Twitter- The Newest Kid on the Block

Now that I'm a working girl, I'm getting a glimpse into the rest of my life that starts in just four months. Commuting into NYC, balancing things at work and home, somehow finding a way to pay for all of this...AHH! It doesn't help that my college placed electronic signs in most of the administrative buildings that count down to graduation. "T MINUS 100 DAYS UNTIL GRADUATION. DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?"

Geez.

Luckily I think I'm pretty well prepared. I've noticed though that a lot of people my age sort of lack the technology savvy that is so attractive to employers now-a-days. Granted, my generation is fantastic in most respects in that we eat up the latest gadgets to pop up on the market, but when it comes to social media applications that are emerging, college seniors could be better. Everyone has a Facebook and Myspace (the haven for teenage, angst-ridden high school students) has jumped back into the spotlight. Neverthless, I noticed at work today that a study came out that claimed that businesses don't do enough in terms of monitoring their clinet's reputations on social media applications. So what better time to acclimate yourself with one than in college? Think how impressed employers will be.

If you're new to the whole social media app. thing then I'd suggest starting with Twitter. Imagine updating your Facebook status throughout the day, but without the guilt. You can respond to others' status and even "follow" other people to indulge your inner creeper. So tone those stalker skills. Even celebrities, companies, and high profile politicians have "tweeted." Just check out Obama's Twitter. Trust me, you'll become addicted (once you get over the initial embarassment of not having any friends).

Feel free to follow me on Twitter! My username is kdavie09! Happy Tweeting!

Second Point of Procrastination, then let's get down to business

As I was talking with a friend about my new blog, we began to wonder what happened to our blogs of old. In high school, so many of had Livejournals, Deadjournals, Xangas, and then simply stopped posting because the new soup de jour FACEBOOK became available to us. Granted, the posts weren't even that interesting and I'd probably be embarrased should a would-be employer ever stumble on them, but I was nostalgic all the same.

I looked mine up but hit a brick wall. Fortunately, I found something better, or at least more interesting. Burger King and Facebook have teamed up for a special promotion of the "Angry Burger" and are enticing users to dump 10 unlucky friends they may have beef with for, essentially, a beef burger. Check out the link for more details.

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Now, for the actual helpful section of the post.

I'm venturing into NYC for an interview tomorrow. Hopefully it's no sweat, but I go prepared with a list of possible interview questions (and those not permitted to ask) and I'm going to share a few:

• How would you describe your academic achievement?
• What school year was the most difficult and why?
• How would you describe the ideal job for you?
• Tell me about a responsibility you enjoyed.
• What has been your least valuable work experience?
• If you were hiring a graduate for this position, what would you be looking for?
• What have you done that shows initiative and willingness to work?
• Where do you think you could make the biggest contribution to this organization?
• What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

Those are just a few. For a full list of interview questions, click here.