This week, our guest is Melissa Pici, Sr. IT Audit Manager at Syniverse. In this episode, Melissa discusses the best ways to find and develop the Next Gen Auditors within your organization. We touch on topics including candidate screening during recruitment, team upskilling, and the critical significance of passion, curiosity, and drive in the audit profession.

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Timecodes:

2:36 – Internet Browsing History

6:17 - Internal Audit and Data Analytics

7:40 - Data Ccientists vs. Data Analysts

10:37 - Audit Analytics Conference

12:45 - Next Gen Auditors

18:03 - Screening Candidates for Passion, Curiosity, and Drive

21:07 - How to Upskill Your Team

25:38 - Accountability

28:42 - What is a Calibration Meeting

32:57 - Next Gen Managers

36:54 - Final Thoughts

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