Presentations

The presentations I have seen so far have been very well done.
I particularly liked the sugar glider presentation because, let's be real here, he brought in an actual sugar glider and it was adorable. Live animals just add to any presentation. I also like the Drive-Thru presentation because Melesha was informative and funny. She used humor to grab our attention and get her message across. Keeping with the theme on humor, the third presentation I liked was the presentation on aquariums. It made me want to get an aquarium. It's true too. I have a fake aquarium that smells like burnt rubber when I plug it in, and it makes a wonderful conversation starter.

Cover Letter

Before this class I was not aware that a cover letter was required for a resume. Now I see that the cover letter is an essential part of the job application process. Also, I had no idea that the cover letter would be read last. That is very interesting. I agree with the point that the cover letter should be about the company to show you understand the goals and needs of the company. So it stands to reason that the cover letter should not be sent to a hundred companies. The cover letter should be specific to the one company to which you are sending it. I thought the basic formula for a cover letter was helpful.

The Client

I think some of the ideas that the client threw out there seemed like they had potential. For instance, one good idea was to create a blog, and that would be easy enough to do considering the class is familiar with that. Another idea similar to that was to create a facebook group, which would be a very good idea to get the concept of the project to the students of Clemson. Basically everyone has a facebook - probably more than a blog - and videos and information could be put in the group. Messages could also be sent to all the members of the group. I am only concerned that I may not be familiar enough with technology or have to equipment to perhaps make a video. But maybe we can all pull something together. There seems to be a problem in my group with all the members showing up for each class/meeting. This only has the potential to be a major problem because my group is the smallest and declines significantly when members do not show up.

Job Interviews

I have never had a job interview. I suppose those top interview mistakes mentioned in the article would be some of the worst mistakes you could make. Who would be unkind to the secretary? I believe it really would be best to give honest answers in an interview. I agree with the article on that point. If you say you can speak fluent Spanish and you cannot, you will only have trouble if you actually get the job. A follow up note is an excellent idea that I never thought of before this class. I do not really have any good insights about interviews, but I would welcome more information because I could really gain learning more about the interview process.