 Hi my name is Susan Bush and I am the Director of Employer Engagement at Purdue's Center for Career Opportunities and one of our charges at the University's Career Center is to connect students with employers for internships and full-time jobs. We understand that there can be a lot to sort through when it comes to evaluating job offers and with the competition for strong talent it has increased pressure and complexity in the situation. Some students might find it appropriate to accept a job earlier in the season and keep their job search going just because there might be open to new opportunities and at first glance this might seem harmless but what it can end up happening and oftentimes does is you need to re-nig on that initial job offer so you can accept another one. From the students perspective this can often seem fairly inconsequential but there is a bigger picture to consider. We've invited several of our employing partners to come and talk to us a little bit about their perspective of when a student re-nigs from a job offer. When a student re-nigs it's definitely not something that we're happy about it makes things very difficult. It has a lasting impact and more than just yourself. There is very specific work that's been allocated and now if they don't have anyone to do that work now it has a ripple effect through the rest of that organization to figure out how are they going to either get someone or redistribute the work to the current employees that they have. When candidates re-nig on our offers we're often left scrambling to fill these roles. The company has identified value in you. They have seen that you are a great candidate and it could be a great future employee for them. The managers have invested time in regards to what projects they want you to be working on. All of that work just kind of goes down the drain when somebody decides to re-nig. Now all of that work has to be done again. It can be difficult to recover from that from the hiring perspective because we've lost opportunities with other students. You end up taking away a spot from someone who a would have been a really good fit. B would have really loved to join the company. And these are positions that could have otherwise been filled by top tier talent from Purdue. Every year we evaluate the universities that we recruit from. The recent job offer re-nig will factor in if we come back to your institution and or impact the number of positions that are allotted to your institution. Let's say a Purdue student chooses to re-nig on their offer well that's going to be reviewed at the end of the year. That company as a result may not take as much talent from that university because the trust has been somewhat broken. The managers and the directors saying you know maybe it's not worth our time to recruit on campus because these these folks don't have the commitment we need. And so Purdue's reputation is potentially at stake. It's important to remember that companies work together. HR is kind of a small world and recruiting is kind of a small world and if you develop that sort of reputation with one company you never know how far it'll reach. If you burn a bridge with one company you really could burn a bridge with multiple companies at the same time. The decision to re-nig does not just affect yourself it affects so many other entities and aspects so definitely think twice before re-nigging. At Purdue University two of our core values are honor and integrity and we are so proud that so many students over so many years have really reflected that in the ethics that they practice in their job search process. Sticking to your word and practicing these strong job search ethics are so important. And by the way we know that the decision to re-nig on an offer isn't always black and white. Sometimes it's a really complicated issue. Be transparent. Communicate with the employer with whom you've already accepted that position. Many of these companies have come to campus to recruit Boilermakers for a long time. It is our goal not only for them to be here to recruit and hire you but we want them to recruit and hire students in years to come. And maintaining that honor that integrity and everything else that it means to be a Boilermaker to be successful within the world of work is a big part of that.