interview #4!

well I went to Houston on Jan. 8th for my interview with Company X... I went to dinner with two new hires and my hostess (the WPI grad of 08). I asked questions about their current responsabilities, their transitions to Houston and the company, and their training. It was actually a lot of fun. I had breakfast with my hostess on the day of my interview. I had 4 (45 minute) interviews before lunch. My first one was with a WPI grad of '76. The interviews were very conversation based. It was more an exchange of information between their experiences with the company and this department in particular and my experiences and projects to see if it was a good match. Throughout the four interviews I asked questions about the different departments within the company that they were describing and the differences on daily tasks etc. I also asked about the current economy crisis and its effect on the work this department did. I also asked about the training offered, how long it would be, and what it consisted of. Throughout the day, different individuals gave me information about the living situation in Houston, exciting things to do and visit, and involvement in the company such as intercompany leagues (including kickball and beach volleyball) and philanthropic events hosted by United Way. This all got me very excited about the company and this department specifically. More to come on this... :)

update!!!

well the craziest thing happened on the last day of finals... i had a voicemail from a friend (WPI alumni of 2008) she said she was calling as an employee of Company X.. the same company I had interned with... and wanted to bring me up to Houston for an on site interview in her department... this is the friend I had contacted about giving my resume to her boss... interesting how contacts are so helpful... my interview is on January 9th so I'll be traveling to Houston from Jan. 8th-Jan. 10th. Let's see what happens!!!

interview baskets!!!

so in Oct. and Nov. the CDC was raffling Interview Baskets for both men and women which each had everything ranging from resume paper to lint rollers = soooo exciting. The winners were recently pulled and were Emalee Drake and Brandan Sweet. I am so jealous!!! I hear that the CDC will raffle another basket sometime soon!!!

exciting times...

In your Senior year, you're thinking that you need to get a job/get into grad school. But what's interesting is that the smallest things can change what you think is the path you're going down. The goals I have now, might change. I'll be calling the department which asked me to wait sometime next week. Let's see what they say. I wonder where I'll actually be this time next year. I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Good to know!

so one of my bosses over the summer contacted me today asking me how my job searching process was going... I sent him an e-mail back telling him what the situation was and if he had any advice for me/suggestions. Hopefully that will bring some more options. It's funny, because I always hear that it's so important to keep good relations with past bosses/companies because of networking options. But I never really thought how real it was and how much that could potentially affect you. Good to know!

looking at my options...

I've been looking at the option of either taking part in a part-time MBA at WPI or applying to the Advanced Distance Learning Network and do an MBA through that. I've been reading a bit here and there: http://cpe.wpi.edu/Individual/Distance/graddegree.html. I'd need the application, three letters of recommendation, and my transcripts. It seems like a very possible option for me :)

didn't know!!!

So I was looking around the CDC site as well as my JobFinder account and realized that there's this awesome tool which tells you the average salary of a certain individual with a certain degree with a certain job title. That's really useful especially when coming to compare job offers ad starting to accept/negotiate/decline them. This tool is in the JobFinder account homepage/Career Search/Salary Wizard = NICE!!!