Now Hiring?-Post 16
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WOW. I just had my last interview during Placement. Let me say that I am extremely tired, and for good notice, my feet really hurt like hell. It's good to be back in my hotel room and relax for a few minutes. However, I have a business meeting to attend, dinner with a colleague and fellow Placement survivor, then a network meeting, then sleep. This past week has been non-stop...I don't even know what day it is. I finally got to see a session (one of my grad school cohorts presented, and did a great job!), and tonight I get to mix and mingle.
Well, I'm guessing you want to know how Placement went. Let's just say, if I have this opportunity again, I won't schedule a lot of interviews back-to-back. It was a lot harder to shift gears from one school to another in the span of, oh like, 2 minutes. I had a lot of interviews, and many went well. I had 6 second-interviews, and they went fairly well. I hope to start hearing back from places next week (pretty much everyone's time line is the same). Now I'm realizing the proverbial professional ball is rolling, and all I'm doing is trying to relax and pace myself.
For those of you about to do Placement or are curious about the process, lemme detail some things you won't learn at orientation:
1. You can be professional, but don't try to be outlandish. I saw a lot of professional wear, some stand-out outfits (pastel color shirts, colored hair, piercings), but don't go into your top-choice interview dressed like a clown or in a pimp-suit. You can be individualistic but not tacky at the same time.
2. WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES! Placement is in a spacious area, but walking on concrete for 4 days straight is not fun. Ladies, keep this in mind (I saw a lot of limping women in high heels, especially today).
3. Your ACPA bag is nice, but it only handle a small load. During Placement, schools will give you a lot of nice goodies. One recruiter was right with this assertion: You'll get so many folders, you won't have to buy your kids any of those when they go to school.
4. My untested theory: If you get a nice parting gift (not a folder, but something really nice), you probably won't hear back from them. However, a colleague of mine disproved my theory...he got a pretty nice gift, but got a 2nd interview. If you can prove or disprove my theory, lemme know.
5. Thank you cards...let's just say that Hallmark made a killing this week. I brought everything but the cards, and almost paid $17 for them at a hotel shop (that's why you have friends with extra cards). Make sure to buy them early and bring them...and expect to get some nice ones back from schools.
Well, I have to get back to the festivities (plus housekeeping is waiting patiently for me to leave). I have a campus interview on Thursday, so when I get back I'll blog about that experience. Take it easy, and stay safe around all this damn snow (I thought it was Spring around here...ain't it?)
WOW. I just had my last interview during Placement. Let me say that I am extremely tired, and for good notice, my feet really hurt like hell. It's good to be back in my hotel room and relax for a few minutes. However, I have a business meeting to attend, dinner with a colleague and fellow Placement survivor, then a network meeting, then sleep. This past week has been non-stop...I don't even know what day it is. I finally got to see a session (one of my grad school cohorts presented, and did a great job!), and tonight I get to mix and mingle.
Well, I'm guessing you want to know how Placement went. Let's just say, if I have this opportunity again, I won't schedule a lot of interviews back-to-back. It was a lot harder to shift gears from one school to another in the span of, oh like, 2 minutes. I had a lot of interviews, and many went well. I had 6 second-interviews, and they went fairly well. I hope to start hearing back from places next week (pretty much everyone's time line is the same). Now I'm realizing the proverbial professional ball is rolling, and all I'm doing is trying to relax and pace myself.
For those of you about to do Placement or are curious about the process, lemme detail some things you won't learn at orientation:
1. You can be professional, but don't try to be outlandish. I saw a lot of professional wear, some stand-out outfits (pastel color shirts, colored hair, piercings), but don't go into your top-choice interview dressed like a clown or in a pimp-suit. You can be individualistic but not tacky at the same time.
2. WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES! Placement is in a spacious area, but walking on concrete for 4 days straight is not fun. Ladies, keep this in mind (I saw a lot of limping women in high heels, especially today).
3. Your ACPA bag is nice, but it only handle a small load. During Placement, schools will give you a lot of nice goodies. One recruiter was right with this assertion: You'll get so many folders, you won't have to buy your kids any of those when they go to school.
4. My untested theory: If you get a nice parting gift (not a folder, but something really nice), you probably won't hear back from them. However, a colleague of mine disproved my theory...he got a pretty nice gift, but got a 2nd interview. If you can prove or disprove my theory, lemme know.
5. Thank you cards...let's just say that Hallmark made a killing this week. I brought everything but the cards, and almost paid $17 for them at a hotel shop (that's why you have friends with extra cards). Make sure to buy them early and bring them...and expect to get some nice ones back from schools.
Well, I have to get back to the festivities (plus housekeeping is waiting patiently for me to leave). I have a campus interview on Thursday, so when I get back I'll blog about that experience. Take it easy, and stay safe around all this damn snow (I thought it was Spring around here...ain't it?)
posted by StudentAffairs.com at 2:21 PM
1 Comments:
I've really enjoyed both your and C# 0000's posts. I've been going through much the same things... its nice to see that others were as well.
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