Mock Interview Reflection

I had my mock interview today with Angie. Before going into the interview, I was extremely nervous. I was so afraid that she was going to ask me some tough questions to which I was going to have no response. I did not want to sound like a babbling fool.

However, once I got in there, things just started to flow naturally. My main concern was that she was going to ask me questions that would pertain to experiences from prior jobs. I was worried about this because I have never actually had a "real" job - I have nannied the past two summers. Luckily, Angie paid attention to this fact, and when she would ask me questions, she would say something to the effect of "think back on past experiences in your life". This made it seem like I could talk about any type of experience that pertained to the particular question.

I feel as though I did really well in the interview. She told me that the examples that I gave were very good, and she also told me that I put a good spin on the fact that I had changed my major a few times. She said that normally, when companies find out that you have changed your major, they think of it in a negative light. However, I explained that changing my major so many times had helped me to find my true calling in life. The only thing that she said I should work on was my eye contact. She said that I occasionally looked other places when answering questions and doing so gave the impression that I was nervous.

Overall, the interview was an excellent experience. I think that it is something that has actually prepared me for the career world. This is something that I will be doing in the future, and now I have an idea as to what it will be like.

Presenation Reflection

Whew ... I'm happy to say that I am now finished with my first presentation. Yay!! I always stress myself out soooo much before I have to give a presentation because I get really nervous about having to speak in front of everyone. So, not only am I now happy to have it "over with" because I was nervous about it, but I am also now happy because that means that I have completed one of the three things that I have coming up for this class. Now I'm starting to feel accomplished. haha.

I feel pretty confident that I presented my information to the class well today. The point of my speech was to persuade everyone that cruising is the best way to travel (in my opinion). I think that I did indeed entice some people to think about cruising as a vacation option, which was my goal. I think that pointing out how much you spend on food at other places made people realize what a good idea cruising really is.

I'll definitely have to put some pictures up on the blog after spring break. I can't wait! Just a month until I get to "sail away"!!

Slightly Overwhelmed ...

After reading what all is coming up this next week in class, I am beginning to feel slightly stressed out. I get anxious pretty easily, so having so many things all seeming to be due right around the same time is extremely nerve-racking.

One of the main reasons that I am feeling overwhelmed is a result of the fact that I normally try to do things as soon as they are assigned. I like to finish things as quickly as possible. However, I am somehow behind on ALL of these upcoming assignments. :( I feel as though we are extremely behind in our group project. For some reason, I just don't even know where to start on that project. I won't go into all the details, but we are not where we should be.

As far as our first presentation goes, I feel as though I know on which topic I will speak, but I still have yet to start on it. I have been so busy with other classes - it always seems as though all of your classes start to pick up the pace at the EXACT same time. uuugggghhhh. Hopefully, I will be able to get that finished this weekend.

I am also worried about the interview. I need to fix up my resume a little and also write the cover letter. My biggest problem with the interview is that I truly do not know what kind of a job I want. I have only been majoring in Accounting for one semester, and I am doing it because I really liked the subject. I figured that I could decide exactly what I wanted to do with Accounting after I had finished a few more courses. So, as of right now, I haven't finished those courses, and as a result, am still not sure as to what I want to do. I am nervous that I will not have any good responses to the interview questions.

Anyway, needless to say, this upcoming week should be great fun. lol

Presentation 1

I think that for this first presentation, I will probably talk about traveling. I love to travel, and I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go on some pretty awesome vacations. "Traveling" is a pretty broad topic, though, so I will probably just talk about one of my favorite places. Instead of talking about one place in particular, though, I could also talk about either the pros and cons of cruising, or I could talk about .... DISNEY WORLD: the happiest place on earth. lol. I've been there a number of times, and I actually just went again last weekend, so it's fresh on my mind.

If I didn't talk about traveling, I could talk about softball and baseball, because I played softball for a while, and I have always loved baseball. I will most likely talk about traveling though.

The only reason that I am worried about this presentation is because sometimes I am not as creative as others when it comes to using PowerPoint. I'll just have to see how it goes. :)