Thursday, March 27, 2008

Internships

This topic can be stressful one to those who have no idea what they are doing this summer and are still looking for an internship. As far as I'm concerned, I just decided to take the Target internship that I was offered. Although Target is such a big name and this is a great opportunity (and for the record I am extremely excited for it) I can't help, but to wonder what type of internship I would be offered if I went to a school up north. This is because if you have ever visited our career center, or the career fair for that matter, they can only help you with jobs in the area or from the Atlanta to Charlotte radius. That is great, if you are looking to stay in that radius upon graduating from Clemson, as for me that is not what I am looking for at all. I love Clemson and the area, but when I think of after college I want to be in a big city like New York or Boston. The only problem is our career center can't help you with that, which just baffles because the size of our school and the "Number 4" rating that our career center received. As far as the career fair is concerned, it was great because it did connect me with the Target internship offer, but there was not one company that I found there that was looking for interns in other areas besides the south. If our school is supposed to be the "Top 20" soon and our career center is "so helpful" then I'm wondering where all of these opportunities are that we should have, or the connections that a school of our size should offer.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Lying on your resume article

As much as I was shocked at the consequences of lying on your resume I started to understand why it is such a bad offense. This is because it is a reflection of your character; nobody wants an employee that is willing to lie to get what they want. In Mary's position she lied in order to get a job that she desired, which reflects her character even if she was a model employee shown in her progress while on the job. Also in the article it states that lying on a resume can include anything from extending dates of a job, embellishing job responsibilities, and exaggerating job titles. This is done in order to make ones self look better on their resume. The article concludes with saying that you do not need to lie in order to get a job because there are ethical ways to address issues on your resume.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Reflect on business group

So far I am very happy with the type of business we have choosen to work on. It was hard picking a business at first that we thought would target everyone who enters SL, but I think we have found it with the theme park. This way we can target every age group and the different personalities that these people have. We are meeting tonight to do our marketing analysis and from there I think we will have a better idea of exactly where we are going with this project.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Mock Interview Reflection

To my knowledge I believe that my mock interview went really well. I was
able to answer all of the questions that I was presented with in an
effective manner. I do believe that the internship with Victoria Secrets
PINK would be a great one to have, but to bad this was just a mock
interview. I answered all of the questions quickly, but I did have a
little trouble with my computer because of SL. SL tends to slow my
computer down a lot and therefore when trying to answer the questions
quickly I would type my response and then try to send it, but my computer
wouldn't send it right away. I guess those are the sorts of problems you
face when using SL to replace an in-person interview. Overall it went well
=)