Description: Here’s the thing nobody tells you in college: audit is everywhere.
It’s not just IT, or finance, or compliance. It’s a mindset. The same principles that drive IT audit—objectivity, evidence-based evaluation, and risk management—apply to every corner of an organization, from HR to operations to strategy.
In this 60-minute session, ISACA and HRCP dig into how audit thinking cuts across disciplines and why it’s becoming a must-have skill in today’s workforce. You’ll see how IT audit concepts can sharpen hiring, strengthen accountability, and transform how teams assess risk and performance.
This isn’t theory. It’s about learning to see systems, spot gaps, and fix what’s broken before it breaks you. And once you understand the audit mindset, you can apply it anywhere: teaching, hiring, leading, or building your own career path.
Whether you’re guiding students, developing talent, or reinventing yourself, this conversation will change how you think about audit, and why it just might be the smartest skill no one’s talking about.
You’ll Learn how to:
-Turn audit thinking into a superpower that strengthens decision-making in HR, business, and beyond.
-Show students the value of audit skills that boost employability and career confidence across industries.
-Bring the audit mindset into the classroom with content derived from globally recognized audit certifications
-Design transdisciplinary programs that connect audit, risk, and strategy to real-world outcomes.
-Use audit credentials to fuel career pivots, helping professionals stand out and move up.
Hear from industry thought leaders on the overall:
-Laura Middleton | President of Human Resource Certification Preparation (HRCP)
-Wesley Ladd | Associate Director at LSU Center for Internal Auditing and Cybersecurity Risk Management
Speakers: Jeff Angle, Senior Director, Academic and Workforce Development, ISACA
Laura Middleton, Co-Founder and CEO, HRCP, L.C.
Wesley Ladd, MBA, CISA, CISSP, Associate Director, LSU Center for Internal Auditing and Cybersecurity Risk Management
Archived until: 12:00 pm CT on 26 February 2027
