S1E18: An Inside Look at Studying Supply Chain at UT with Three Top Students

In this episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby are joined by a live audience and three UT Knoxville graduating seniors in supply chain management. They discuss their journeys to the university and the major, the value of getting involved in student orgs, attending industry events, and networking, and what they looked for in future employers.

The three guests featured in this episode:

• Lillian Qin, president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) student roundtable. She will start her career with KPMG in procurement and outsourcing consulting in Chicago
• Halie Fairchild, president of NeXus Women in Supply Chain student group. She has accepted a rotational role, starting in internal audit, from HF Sinclair Corporation in Dallas
• Jack Parr, who is heading to Cincinnati to work for P&G’s inventory team in a data analytics position

Related links:

• Do massive layoffs in Big Tech suggestion an incoming recession?
• The Institute of Supply Management’s manufacturing index report for January 2023
• GDP report shows fourth quarter growth of 2.8%
• GSCI Fellow Alan Amling discusses potential UPS workers strike with Supply Chain Drive
• Resources, including internship information, certificate programs, and student groups, for undergraduates at UT
• How companies can recruit UT’s supply chain talent
• Information and registration for students planning to attend the SCM Career Expo, Feb. 20
• Scholars of Distinction, an undergraduate honors program for top-performing SCM majors
• Listen to our previous episode with recent graduates at BP, Denso, and Eastman Chemical Company about transitioning from college to professional career