Recruiting has its perks

The interview season is quickly approaching. Yesterday we had wInterview which was an all day affair where we saw mock interviews, sat in on panels of second years describing their internship recruiting experiences, and participated in our own mock interview with a second year. I can see how the day was extremely for most people, but I had already attended most of the optional “how to perform a successful interview search” presentations hosted by career services already, so I didn’t get much out of it. The food at the cocktail reception after the event was awesome though. The highlight for me was the mashed potato bar. There two big pots of mashed potatoes, one white, one purple. The server put a spoonful into a martini glass, then one could go the fixings’ section and cover their potatoes with cheese, sour cream, chives, bacon, and various other toppings that were fit for a baked potato. This is something I will probably do in the future for dinner parties.

Some of the highlights of internship recruiting are the great perks. A few days ago I received slip in my mailbox saying I had a package in the mail room. I didn’t think anything of it since I am expecting quite a few packages this week. I went to the mailroom and saw this big ‘ol box with the return address of ‘General Mills’ (you know, like the company that manufactures Betty Crocker) and thought “What the heck?” I have a dinner scheduled with General Mills tonight, but I didn’t think they would send me a package before hand. I eventually opened up the box and it was a huge gift basket filled with General Mills products, Betty Crocker muffin mix, fruit roll-up, Total, Hamburger Helper microwave singes and a huge box of Cheerios! I don’t need to buy snack food for awhile!