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>> My name is Chris Thomas, I'm the
Global Recruiting Director for the ECLP,

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the Experienced Commercial Leadership
Program with General Electric.

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Pretty much I'm in charge
of setting the strategy

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for our global recruiting plan for the program.

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It's a global program, so you know,
really understanding across the globe

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and in different regions how to really
identify, source, attract onboard talent

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for our program on an annual basis.

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There is not a typical day;
all of them are busy.

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It's you know.

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It's a very fluid process where there's a lot of
activity going on, so where I could be closing

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out operations in the U.S.
things are just starting off

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in the Middle East or in the Asian Region.

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So it's a matter of working with my team
that's across the globe and understanding kind

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of where we are, and trying to
strategize new sources or organizations,

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or schools that we can partner
with where we can identify talent.

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Part of it may be part of the onboard MP,

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so where we've already identified individuals
working through you know the onboard

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and in an offering and things of that nature.

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And then really just getting our alumni
engaged as well with the recruiting aspect,

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so both our alumni and our current ECLPs;
they're going to be our strongest advocates.

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So really getting them onboard and getting
them educated, giving them all the tools

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and resources that they need to
readily execute out in the field.

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It's definitely been a lot of global travel
the past few months; Brazil, Czech Republic,

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Singapore, China, Nigeria, South
Africa, and Argentina as of late.

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It's a 24/7 job, so like I said, it's
early morning starts you know for depending

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on where the regions are winding down, or it's
a late night for me when regions are getting up,

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so it's definitely I would say a 24-hour
process, and I'm constantly thinking

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of different innovative ways to
promote the brand and attract talent.