I've come to a few conclusions in the last few days. I'd like to share them with you.
1. I've concluded that Chris Tomlin is the best Christian singer/songwriter we have today. He's like the John Mayer of Christian music haha.
2. I've concluded I'd like to start my own tv show called "Your Mother". It would basically be a show where people insult each other, perhaps by telling their opponent that their mother is so obese, followed by an example proving her obesity.
3. I've concluded that the odds of me landing a summer job or internship are slim. I just had two days of job fairing here at Berkeley. It was a really good experience, and I'm glad I went through with it, as it will probably help me next semester when I start looking for full-time employment at these job fairs. Amazingly, I actually shaved for this job fair (shows how much I care). There were a lot of big time companies the past few days: Pfizer, Walgreens, Target, Dreamworks, ETrade, Johnson & Johnson (that's two Johnsons for the price of one), Sun Microsystems, TMobile, Verizon, Visa, and so on. Basically, I just walked around with my resume, talking to representatives at their little booths. It's really hard to walk around the job fair but at the same time, avoid eye contact. Making eye contact with an employer is asking for trouble, because then their representative will just start talking to you. I had that happen to me a few times, when I just sort of made eye contact with reps while passing by and then they said hello to me and started asking me questions, even though I had no desire to join their company. Plus there's a lot of free stuff, but it's hard to take stuff right after you give them an application. It's sort of like saying, "Thanks for the time. Here's my application. I hope to hear back from you real soon. Oh damn, check that out, free pens over there. I'm going to go get me some because I'm cheap. Thanks again."
I have to say I didn't do a very good job of selling myself. I applied to this online real estate company who was looking for an intern with some business/econ background. I was talking to their rep and he said "So do you have good quant skills?" And I was like "I'm sorry, what?" And he said "Quantitative skills." And if you know me well enough, you know I can't tell a lie. So I just said, "Um, yea, they're ok, but I'd like to work on them." That's me pulling an Office Space right there, I'm not going to lie to you. I figure it's better than lying and saying that my "quant skills" are off the hook.
Then I was waiting in line to talk to a Wells Fargo rep for a summer internship. There was a guy in front of me talking to the rep, and I heard the rep ask the student what his career goals were, and he started stumbling. And I was saying to myself, "Shoot, if he asks me that, what am I going to say?" So I thought about it for about 30 seconds, and I realized there's no way I'm going to be able to figure out my career goals within the next minute, so I left. Guess no Wells Fargo for me.
Of course, Abercromie & Fitch sent their reps and were hiring. But I was like, this Asian won't be a part of your company. I know you're just going to put me in the back on the bus. So I just walked on. Their reps weren't Asian by the way.
Lastly, there was 7-Eleven. I applied for their summer management internship program (I figure managers of 7-Elevens get unlimited Slurpee access and get to take home the day-old hot dogs, so it's worth a shot). They told me the internship takes place in Las Vegas, and they're looking for someone mature enough who won't be in the casinos all the time. Then he jokingly asked me if I was mature enough to move to Las Vegas for the 8 week internship, and we both had a little chuckle. And how did I respond? I said "I'd have to ask my parents first." Damn, I'm slick yo.
Maybe there's still a principal opening available for Math Camp.

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