Free Write

This has been a pretty difficult week. I feel like school hasn't really slowed down for the past month or so, and even with spring break- I don't really feel like I've gotten a break. I think that I have just been stressed with trying to find an internship, which I am still not sure what I will do this summer. Something I am excited about is that baseball is starting soon. I am a huge Red Sox fan and I am actually hoping to get up to Boston at sometime this summer to see a game. I also like college baseball, my boyfriend is on the team at Wake Forest and they are playing Florida State this weekend, who is ranked #2 in the country (Wake is probably like 70 or 80). They actually won a game yesterday! We were pretty excited about that. Anyway, I hope that this week gets easier!

Fake Resumes

I thought that the article was very interesting. I actually just saw an article about lying on a resume a few days ago... The article that I read was about Robert Irvine- who is the host of the show Dinner: Impossible on the Food Network. The article said that he had embellished his resume and the Food Network decided not to renew his contract. Irvine claimed to have cooked for the royal family as well as US presidents. The show is based around cooking in difficult and stressful situations, so it's obvious how these lies could have probably helped him get hired for the show.

I also found it interesting that people are more inclined to lie as they rise up the ranks in their company. I guess that would make sense if you believe that people become more power-hungry as they make more money, but at the same time you would think that the would have a lot more accomplishments to document on their resume and not need to 'pad' the resume.

The article was helpful because I was not aware that the company could take legal action against you after discovering the embellishments in the resume.

Class Presentations

I really enjoyed hearing all of the presentations. When we were first told about the assignment I wasn't too excited, because typically presentations (especially when you have to listen to 20) aren't fun. I also don't really like giving presentations myself but this presentation was a really good experience. It didn't involve a lot of research/planning and since the environment was so relaxed it wasn't too stressful.

I thought that all of the presentations were good because you learned something about every classmate. When you give a presentation that is free topic you get to know what people are passionate about. I enjoyed hearing the presentations about traveling abroad because the pictures were beautiful, and everyone's experiences in Europe are unique. I also really enjoyed the presentation about Charleston, because my mother recently moved to Mount Pleasant and the changes in the area really affect me and my family. I also enjoy cooking (and really really enjoy the Food Network) so the presentations about the cream puff and how to make the perfect burger were really great.

Mock Interview

I thought that the mock interview was a really good experience. I thought that the most difficult part would be answering questions about myself, but actually I thought the hardest part was thinking of good questions to ask at the end. We read earlier in the semester that you need to ask a question that shows that you have done your research on the company/school and also relate the question back to yourself. Although it was difficult to do this in the mock interview, I hope that it will be easier to think of pertinent questions after actually seeing the school or company.