Sunday, February 24, 2008

Free Post

So as i was sitting down in the 2nd floor of the library in the verrrrrry back, and oddly, i briefly paused from studying and began to read messages carved on the desk and adjacent wall. "AT <3 class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">couldnt help but think "President Barker, C. D. Davies, or former governor Beasley couldve studied in this exact same spot". It gave me a great since of pride and respect. I believe I gained a greater perspective on how much of an honor and privilege it is to be able to say that I am a student at Clemson University. A lot of well respected people, innovators, politicians, professional athletes and people of great character have walked across the same campus as I. That is very cool.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Cover Letters

"The Best Use of a Cover Letter" cleared a few things up for me. Initially, before reading the article, I thought that a cover letter could be generic. I thought that it could be used in mass e-mailings. The article made a great point in that your cover letter should basically show exactly how you can help the company grow and how well you fit the companies' goals and values. I found it very surprising that a cover letter has a limited value. I surely thought that a cover letter was always the first thing that a hiring manager read. I agree with all aspects of the article. After all, this hiring manager has reviewed 60,000 resumes. This was very helpful and I will return to this particular article when I create my cover letters.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Intervies Response

I read articles about "stress", and "the second interview". The stress article gave a couple of GREAT tips on how to deal with the issue. I learned that there will most likely be an awkward moment, or a question that you couldve answered better. The article also stated to arrive 10 minutes early. I really agreed with this one. The earlier you arrive, the more time you have to over analyze things, and work yourself up. 10 min. is a great starting point as to how early you should arrive. The "second interview" article was unique because ive never really heard too much pertaining to the second interview. It seems like all interview tips and strategies are geared towards the first interview. This article suggested that you find out as much as possible about the interviewers. The best piece of advice I took from this one was that your answers should be more concrete; not generalized. I think the point of this is to really give the interviewer a look into exactly how your job skills fit with the companys' goal.