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LOUISIANA.

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MAKING SURE WE HAVE A READY

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WORKFORCE.

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ONE, TO HELP BUILD THOSE

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FACILITIES, YOU'LL NEED PIPE

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FITTERS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE

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WILLING TO DO THAT.

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SOMEONE HAS TO OPERATE THOSE

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FACILITIES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE

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SURE THEY ARE TRAINED AND

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THERE'S A WORKFORCE READY THERE.

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THERE'S A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE

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WORKFORCE THAT ARE GOING TO BE

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RETIRING IN THE NEXT FIVE TO

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EIGHT YEARS.

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WE HAVE A THREE-PRONGED

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APPROACH.

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WE THINK IT'S A CHALLENGE OUR

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STATE AND INDUSTRY CAN LIVE UP

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TO.

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>> IS IT THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR,

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OR IN TWO OR THREE OR FOUR

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YEARS?

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>> PROBABLY IT'LL START TO RAMP

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UP THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

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YOU'LL SEE THE CONSTRUCTION END

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OF IT START TO REALLY TAKE OFF.

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YOU'LL SEE THE ENGINEERING PART

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OF IT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

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PROBABLY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

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YOU'LL SEE THE CONSTRUCTION END

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OF IT'LL TAKE OFF AND WE'LL GO

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FROM THERE.

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>> WE'LL HAVE TIME TO GET AHEAD

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OF IT WHY YOU IF YOUR JOB.

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>> SPARKHOUND.

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>> THAT'S RIGHT.

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>> WHAT IS SPARKHOUND?

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>> IT'S AN I.T. SERVICES AND

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CONSULTING FIRM OUT OF BATON

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ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

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WE HAVE HEADQUARTERED HERE ABOUT

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200 EMPLOYEES.

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WE MOSTLY SERVE BUSINESSES IN

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ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REALLY

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PROVIDE CONSULTING ON HOW TO

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BEST WRENCH TOCK NOL WITHIN YOUR

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ORGANIZATIONS.

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ALSO TO IMPLEMENT THOSE

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TECHNOLOGIES AND SUPPORT THEM

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LONG TERM.

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DO YOU HAVE MORE JOBS OPEN THAN

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PEOPLE TO FILL THEM?

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>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO.

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THE CHALLENGE FOR US, WHICH MAY

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SEEM PRETTY I GUESS COMMON, THAT

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IS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES VERY

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RAPIDLY.

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WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND

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PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS OF THE

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LATEST TECHNOLOGY.

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ALSO, BEING IN CONSULTING, IT'S

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DIFFICULT TO FIND PEOPLE WITH

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THE SOFT SKILLS, AS WELL AS THE

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TECHNICAL SKILLS.

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>> TELL US WHAT YOU MEAN BY

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THAT.

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>> COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP,

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BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH

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CUSTOMERS AND REALLY CONSULT

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WITH THEM ON THE BEST USE OF THE

25:52.433 --> 25:54.633
TECHNOLOGY, AND NOT JUST BE ABLE

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TO HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO

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GO AND IMPLEMENT.

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>> ALL THESE, SO THAT'S AN ISSUE

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OUT THERE.

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>> O THAT'S WHY I SAID THE CORE

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CURRICULUM AT ANY COLLEGE IS

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GOING TO BE KEY REGARDLESS OF

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WHAT THE TECHNICAL PREPARATION

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1ST THAT STUDENT SO, THAT THEY

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WOULD REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND ABLE

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TO FUNCTION IN A WORKPLACE AND

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PARTICULARLY IN A LEADERSHIP

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POSITION.

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>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

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NOW, GEORGIA, YOU HAD A QUESTION

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FOR THE PANEL ABOUT THAT, AND I

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WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD AN

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OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THAT.

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>> THANKS.

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I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT PROVISIONS

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ARE BEING MADE FOR VETERANS WHO

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CURRENTLY WORK IN THE WORKFORCE

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IN LOUISIANA E AND VETERANS

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COMING INTO THE WORKFORCE.

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>> I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THAT.

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BUT I THINK THE GUYS ARE TYRONN

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LUE -- THAT DO MOST OF THE

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HIRING COULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU A

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GREAT TUNES THIS, TOO.

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EVERY COMPANY WE WORK WITH IS

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INTERESTED IN HIRING VETERANS.

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WE HAVE A UNIT DEDICATED JUST TO

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THAT.

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WE HAVE A FOLKS AROUND THE STATE

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WHOSE JOB IT IS TO MAKE THOSE

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CONNECTIONS FOR VETERANS, EVEN

27:08.067 --> 27:12.933
IF THEY ARE FAR R.V. REMOVED

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FROM THE MILITARY.

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WE DO HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON

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RECENTLY SEPARATED VETERANS.

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ANALYZING THEIR SKILLS IN

27:21.233 --> 27:23.300
CIVILIAN TERMS AND TRYING TO

27:23.300 --> 27:25.167
CONNECT THE SKILLS REQUIRED IN

27:25.167 --> 27:28.233
THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR TO

27:28.233 --> 27:29.933
CIVILIAN CREDENTIALS SO WE CAN

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MAKE IT EASY.

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HERE IS THE VALUE IN THIS

27:36.400 --> 27:36.833
PERSON.

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HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE, YOU

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KNOW, HOW TO GET THE JOB DONE,

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OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND THE

27:42.900 --> 27:49.500
THINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT

27:49.500 --> 27:50.267
EARLIER.

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>> HOW ABOUT YOU FOLKS?

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>> I WOULD AGREE.

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I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE

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REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON ARE THE

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SOFT SKILLS.

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WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF

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COLLEGE AND WE LOOK AT THE

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YOUNGER GENERATION, THEY

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COMMUNICATE DIFFERENTLY.

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I'VE SEEN YOUNGER KIDS IN THE

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SAME ROOM AND RATHER THAN TALK

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THEY WILL TEXT EACH OTHER.

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THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE

28:12.633 --> 28:13.467
ACCUSTOMED TOO.

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SOMEONE COMING OUT OF THE

28:15.400 --> 28:16.567
MILITARY UNDERSTANDS THAT, THE

28:16.567 --> 28:17.600
COMMUNICATION AND HOW IMPORTANT

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IT IS.

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THEY BRING A LOT OF THOSE SOFT

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SKILLS ALREADY THERE.

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THEY UNDERSTAND WHY THEY NEED TO

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BE ON TIME.

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>> IT VARIES FROM COMPANY TO

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COMPANY.

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THEY REACH OUT TO VETERANS

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BECAUSE OF THEIR SPECIALIZED

28:36.433 --> 28:37.000
TRAINING.

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IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE

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COMPANY DOES.

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THEY MAY MAKE A CHEMICAL THAT

28:42.967 --> 28:45.200
GOES INTO SOMETHING THAT MAKES A

28:45.200 --> 28:46.233
CERTAIN PROTECTIVE GEAR.

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SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS

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THEY REACH OUT TO THEM FOR, ON

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THAT BASIS.

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>> AND AT STUDENTS, I ALWAYS

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WANTED VETERANS, THEY UNDERSTAND

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ON TIME

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AND BEING PREPARED.

29:04.300 --> 29:06.633
THEY UNDERSTAND WORK ETHIC AND

29:06.633 --> 29:09.067
OFTEN, AFTER THE EXPERIENCE THAT

29:09.067 --> 29:13.033
THE VETERANS HAD GOING SCHOOL IS

29:13.033 --> 29:14.800
AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.

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SO I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE

29:19.267 --> 29:22.167
THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST

29:22.167 --> 29:23.633
DIFFICULTIES IS THE ADJUSTMENT,

29:23.633 --> 29:26.367
AND PERHAPS HAVING THE CONFIDENT

29:26.367 --> 29:32.000
THAT, OH, I REALLY AM PREPARED

29:32.000 --> 29:38.100
TO KEPT IN THE WORKPLACE OR AS A

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ONTO.

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>> I THINK ANDREA WANTS TO QUIZ

29:43.033 --> 29:45.600
YOU ON NEW GRADUATES, AND ADVICE

29:45.600 --> 29:47.267
YOU WOULD GIVE TO THEM.

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ANDREA, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?

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>> I'M A COLLEGE GRADUATE AS OF

29:50.967 --> 29:53.000
ONE WEEK AGO.

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>> CONGRATULATIONS.

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>> DID YOU BRING YOUR RESUME?

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>> I SHOULD HAVE!

29:57.533 --> 29:59.633
BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I FIND

29:59.633 --> 30:01.467
MYSELF FACING AND LOT OF MY

30:01.467 --> 30:03.767
FRIEND ARE FACING IS THIS

30:03.767 --> 30:05.500
QUESTION OF WHETHER WE SHOULD

30:05.500 --> 30:06.833
TAKE KIND OF THE FIRST

30:06.833 --> 30:08.967
OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES TO US FOR

30:08.967 --> 30:11.067
WORK, AND GET OURSELVES INTO THE

30:11.067 --> 30:12.900
WORKFORCE, OR IF WE SHOULD HOLD

30:12.900 --> 30:16.333
OUT FOR THAT KIND OF DREAM JOB

30:16.333 --> 30:19.033
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE THINK MAY OR

30:19.033 --> 30:21.967
MAY NOT COME ALONG DOWN THE

30:21.967 --> 30:22.433
LINE.

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WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

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>> I'LL SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE,

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ONLY BEING THERE 20 YEARS AGO.

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BUT I WOULD SAY DON'T SELL

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YOURSELF SHORT.

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BUT WE NOTICE IN THE WORKPLACE

30:37.000 --> 30:39.567
TODAY A LOT OF I GUESS WHAT

30:39.567 --> 30:41.767
YOU'D CALL THE MILLIENNIAL

30:41.767 --> 30:43.167
GENERATION RIGHT NOW HAS

30:43.167 --> 30:45.800
EXPECTATIONS THAT AREN'T QUITE

30:45.800 --> 30:49.533
ALIGNED WITH THE TRADITIONAL

30:49.533 --> 30:51.067
EMPLOYERS ARE PROVIDING.

30:51.067 --> 30:52.600
>> DO YOU MEAN MONEY?

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>> I DO IN SOME WAYS BUT OTHER

30:54.900 --> 30:55.933
THINGS, AS WELL.

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I WOULD DEFINITELY GO FOR WHAT

30:57.867 --> 30:59.533
YOUR PASSION IS ABOUT, GO FOR

30:59.533 --> 31:00.667
WHAT YOU ENJOY DOING.

31:00.667 --> 31:02.333
FIND A COMPANY THAT YOU BELIEVE

31:02.333 --> 31:05.300
IN THAT YOU TRUST, AND   THAT

31:05.300 --> 31:08.900
YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE A HOME

31:08.900 --> 31:12.467
AND BE HAPPY FOR A LONG TIME.

31:12.467 --> 31:16.800
GET THE PERSONALITIES UNDER YOUR

31:16.800 --> 31:17.233
BELT.

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>> I CAN GIVE THE REST OF YOU A

31:18.700 --> 31:20.367
CHANCE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

31:20.367 --> 31:21.767
CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

31:21.767 --> 31:23.700
I THINK PROBABLY NOT, THAT WAS

31:23.700 --> 31:25.433
GOOD.

31:25.433 --> 31:27.633
WENDY, YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT

31:27.633 --> 31:30.367
SORT OF NONTRADITIONAL PEOPLE IN

31:30.367 --> 31:32.600
THE WORKFORCE.

31:32.600 --> 31:36.367
>> I'M A NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT

31:36.367 --> 31:37.967
PURSUING A SECOND DEGREE.

31:37.967 --> 31:40.067
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

31:40.067 --> 31:41.800
>> NOT TRADITIONALLY COLLEGE

31:41.800 --> 31:44.200
AGE, I'M A FEW YEARS OLDER THAN

31:44.200 --> 31:45.900
MOST OF MY FELLOW STUDENTS.

31:45.900 --> 31:47.333
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I

31:47.333 --> 31:49.700
NEED TO DO TO MAXIMIZE BY

31:49.700 --> 31:52.300
ABILITY TO GET OUT INTO THE

31:52.300 --> 31:53.000
WORKFORCE AGAIN.

31:53.000 --> 31:55.900
>> OKAY.

31:55.900 --> 31:58.233
SO NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS,

31:58.233 --> 31:59.967
CURT, YOU DEAL WITH A LOT NOT

31:59.967 --> 32:01.467
JUST WITH GRADUATES BUT PEOPLE

32:01.467 --> 32:04.367
WHO ARE JUST OUT THERE IN AN

32:04.367 --> 32:05.933
OLDER AGE GROUP GOING TO RETRAIN

32:05.933 --> 32:07.967
AND ENHANCE THEIR CAREERS.

32:07.967 --> 32:09.833
>> MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE DEAL

32:09.833 --> 32:12.600
WITH ARE NOT FRESH GRADUATES

32:12.600 --> 32:13.433
FROM ANYTHING.

32:13.433 --> 32:14.867
THEY HAVE EITHER BEEN UNEMPLOYED

32:14.867 --> 32:16.933
FOR A WHILE -- BUT IT WAS

32:16.933 --> 32:18.667
SURPRISING TO ME HOW MANY PEOPLE

32:18.667 --> 32:20.900
WE WORK WITH WHO WERE ALREADY

32:20.900 --> 32:23.333
WORKING BUT LOOKING FOR A BETTER

32:23.333 --> 32:23.767
JOB.

32:23.767 --> 32:25.133
THE ADVICE FOR THEM, THERE ARE A

32:25.133 --> 32:27.300
LOT OF THINGS WE DO WITH THOSE

32:27.300 --> 32:27.867
FOLKS.

32:27.867 --> 32:30.233
THE FIRST THING IS CONNECT WITH

32:30.233 --> 32:32.133
SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE

32:32.133 --> 32:34.900
FIELD YOU WANT TO GET INTO.

32:34.900 --> 32:35.867
UNDERSTANDS WHATEVER YOUR

32:35.867 --> 32:36.733
PASSION IS.

32:36.733 --> 32:40.133
I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE

32:40.133 --> 32:42.267
TRAINING FOR, AND CONNECT WITH

32:42.267 --> 32:47.400
THOSE COMPANY HE IS AND GET AN

32:47.400 --> 32:48.700
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHILE YOU'RE

32:48.700 --> 32:49.367
STILL IN SCHOOL.

32:49.367 --> 32:51.767
IT'S GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW

32:51.767 --> 32:53.133
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT

32:53.133 --> 32:53.700
TO DO.

32:53.700 --> 32:55.933
YOU DON'T WANT TO GET A

32:55.933 --> 32:57.267
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE AND THEN YOU'VE

32:57.267 --> 32:59.267
GOT ALL THESE LOANS AND SO FORTH

32:59.267 --> 33:01.067
AND DO YOU THIS JOB FOR A WHILE

33:01.067 --> 33:03.467
AND SAY, MAN, I MADE A BAD

33:03.467 --> 33:04.067
DECISION.

33:04.067 --> 33:06.067
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT

33:06.067 --> 33:06.533
PERSON.

33:06.533 --> 33:07.733
CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS IN THAT

33:07.733 --> 33:10.067
FIELD AND IN MY EXPERIENCE THEY

33:10.067 --> 33:11.833
ARE VERY HAPPY TO HELP OUT

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PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN

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THEIR COMPANY.

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IT'S MUCH MORE OF A JOB SEEKERS

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MARKET.

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PARTICULARLY WITH THE JOBS THEY

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HAVE HAD TO BE IN THE PAST.

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THEY ARE GOING TO WANT TO

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CONNECT WITH YOU, TOO.

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>> DR. HOLLAND, FOR PEOPLE

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OUTSIDE THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

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BUT TRYING TO MOVE INTO IT, ARE

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WE TALKING ABOUT NEW YOUNG

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GRADUATES OR PEOPLE AT MID

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CAREER?

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>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A REALLY

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RICH MIXTURE

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INTERGENERATIONALLY.

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THE AVERAGE AGE OF STUDENTS AT

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OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE IS

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ABOUT 27 YEARS OLD.

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I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE FROM

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VETERANS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE

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ALREADY EARNED BACHELOR'S

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DEGREES OR MASTERS OR ARE MAKING

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CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE ADULT

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STUDENTS, NONTRADITIONAL

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STUDENTS.

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THERE'S A REALLY SMALL NUMBER

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THAT KNOW PRECISELY THEY WANT TO

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GO INTO A PARTICULAR HEALTH CARE

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FIELD DIRECTLY OUT OF HIGH

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SCHOOL, THOUGH WE DO HAVE A FAIR

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NUMBER OF THEM THERE IS.

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A FRIENDLIER ENVIRONMENT FOR

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THAT SORT OF A SCHOOL, MUCH LIKE

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KURT WAS SAY, YOU WANT TO KIND

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OF GET AN IDEA OF WHERE YOU'D

34:34.300 --> 34:36.467
WANT TO LAND WHEN YOU'RE

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FINISHED.

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AT OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE

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FULFILLING SOME OF THOSE NEEDS

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IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY, ALL

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OF OUR CLINICAL INDUSTRIES

34:46.100 --> 34:47.500
REQUIRE CLINICAL PREPARATIONS.

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MOST OF THEM HAVE INTERNSHIP

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REQUIREMENT AND HEALTH CARE

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ADMINISTRATION AND THOSE SORTS

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OF THINGS.

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>> MR. BOUDREAUX, A LOT OF

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PEOPLE THINK IF YOU GO INTO THE

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TECHNOLOGY FIELD OR TECHNOLOGY

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FIELD, THAT'S REALLY FOR PEOPLE

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WHO WANT TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT

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AND EAT PIZZA.

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>> SHOULD THOSE PEOPLE BE

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INTIMIDATED ABOUT THOSE JOBS?

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>> OLDER TYPE INDIVIDUALS LIKE

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MYSELF, IF THE PASSION IS THERE,

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AND SOME OF THEM EVEN COME INTO

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ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS IN OUR

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ORGANIZATION.

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WE OFFER LIKE A DEVELOPMENT

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PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE

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POSITIONS, TOO.

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WE BRING THEM ON BOARD AND KIND

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OF TRAIN THEM TO MORE ADVANCED

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AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

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I WOULDN'T SHY AWAY FROM IT.

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TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING WITHDRAW

35:45.133 --> 35:49.933
YOU HAVE TO GET REACHES TO, NO

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MATTER WHAT THE ORGANIZATION.

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IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WORKING

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WITH CUSTOMERS AND TECHNOLOGY

35:55.533 --> 35:59.067
DOESN'T CARRY YOU I HAVE A I

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ETERNAL WOULD ENCOURAGE IT.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU

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RECRUIT?

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HOW DO YOU FIND PEOPLE WHAT, DO

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YOU DO?

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>> CURT, I'M GOING LET YOU GO

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LAST ON THIS.

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LET'S START WITH YOU, MR.

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BOWSER, IN THE CHEMICAL

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INDUSTRY.

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>> ENGINEERS GO TO DIFFERENT

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SCHOOLS TO TALK TO THE COLLEGE

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BUSY THEIR ENGINEERING PROGRAM.

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WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LSU

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AND OTHER COLLEGES AROUND TO

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LOOK AT STUDENTS.

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WE BRING THEM IN AS INTERNS V

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THEM INTERN EARLY IN THEIR

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CAREER WHERE THEY GET A CHANCE

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WITH DID WAS GET INTO OPENLY

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THINGS FOR HIM.

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WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM WE

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STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN

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LOUISIANA WHERE YOU CAN GO IN

36:42.867 --> 36:44.067
AND TYRONN LUE LEARN AND GO

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THROUGH THE PROCESS, GET A

36:46.400 --> 36:48.767
TWO-YEAR DEGREE AND COME OUT AND

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OPERATE A PLANT.

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WHEN I FIRST STARTED IT WAS

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DIFFERENT.

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I HAD TO -- IT WAS HANDS ON, YOU

36:55.567 --> 36:57.967
HAD TO TURN A VALVE WITH A

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WRENCH.

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TODAY IT'S LIKE RUNNING A VIDEO

37:00.333 --> 37:00.800
GAME.

37:00.800 --> 37:02.333
YOU BRING PEOPLE IN AND YOU

37:02.333 --> 37:04.200
TRAIN THEM THAT WAY. ONE OF THE

37:04.200 --> 37:06.500
PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE PROCESS

37:06.500 --> 37:08.867
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM IS THEY WERE

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INTERNING AND PEOPLE WERE OURING

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THEM BEFORE THEY COULD FINISH.

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>> TRY TO GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS

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AND GET PEOPLE GOING IN

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAM HE IS

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AND TECHNOLOGY.

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>> OF THE SCHOOLS LET YOU IN?

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>> YEAH, SOME OF THEM DO.

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NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GO TO A

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FOURYEAR PAST.

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>> DR. HOLLAND, YOUR FORM STATE

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WAS INDIANA, RIGHT?

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>> YES.

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>> HOW DID YOU RECRUIT BACK IN

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INDIANA?

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AND ARE YOU GOING TRY TO RECRUIT

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THE SAME WAY HERE?

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>> WE REUET EMPLOYEES, KIND OF A

37:53.900 --> 37:56.533
BUYER'S MARKET FOR FACULTY THESE

37:56.533 --> 37:56.933
DAYS.

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ITS VERY COMPETITIVE.

37:59.800 --> 38:01.600
BUT FOR STUDENTS IT'S A MATTER

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OF MATCHING, NOT SO MUCH

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RECRUITING BUT MATCHING

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STUDENTS' NEEDS WITH YOUR

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EDUCATIONAL MINISTRY.

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WE ARE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT

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TO THOSE STUDENTS THAT BELIEVE

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THAT THEY HAVE AN INTEREST OR A

38:16.233 --> 38:19.000
CALLING SOMEHOW IN THE EAT

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FIELD.

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BUT TO LOOK AT THIS BROADLY

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BECAUSE OF THE BROADENING OF THE

38:24.367 --> 38:31.000
NEEDS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

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IN TERMS OF THE RECRUITMENT OF

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STUDENTS FROM OUR LADY OF THE

38:34.167 --> 38:36.200
LAKE COLLEGE FOR EMPLOYMENT,

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THEY ARE -- THEY ARE RECRUITED

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MUCH AS GREG WAS SAYING, ALMOST

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BEFORE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR

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PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN

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EXPOSED AT CLINICAL SITES AND

38:50.867 --> 38:52.300
THEY ARE PART OF A HEALTH

38:52.300 --> 38:54.033
SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL MEDICAL

38:54.033 --> 38:56.733
CENTER AS WELL AS THE SMOLS

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HEALTH SYSTEM.

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THERE'S ALREADY A NETWORK.

38:58.800 --> 39:01.333
BUT THEN ALSO THERE'S 95 OR MORE

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ALL OF

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OUR STUDENTS ARE PLUGGED INTO,

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SO THEY ARE RECRUITED THROUGH

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THOSE PARTNERS, AS WELL.

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SO ANYWHERE FROM 95 TO 100% OF

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OUR STUDENTS FIND EMPLOYMENT

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WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS FROM

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GRADUATION.

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>> HOW ABOUT THAT.

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RECRUITING FOR YOU?

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>> IT'S A CHALLENGE.

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IT'S DEFINITELY A MULTIFACETED

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APPROACH.

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WE DO SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL

39:28.367 --> 39:30.667
THINGS, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL

39:30.667 --> 39:32.233
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO

39:32.233 --> 39:34.133
REALLY DRAW SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE

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IN.

39:35.133 --> 39:37.267
BUT WE ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A

39:37.267 --> 39:39.667
LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND, YOU

39:39.667 --> 39:41.133
KNOW, REALLY FROM THE MARKETING

39:41.133 --> 39:45.867
SIDE, HOW WE POSITION OURSELVES

39:45.867 --> 39:48.500
COMPETITIVELY IN THE MARKET SO

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THAT POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES SEE US

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DIFFERENTLY.

39:50.767 --> 39:52.667
IF GO TO OUR WEBSITE YOU'LL

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INSIDE HOW WE POSITION OURSELVES

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AND IT'S VERY.

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>> FOCUSED ON OUR PEOPLE, NOT SO

40:00.000 --> 40:05.367
MUCH THE CONNECT MORRISON BRIDGE

40:05.367 --> 40:08.300
-- THE OTHER PART IS RETENTION

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AND THAT'S TYRONN LUE HARDER,

40:09.500 --> 40:11.233
SOMETHING WE FOCUS ON EVEN MORE.

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HOW DO WE KEEP THE PEOPLE THAT

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WE HAVE.

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>> DOUGHNUTS, DOUGHNUTS.

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>> THAT'S PART OF IT.

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BUT AT SEVERAL PROGRAMS WE'VE

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IMPLEMENTED AROUND JUST

40:22.333 --> 40:23.800
MENTORSHIP, DEVELOPMENT OF OUR

40:23.800 --> 40:25.367
EMPLOYEES, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW

40:25.367 --> 40:27.567
THEY ARE IN A CULTURE THAT CARES

40:27.567 --> 40:29.267
ABOUT THEM AND THEY CAN FEEL

40:29.267 --> 40:30.500
THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW

40:30.500 --> 40:31.133
AND LEARN.

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>> DO YOU HAVE A PING-PONG

40:34.067 --> 40:34.867
TABLE?

40:34.867 --> 40:38.033
>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO HAVE A

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PING-PONG TABLE.

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>> DO YOU HAVE STOCK OPTIONS?

40:45.033 --> 40:48.067
>> I'VE WATCHES A FEW.

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I IT THIS VIEW I WOULD TAKE IS A

40:50.600 --> 40:52.233
SHORT-TERM APPROACH TO FILL A

40:52.233 --> 40:53.367
NEED HAVE YOU NOW.

40:53.367 --> 40:54.900
BUT I THINK SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES

40:54.900 --> 40:57.300
TAKE A LONGVIEW AND TRY TO BUILD

40:57.300 --> 40:59.467
A PIPELINE.

40:59.467 --> 41:01.400
I'D SAY CONTACT THE WORKFORCE

41:01.400 --> 41:04.333
COMMISSION, I'VE GOT GIVE US A

41:04.333 --> 41:05.367
PLUG.

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>> YOU'VE GOT OF A WEBSITE.

41:10.133 --> 41:14.333
>> LOUISIANA STAR JOBS GO, TO LA

41:14.333 --> 41:18.167
WORKS.NET AND IT'LL TELL YOU

41:18.167 --> 41:20.133
JOBS AND RANKS THEM BY HOW

41:20.133 --> 41:22.600
VALUABLE THEY ARE TO A JOB

41:22.600 --> 41:23.000
SEEKER.

41:23.000 --> 41:25.400
IF THERE ARE LOTS OF OPENINGS

41:25.400 --> 41:27.800
IT'S FIVE STARS, IF THERE ARE NO

41:27.800 --> 41:32.333
OPENINGS AND THE PAY IS LOUSY OR

41:32.333 --> 41:34.267
BOTH, YOU CAN GET ONE STAR.

41:34.267 --> 41:36.600
WE HELP 100,000 PEOPLE A YEAR

41:36.600 --> 41:37.367
GET A JOB.

41:37.367 --> 41:40.033
A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS ARE WORKING

41:40.033 --> 41:43.333
ALREADY BUT NOT ALL OF THEM ARE.

41:43.333 --> 41:45.300
>> CAN YOU GIVE EXAMPLES OF HOW

41:45.300 --> 41:48.233
IT'S WORKING?

41:48.233 --> 41:50.967
>> WELL, ANECDOTALLY WE LAUNCHED

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IT I WANT TO SAY IN EARLY 13.

41:53.967 --> 41:57.033
AND BEFORE THE END OF THAT

41:57.033 --> 41:58.733
SPRING SEMESTER MOST OF THE

41:58.733 --> 42:00.267
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

42:00.267 --> 42:02.567
VS. PUT THAT LINK ON THEIR

42:02.567 --> 42:03.033
WEBSITES.

42:03.033 --> 42:05.433
IT'S ALREADY SHAPING HOW HIGHER

42:05.433 --> 42:09.033
EDUCATION DOLLARS ARE BEING

42:09.033 --> 42:09.567
EDUCATED.

42:09.567 --> 42:11.633
IT'S BEEN USED AS A TOOL TO

42:11.633 --> 42:15.900
ALIGN SPENDING WHERE THE JOBS

42:15.900 --> 42:16.333
ARE.

42:16.333 --> 42:17.800
WE ARE INVESTING OUR DOLLARS IN

42:17.800 --> 42:19.933
A PLACE THAT HAS THE MOST BANG

42:19.933 --> 42:22.067
FOR THE STATE.

42:22.067 --> 42:23.533
IF WE HAVE TO MAKE CHOICE WE

42:23.533 --> 42:27.100
WILL SPEND OUR MONEY TO PREPARE

42:27.100 --> 42:29.533
SOMEBODY FOR A FIVE-STAR JOB

42:29.533 --> 42:32.633
BEFORE WE PREPARE THEM FOR A

42:32.633 --> 42:33.567
ONE-STAR JOB.

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>> SOMEBODY TAKES TICKETS AT THE

42:35.733 --> 42:36.967
MOVIE THEATER.

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HONESTLY, THERE ARE A LOT OF

42:38.600 --> 42:39.067
JOBS.

42:39.067 --> 42:41.767
LAWYERS HAVE KIND OF FLATTENED

42:41.767 --> 42:43.333
DOWN THE SCALE.

42:43.333 --> 42:45.667
BUT A LOT OF JOBS WHERE THERE'S

42:45.667 --> 42:51.700
A LOT OF TIME.

42:51.700 --> 42:53.700
THOUSANDS OF OPENINGS BUT THE

42:53.700 --> 42:55.033
PAY IS TERRIBLE.

42:55.033 --> 42:56.967
I HAD SOME OF THOSE JOBS AND

42:56.967 --> 42:58.333
THEY ARE VERY VALUABLE IN THE

42:58.333 --> 43:00.233
ECONOMY BUT WE'RE NOT GOING

43:00.233 --> 43:02.133
SPEND MONEY TO TRAIN PEOPLE FOR

43:02.133 --> 43:04.933
THOSE AND YOU CAN'T FEED YOUR

43:04.933 --> 43:06.667
FAMILY FROM THOSE.

43:06.667 --> 43:08.800
SOMETIMES THEY ARE SECOND JOBS

43:08.800 --> 43:11.933
FOR PEOPLE.

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YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD A CELE

43:16.633 --> 43:18.167
SELLING POPCORN.

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>> FOUR IS THE TOP?

43:20.300 --> 43:23.300
>> I'D SAY THIS IS SUCH A BREATH

43:23.300 --> 43:24.700
OF --

43:24.700 --> 43:27.100
>> HE PROBABLY HAS A LOT OF

43:27.100 --> 43:31.500
OPTIONS ON A 4- AND FIVE-STAR

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JOBS.

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>> ALL OF THESE GUYS HAVE A LOT

43:33.500 --> 43:35.100
OF FIVE-STAR JOBS.

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>> TELL US ABOUT A FIVE-STAR

43:37.133 --> 43:37.733
JOB.

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>> A LOT OF S.T.E.M. JOBS.

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>> AND S.T.E.M. MEANS?

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING

43:42.933 --> 43:43.500
AND MATH.

43:43.500 --> 43:46.200
WELDERS ARE S.T.E.M. JOBS, PIPE

43:46.200 --> 43:50.133
FITTERS ARE S.T.E.M. JOBS THEY

43:50.133 --> 43:55.167
GO UP TO PH.D.s, PHYSICIANS,

43:55.167 --> 43:57.933
AT EVERY STRAT THAT THERE ARE A

43:57.933 --> 44:01.767
LOT OF THOSE JOBS.

44:01.767 --> 44:05.267
THEY ALSO LIKE TO JOKE THIS,

44:05.267 --> 44:12.533
IT'S A LOT OF PRESTIGIOUS.

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>> LET'S GO TO JAMES, YOU HAD A

44:14.467 --> 44:15.733
QUESTION ABOUT AUTOMATION.

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>> YEAH, OKAY.

44:16.967 --> 44:18.233
SO THIS KIND OF BUILDS OFF OF

44:18.233 --> 44:20.700
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WITH YOUR

44:20.700 --> 44:21.600
ONE-STAR JOBS.

44:21.600 --> 44:25.400
AS SOMEONE GETTING A PH.D. IN A

44:25.400 --> 44:27.500
NONS.T.E.M. FIELD, THE GROWING

44:27.500 --> 44:29.500
FIELDS ARE ALL S.T.E.M. FIELDS

44:29.500 --> 44:31.067
IN LOUISIANA.

44:31.067 --> 44:33.400
>> WHAT IS THAT PH.D. IN?

44:33.400 --> 44:34.400
>> POLITICAL SCIENCE.

44:34.400 --> 44:36.933
I TYRONN LUE STUDY THE IMPACT OF

44:36.933 --> 44:38.667
TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY THIS.

44:38.667 --> 44:42.400
SPINS OFF OF MY OWN RESEARCH.

44:42.400 --> 44:45.633
SO IT'S KIND OF A TWOFOLD

44:45.633 --> 44:46.533
QUESTION.

44:46.533 --> 44:48.400
ON ONE HAND MASSIVE GROWTH IN

44:48.400 --> 44:49.867
THE S.T.E.M. FIELD, THE

44:49.867 --> 44:51.133
STATISTICAL DATA THAT THERE ARE

44:51.133 --> 44:54.267
THREE OPENINGS FOR EVERY JOB

44:54.267 --> 44:56.400
SEEKER IN THE S.T.E.M. FIELD.

44:56.400 --> 44:59.833
THE REVERSE OF THAT IS TRUE FOR

44:59.833 --> 45:01.133
NONSTEM FIELD.

45:01.133 --> 45:03.200
WHAT IS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

45:03.200 --> 45:07.233
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE

45:07.233 --> 45:10.667
GUY WHO COOKS THE POPCORN, WHEN

45:10.667 --> 45:12.667
WE MOVED TO A SOCIETY THAT'S

45:12.667 --> 45:15.433
MUCH MORE AUTOMATED, JOBS A

45:15.433 --> 45:17.533
MACHINE CAN DO.

45:17.533 --> 45:20.167
HOW DOUGH WE RESPOND TO THAT?

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AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT IN THESE

45:22.600 --> 45:24.333
S.T.E.M. FIELDS, IF I COULD GO

45:24.333 --> 45:26.533
BACK I WOULD GO AND BECOME A

45:26.533 --> 45:30.167
WELDER OR AN I.T. GUY WITH A

45:30.167 --> 45:31.633
TWO-YEAR DEGREE FROM COMMUNITY

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COLLEGE.

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>> MR. BOWSER PH.D.s HE AND

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ENGLISH AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

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PEOPLE HAVE YOU HIRED?

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>> I'M SURE THERE WERE SOME OF

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THEM.

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>> SOME OF THEM GO BASS I

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REALLY.

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BECAUSE IF YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR

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CHOOL, I'M NOT SURE HOW YOUS

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HANDLE THAT.

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>> FOR YOU INDIVIDUALLY, AS AN

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EDUCATOR, I WOULD TELL THAT YOU

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YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL

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OF THOSE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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THAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED AS A PH.D.

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IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND

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INDICATE, HOW ARE THOSE SKILLS

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REALLY MARKETABLE IN THIS

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ECONOMY.

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THOUGH I MAY NOT HAVE THESE

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TECHNICAL TRAINING, I HAVE VERY

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VALUABLE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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THAT I'VE LEARNED THROUGH MY

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HIGHER EDUCATION.

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HOW CAN I USE THOSE IN A WAY

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THAT'S OF VALUE.

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I LIKE TO REFINED STUDENTS THAT

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EDUCATION IS NOT EQUAL TO

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TRAINING.

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THEY ARE RELATED.

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BUT WE STUDY TO MAKE NOT JUST A

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LIVING.

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WE STUDY TO MAKE A LIFE.

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KEEP THAT IN BALANCE AND

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UNDERSTAND THAT, WELL, YOU MIGHT

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BE A STARVING PH.D. FOR A WHILE.

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>> GREAT POINT, DR. HOLLAND.

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>> MR. BOUDREAUX WITH

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SPARKHOUND, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO

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SAY TO HIS QUESTION?

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>> I THINK I AGREE WITH MY

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COLLEAGUES HERE.

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GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT IT AS

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SECOND CAREER IS CERTAINLY

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SOMETHING, IF YOU FEEL THAT'S

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SOMETHING YOU WANT GO TOWARD.

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BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S TOO

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DIFFICULT TO FIND A JOB IN

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LOUISIANA WITH YOUR BACKGROUND.

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SOME OF SKILLS YOU'VE LEARNED

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THROUGH THE EDUCATION PROCESS,

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I'M SURE WOULD LEND THEMSELVES

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VERY WELL TO, YOU KNOW, ANY OF

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THE CAREERS THAT WE OFFER, GIVEN

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THE SUFFICIENTLY I WOULD GO AND

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GET THE TIME TO SOME I.T.

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SKILLS.

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HISTORY, ENGLISH AND AFTER A

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TECHNICAL SKILL AND TRAINING IN

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ORDER TO REALLY CHANGE THEIR

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PATH.

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>> I'D LIKE TO SWITCH THIS

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AROUND JUST A LITTLE BIT NOW,

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AND GO TO LISA AND KERRIE.

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LISA AND KERRIE WORK AT BATON

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ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THEY

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ARE RIGHT THERE AT THE JUNCTION

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BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND

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COUNSELING THEM TO GO TO CLEARS.

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I WANT YOU TO TELL THESE FOLKS

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WHAT THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU

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THERE IN THE TRENCHES AND THE

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

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I'M SURE PROBABLY REPRESENTING A

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LOT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE PEOPLE

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LIKE YOURSELF AROUND THE STATE.

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AND LISA, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

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>> OKAY, WOW.

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REALLY?

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>> LET HIM HAVE IT.

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>> I REALLY PERSONALLY AND

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PROFESSIONALLY BELIEVE WE NEED

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TO REACH THE STUDENTS AT A

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YOUNGER AGE WITH THIS MESSAGE.

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BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT

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COULD BE DONE BEFORE THEY EVEN

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GET IN THE COLLEGE DOORS.

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THAT MESSAGE NEEDS COME NOT JUST

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FROM THE ONE COUNSELOR THEY SEE.

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BEING VISIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS AND

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GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS,

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SENDING YOUR.

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AND HELPING SUPPORT THAT

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PHILOSOPHY THAT THERE ARE MANY

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WAYS TO MAKE A CAREER, MANY WAYS

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TO MAKE A LIVING AND THEY DON'T

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ALWAYS INVOLVE A BACHELOR'S

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DEGREE.

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THEY CAN BE IN THE SKILLED

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TRADES, THEY CAN BE IN A

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEGREE.

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>> LISA, HOW YOUNG ARE YOU

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TALKING ABOUT?

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>> JUNIOR HIGH TO HIGH SCHOOL.

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WE REALLY MISSED THAT

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OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE A LOT OF

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PARENTS AREN'T HEARING THAT

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MESSAGE.

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THEY ARE PRESSURING THEIR

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CHILDREN, YOU HAVE TO GO TO --

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YOU KNOW, GET A BACHELOR'S

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DEGREE.

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THEY DON'T HAVE THAT MESSAGE.

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>> KERRY, YOU WORK WITH

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INTERNALS.

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I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK

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WITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

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STUDENTS.

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MANY OF THEM GET INTO THIS

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CAREER BECAUSE A FAMILY MEMBER

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OR SOMEONE THEY KNOW HAS MADE A

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VERY GOOD LIVING WORKING IN THE

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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

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SO MANY OF THEM ARE PART TIME

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WORKING IN RETAIL OR WORKING IN

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FAST FOOD.

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AND ONCE THEY GET THEIR

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INTERNSHIP THEY ARE GOING FROM

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MARKING WOMEN WAGE AND IT IS

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LIFE CHANGES.

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IT'S EVERYONE'S JOB, ESPECIALLY

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INDUSTRY, TO CREATE AN AWARENESS

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OF THESE OBJECTIONS FOR

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STUDENTS.

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IT'S NOT JUST FOR FOUR-YEAR,

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TWO-YEAR -- I JUST GAVE YOU A

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GREAT EXAMPLE OF PROCESS

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TECHNOLOGIES.

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THEY ARE MAKING AN AMAZING

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LIVING.

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>> WHEN YOU TAKE PEOPLE AND YOU

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EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT BY GOING

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INTO THE WORKFORCE WITH BENEFITS

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AND WITH GREAT RETIREMENT PLANS,

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YOU CAN DO THAT.

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THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE'VE HAD IS

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EVERY PARENT THINKS THEIR KID

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NEEDS TO GO TO A FOUR-YEAR

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SCHOOL.

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WE'VE FOUND PUCK GET THEM BEFORE

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THEY GET THROUGH THE NINTH

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GRADE, YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE.

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I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE WHERE

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THEY MAKE THAT DECISION, YOU'VE

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GO AT CHANCE.

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AND YOU CAN SHOW THEM WHAT IT'S

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LIKE TO BE A SPESES DECISION,

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IT'S NOT WHERE IT USED TO BE.

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YOU CAN WORK IN A NUCLEAR PLANT

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AND ALMOST ANY KIND OF FACILITY.

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>> A LOT OF.

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>> IT SAYS THE IMMEDIATE NEED

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AND THEN THERE'S BUILDING THE

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PIPELINE.

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LAKE CHARLES HAS A GREAT

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PROGRAM.

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THERE WERE SOME DEVELOPING IN

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OUR AREA.

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THEY GET THEM ALL INTO A GIANT

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CAREER FAIR AND HAVE PEOPLE

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PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS SO KIDS

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CAN SEE THEM AND TALK TO THEM

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AND INTERVIEW THEM AND THEN

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MAYBE GET A FIELD TRIP OR

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WHATEVER.

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IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR

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COUNTRIES TO DO THAT.

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>> YEAH, WE JUST HAD SOME PEOPLE

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FROM OUR EDUCATION SECONDER.

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HOW DO YOU THINK OUR EDUCATION

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SYSTEM IS PREPARING OUR YOUTH

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AND PEOPLE RELATES TO THE

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WORKFORCE?

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>> YOU'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT

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THE PUBLIC.

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WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN HERE MATT

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WHO'S WITH PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION

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TRAINING, WE HAVE THE HEALTH

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CARE TRAINING WITH DR. HOLLAND.

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BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE

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PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND

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COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SO ON.

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>> WE HAVE THIS PLUS AND JOBS WE

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SEE.

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BRINGING IN A LOT OF PUBLICS

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PRIVATE JOBS -- HOW DO YOU THINK

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OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS

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PREPARING THEM FOR THOSE PRIVATE

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JOBS THAT ARE COMING IN?

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AND WITH THE GENERAL

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ADMINISTRATION CUTTING HIGHER

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EDUCATION, HOW IS THAT AFFECTING

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IT, AS WELL?

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>> HOUR WE GOING TO RANK OUR

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INSTITUTIONS WITH THE BURDEN?

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>> I'LL TAKE A JAB.

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>> I'VE GOT FIND MY BOSS.

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[LAUGHTER]

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>> A COUPLE OF THINGS.

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I THINK THE ISSUE IN MY MIND IS

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NOT THE QUALITY OF OUR

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GRADUATES.

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THE ISSUE IS THAT THEY ARE

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COMING OUT IN FIELDS FOR WHICH

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THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THE STATE TO

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FIND WORK IN TOO GREAT A NUMBER.

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ENGINEERS ARE HERE, THEY DO VERY

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WELL, THEY ARE SOUGHT AFTER.

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COMPUTER SCIENTISTS FROM OUR

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SCHOOLS IN LOUISIANA, THEY ARE

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SOUGHT AFTERNOON.

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IT'S NOT AN I SHALL OF QUALITY,

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VER WE'VE ALLOWED OUR SYSTEMSO

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TO GET OUT OF WHACK.

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>> THE REEMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE.

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>> AND THE WISE PLAN.

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WE TOOK UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND

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SAID, YOU'VE GOT TO COME TO OUR

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OFFICES AND GET FALLEN A

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PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR BUT ONE

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OF OUR FOLKS.

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WE THINK YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER

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RESULT.

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IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD IN

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ACADIANA, WE CUT THE NUMBER OF

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WEEKS CLAIMANTS GET BENEFITS IN

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25 TO 30%.

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JUST IN THAT LITTLE PART OF THE

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STATE, $2.6 MILLION IN SAVINGS.

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>> L.A WORKS.NET.

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>> ANY LAST THOUGHTS?

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MR. BOWSER?

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>> PROBABLY THE OTHER BIGGEST

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FACTOR IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR

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PEOPLE TO WORK, YOU ALMOST HAVE

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TO GET 10 APPEAR INDICATES TO

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GET THE SAME PERSON.

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THAT'S BIG, BIG ISSUE IN

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EMPLOYMENT AND SOMETHING WE'RE

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GOING HAVE TO ADDRESS.

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>> STAY OFF THE DRUGS, IT'S A

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REAL PROBLEM IN THE WORKFORCE.

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>> I HEAR SO MANY EMPLOYERS SAY  

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THIS, WE CAN LIFT THAT PROBLEM

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WITH.

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WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME FOR OUR

55:41.300 --> 55:42.500
QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT.

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WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR PANELISTS

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MR. EYSINK, D HOLLAND, MR.

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BOWSER AND MR. BOUDREAUX FOR

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THEIR INSIGHT ON THIS TOPIC.

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WHEN WE COME BACK A FEW CLOSING

55:57.867 --> 56:00.567
COMMENTS.

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**

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>>> WELL A LIVELY CONVERSATION,

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LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF

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JOBS OUT THERE.

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>> WITH OPPORTUNITY COMES THE

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CHALLENGES BUT I'M ENCOURAGED

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AFTER ALL THIS DISCUSSION.

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>> WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

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I WAS TRYING TO THINK WHAT I

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WANT MY GRANDCHILDREN TO GO

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INTO.

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THERE'S PROBABLY A JOB WE

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HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF.

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>> JOBS WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EXIST

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ARE OUT THERE.

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>> EXACTLY.

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THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR

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THIS EDITION OF "LOUISIANA

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PUBLIC SQUARE."

56:30.667 --> 56:33.167
YOU ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OR

56:33.167 --> 56:36.900
WEBSITE AT LPB.ORG/PUBLICSQUARE.

56:36.900 --> 56:39.333
TAKE THE SURVEY AND LEAVE

56:39.333 --> 56:40.667
EXTENDED INTERVIEW CLIPS FROM

56:40.667 --> 56:43.667
OUR SHOW.

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LAST MONTH WE "STATE CONTRACTS

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101".

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J.G. WRITE, STOP PUTTING MONEY

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IN USELESS PROGRAMS FOR

56:52.300 --> 56:52.867
FOOLISHNESS.

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>> ALEX WRITES, STATE CONTRACTS

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ARE NEEDED.

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THERE ARE HOWEVER OBVIOUS

56:59.133 --> 57:01.233
PITFALLS INVOLVING CONTRACTORS

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AND THEY ARE INCREASINGLY

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OVERPOWERING.

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>> DESPITE THE BACKING MEASURES

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TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA

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FAILED TO PASS.

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WE'LL HEAR FROM SUPPORTERS AND

57:19.433 --> 57:20.433
OPPONENT NEXT MONTH ON

57:20.433 --> 57:22.767
"LOUISIANA PUBLIC SQUARE'S"

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ENCORE PRESENTATION OF "POT OR

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NOT: THE DECRIMINALIZATION

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DEBATE."

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THANKS FOR WATCHING AND GOOD

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NIGHT.

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>> GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE, AND

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THANK YOU.

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THANKS.

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