We started the week with Interviewing Bootcamp, sponsored by Career Services and the Office of Diversity Affairs. We did practice interviews with alumni and corporate partners, and got some feedback and a video to watch and assess ourselves. (Not that I’m looking forward to actually watching it.) I found myself more nervous than I felt in the actual interviews I’ve done in the last month. I thought the opportunity to talk with recruiters about things they’ve seen in bad and good interviews was very helpful.
We had a fireside chat with a manufacturing company this morning. It was interesting to see a completely different perspective than the usual bankers and consultants. They talked about their strategy program. I don’t know that there are many people who are planning to apply, but I thought it was interesting.
They’ve started a new community building event. Coffee Hour with Dean Kole, where students get a chance to stop by and talk with Dean Kole and other staff about the state of the school, anything that is bothering you, or anything else you can think of and articulate. I thought it was great and I saw a few people I’ve never seen before.
I also attended a dinner given by the Office of Minority Student Affairs. It was for graduate students from all the schools and was a great opportunity to get the GSB out there and visible. We’re not all like the stereotype. They had a cultural band which was extremely loud and apparently playing for a much larger audience than was actually in attendance. We had some fun, poking fun at each other.