One Small Step

So this morning I traveled into NYC to interview for an internship at a really great PR firm...and I got it! Thank you, Jesus. Now because I have the crucial pre-graduation internship in the bag, I'm going to offer some tips and advice so that others can find the same luck.

I came home and checked my email, and a friend had conveniently sent me an email with a blog post that I might find useful. It talks about when to begin the crucial job search. Now I'm not sure if my friend even knows I started a blog recently, so this was really coincidental and literally fell into my lap.

It's really helpful though and led me eventually to another Point of Procrastination. Alright, I can argue that this website is educational in that it blatantly demonstrates what NOT to do in the job market, but you tend to forget that after about the 3rd or 4th rediculous cover letter or resume excerpt you come across. Keep that in mind though if you find the minutes passing by too quickly- it's serving a purpose in the long run.

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.