All students need jobs following college. Others are still looking for their internship during college. This entire searching processs was aided yesterday by the Career Center hosting the Longwood Job and Internship Fair in the Grand Dining Room of rDorrill Dining Hall. There were 49 employers that visited the Longwood with the intentions of finding aspiring students to fill roles within their company.
A few large companies like BB&T, Circuit City, and Target scouted out students within the masses. Usually the Longwood Career Center office recommends dressing up formally because the process is almost like a mock interview. The companies usually seek out those who look like they are in a more professional environment, however, I chose to go into the ring with merely polo and a pair of jeans.
I scouted the list previously and didn't see any career opportunities that stuck out to me, so I just went to see what the others had to offer. As expected, with Longwood known for teaching (which speaks for itself) and business, the companies that came to Longwood were mostly seeking business majors. Those who were not were seeking positions with military, government, or non-profit groups. Not the most interesting topics to choose from.
Well, the good news is is that there is always a Spring fair and they offer many more opporunities to non-business majors than the fall one. Looking forward to that one, I know that there will be more interesting things to check out and also my company from the summer, Dominion Resources, will also be coming.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Birthdays
Yesterday was my sisters 18th birthday. She is finally a "woman" which is a little bit of a scary thought. I couldn't even reach her because she just took off for Carleton College in Minnesota as a FRESHMAN and decided that she'd leave her phone charger, so the battery went dead 3 days in and ofcourse no one could contact her on her birthday. Way to go, I called her atleast a dozen times.
I can't really complain too much because two years ago on my birthday, I did not have my phone either due to "water damage." This so called water damage came from myself and a few friends trying to get myself the Green Bay road sign which sits just off of 460 East of Longwood. Unfortunately for me, trying to get the road sign was unsuccessful, but my phone dropped out of my pocket and after 2 weeks of no rain it chose to rain on the night that I left my phone there. Finding it only 15 hours after the fact, I found it partially submerged in water only to see that it was still working! It wasn't until another 2 days later that it decided to shut itself down. When I finally did get a new phone I ended up with 17 voicemails many of which were from my angry sister that she couldn't reach me on my birthday... but oh well. My father still thinks that from some other sort of water accident... I think we'll keep it that way too.
Today is my roommates birthday and he finally turns 20 which means that he is now the same age as the rest of his roommates. We'll shortly be heading out to his birthday dinner at Applebee's which is our usual place to go for dinners of any sort. Anyways, I have an article for the Rotunda that I need to finish and then I am watching Greek before we go to the birthday dinner.
I can't really complain too much because two years ago on my birthday, I did not have my phone either due to "water damage." This so called water damage came from myself and a few friends trying to get myself the Green Bay road sign which sits just off of 460 East of Longwood. Unfortunately for me, trying to get the road sign was unsuccessful, but my phone dropped out of my pocket and after 2 weeks of no rain it chose to rain on the night that I left my phone there. Finding it only 15 hours after the fact, I found it partially submerged in water only to see that it was still working! It wasn't until another 2 days later that it decided to shut itself down. When I finally did get a new phone I ended up with 17 voicemails many of which were from my angry sister that she couldn't reach me on my birthday... but oh well. My father still thinks that from some other sort of water accident... I think we'll keep it that way too.
Today is my roommates birthday and he finally turns 20 which means that he is now the same age as the rest of his roommates. We'll shortly be heading out to his birthday dinner at Applebee's which is our usual place to go for dinners of any sort. Anyways, I have an article for the Rotunda that I need to finish and then I am watching Greek before we go to the birthday dinner.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Opening for NFL 2008 Season
As the day goes on, the beginning draws near. The NFL Season opener between the defending Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints kicks off tonight.
The anticipation for many fans has built up through the spring and summer months and was hopefully not wrecked by another pre-season injury. Beginning with the end of the 2007 season, fans began looking towards winning the big one next year.
The Colts are looking to repeat while 31 other teams look to knock them off of their high pedestal. Raider nation is still grieving about winning the number one pick in the draft because JaMarcus Russell is still having a hold out over his contract. As for teams like the Patriots, they can't wait to begin the season reloaded with a plethora of weapons at their disposal.
As for me, I have no idea what to expect of this new season. It is 100% assured that I will be rooting for my Green Bay Packers to take the championship back to Titletown, USA. I look forward most to matchups with the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. Looking forward to the pissed off expressions of friends and roommates when the Redskins lose to the Packers just might make my season. However, knocking off the Bears and the up and coming Vikings on the way to a Super Bowl Victory would be the quintessential end to Brett Favre's career.
More to come after Week 1......
The anticipation for many fans has built up through the spring and summer months and was hopefully not wrecked by another pre-season injury. Beginning with the end of the 2007 season, fans began looking towards winning the big one next year.
The Colts are looking to repeat while 31 other teams look to knock them off of their high pedestal. Raider nation is still grieving about winning the number one pick in the draft because JaMarcus Russell is still having a hold out over his contract. As for teams like the Patriots, they can't wait to begin the season reloaded with a plethora of weapons at their disposal.
As for me, I have no idea what to expect of this new season. It is 100% assured that I will be rooting for my Green Bay Packers to take the championship back to Titletown, USA. I look forward most to matchups with the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. Looking forward to the pissed off expressions of friends and roommates when the Redskins lose to the Packers just might make my season. However, knocking off the Bears and the up and coming Vikings on the way to a Super Bowl Victory would be the quintessential end to Brett Favre's career.
More to come after Week 1......
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