Interview Update
I GOT THE INTERNSHIP VIVA-VEGAS HERE I COME!
I had my round 3 interview with Harrah's yesterday and let me tell you....those Fortune 500 companies interview process is no joke. I guess to be one of the top companies, you have to hire the best of the best...and they put you through a rigorous interview process to make sure you know your shit and are not just good at bullshitting your way through the interview.
Round 1 interviews is when they usually are introduced to you...they want to know who you are, career goals, why you are interested in the position, what is your background and experience in the field and the like.
Round 2 interviews is when they test your mentality...your general way of thinking. They know that a certain type of thinker fits the job that they are look for. They tend to ask you questions like what do you think makes a good leader (what you think makes a good leader is usually the leadership qualities that you have in yourself), give an example of a time you had a problem with someone on the job (they asks this to determine how you problem solve), if you were in this situation you would prefer to a. b. or c. , then they ask you to rate your skills on a scale from 1-10.
They also get a little harder in Round 2 and questions like "if you had a car and on the street there were three people: a person who was dying and need of assistance, the love of your life, and a police officer, and you could only take one person, who would you take?" There is no right answer...it just asseses your way of thinking. Apparently the answer I gave says that I'm an out-of-the-box thinker which is good as far as a business is concerned. I said that I would give the officer my car and let him take the dying man and I would stay on the street with the love of my life.
Round 3 interviews is like an oral exam. They like who you are (Round 1), they know your way of thinking fits the position (Round 2), and during Round 3 they want to know if you really know your shit. You get questions like "Give me an example of a primary key in Access?" or "Strategically how would you approach this situation given the following scenario..."What is the purpose of a relationship diagram"..."In your direct marketing project what strategic marketing plan did you propose and why".."How would Regression Analysis be a useful tool in this position"....and the list goes on and on.
One of my friends had an interview for an Investment Banking intership in New York (I cannot remember what company but I know it was a Fortune 500). He said that they had him sit at a table and across from the table there were four people lined up. The four people started shooting Finance questions at him....he said was by far, the hardest interview he has had to date. I think P&G does the same thing in Round 3 interviews (I did not make it to Round 3 with Procter and Gamble because I ended up getting suspended from school and you had to be an enrolled student).
I'm so glad I got the internship. I love Harrah's. They are giving me a relocation stipend to pay for my housing expenses so I can relocate to Vegas for the summer. I cannot wait!
Today's Topic
Tomorrow is, for some, the dreaded Valentines Day. Valentines Day for most people (at least the ones that I know) is a day that is equivalent to a combat attack. Guys hate it because it's too over-the-top and girls hate it because guys think it's too over-the-top. Women are sometimes left wondering if their singledom is a halmark of mid-life spinsterhood or whether or not the love of their life really loves them.
Ladies....two words for ya....GROW UP.
Valentines day is just 1 day out of 365. If your love life is half-assed, then it's half-assed for 365 days a year. It does not make sense to enjoy your singledom from 2/15 to 2/13 of the following year and not enjoy it on that one day. And for all those in a relationship, if your significant other (regardless if you are a man or female) has not treated you like the Queen/King you are for 364/365 days....then once again, I do not see how logically Valentines Day can be the assessment of anything.
Guys...two words for ya....GROW UP.
Although I think Valentines Day should not be an assessment of your love life or relationship, I do think that most holidays are fun to celebrate. Fellas, it's not going to KILL you to do something nice. Something nice does not mean teddy bears and chocolate...it could mean you can take the time to get creative sexually.
Valentines is what you make it. And like with all holidays, everyone has their own traditions and celebrates each holiday differently. Take the holiday and make it your own.
I personally am going to use the day to get a tattoo. I figured that V-day is a good day to get a tattoo that commerates my QUEENDOM, my DIRECTION, my WILDNESS, and my WORLDLINESS as a single woman. I decided that I'm going to get a fleur-de-lis. Of course it will not be traditional looking and I'm going to get it in a non-traditional looking manner (the traditional fleur-de-lis is so ugly). The fleur-de-lis is symbolic of all the things I mentioned above and traditionally says that you are a "lily among thorns".
N e ways...I wish everyone a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
