You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged for a little over a month now. A lot have happened in the last month of so. It is also no coincidence that school has started on August 29^th in the meantime. Two weeks prior to that, I took some leisure considerations to furnish my apartment, just a little. My roommate and I went around to Goodwill stores eyeing for bargains that only budget-strapped college students would find gratifying.

I completed my summer internship with V&E. I recently accepted a fall internship position with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative-leaning think tank based in Austin. One of my best friends departed for Paris to study abroad in an exchange program; I cannot express how thrilled I am for her to experience France with her own personal savings – so proud of her! What’s more? UT played against Wyoming in the first football game of the season on August 31, 2012, beating the Cowboys 37-14. The second game against New Mexico this past Saturday, UT shut out the opposition with 45-0! Offense got better in throwing the ball the second game, something that was amiss in the Wyoming match, but the overall strength of the team (defense) still requires much improvement. One of the highlights from the game had to be Matthew McConaughey’s regal wave to a sea of Longhorns from his VIP box; semi-inebriated gals decked out in burnt orange, tip-toeing in cowboy boots tried to catch a sight of the movie star.

I am thoroughly enjoying my Marketing, Finance, and Organizational Behavior classes in McCombs – which by the way is ranked #7 by U.S. News for 2013. McCombs Career Week took place this past week. I penguin-ed up in suit and tie for three days straight, as I networked with numerous recruiters from top Fortune 500 energy and consulting firms, such as ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Accenture, Capegemini, PwC, and a number of other mid-size firms. I am focusing my energy (lolz) this semester in getting that summer internship required for my McCombs degree. I look forward to researching some of these companies in depth, participating in their info sessions, applying for internship positions, and overall leveraging the wonderful resources available to me at McCombs, from top business faculty to career advisors and to my peers.

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I am also very excited for the two student organizations I am involved in this semester: College Republicans and Helping Hornz (a community service organization). I am an officer in each organization. Both groups are relatively small, with huge potentials for growth and development. My broader goal is to develop both organizations into self-sufficiency by motivating the people in each organization to take upon leadership roles to effect positive change. I would like to collaborate with other student organizations, innovate, come up with creative ways to engage members, and effectively implement measures to accomplish these goals. I can’t wait for what these organizations will accomplish this year! I will keep you apprised. 

Suddenly missed them so much. Sixtyniners!! Browsing at some photos in facebook and i saw these again. 69 69 69 69 69. Admit it, you can’t get enough 69s XD

We were at McDonald’s after the shoot lol XD

Hi Aubrey ‘Myles’ Hepburn XD

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LOOOOL Ezekieeeeel! hahahaha x)))

And the Career Week. How I miss <3

Hi dentist Charlotte  Teeth be With You :”>

Sir Edwin, dear sir Edwin, how i miss you.

Group B. Teeth Be With You Group (: Oh-sum people \m/ won 3rd place!

The Career Costume contest. Wore the LPU tourism uniform looool. I’m a flight stewardess XD Hi Myles!

Don’t they look amaaaaaazing? :”>

looool, that’s all. Had a little fun looking at old photos. Makes me wanna see them again (:

bye!

xoxo

Cerize

The come-and-go event was intended to help students get the advice they needed to shape up their résumés before the communication job fair later that week.

Although she was thorough, I was surprised that Smith thought I should list my previous work experience before my collegiate honors. My meager work experience consists of a summer participating in a work-study-program at the university in my hometown. But my honors include writing for The Crimson White, UA’s campus newspaper, and various scholarships. I guess this proves how little I know about getting a job, but honors are more important to me, and I’m astonished that they wouldn’t be to my employer as well.

Smith also advised me to revise my résumé to include either my cumulative GPA, my journalism major GPA or my Spanish major GPA. Once it was pointed out to me, I understood how three sets of numbers would be overwhelming. Smith explained that it’s okay to choose the best GPA according to the area in which I’m trying to get a job. In conclusion, while Smith and I didn’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, I think her insight is valuable and I trust her critiques.

Students and alumni discuss their career objectives at the "5 Things to Know about the 21st Century Workforce" workshop.

Students, graduates and alumni gathered for a week of networking and career advice at DePaul University’s fifth annual Career Week.

The Lincoln Park, Loop, and O’Hare campuses offered workshops aimed to help students and alumni market themselves better on the career search or transition. Workshops were designed to help job-seekers start their careers or transition to new careers, as well as make connections that will help them become leaders.

Sima Dahl (MBA ‘96) kicks off Career Week with the opening keynote address at the Student Center.

Students and alumni found gained leverage by attending panels on  how to strengthen their resume and cover letter, use social media to their advantage, and network with people in their field.

If you missed last week’s events, DePaul offers more career services throughout the year! Visit the Alumni Career Services website for more workshops, networking and recruiting opportunities.

The workshops, which run through Feb. 25 on the Loop, Lincoln Park and suburban campuses, are designed to help Blue Demons:

• DISCOVER how to effectively transition into a new career or field.

• Learn strategies to launch or ADVANCE a career.

• Make connections that will help them BECOME leaders.

Get career tips and network with professionals at “Get Insider’s Advice: The Recruiter Panel” on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at DePaul Center on the Loop Campus. On Thursday, join fellow alumni on the Lincoln Park Campus to enjoy appetizers, drinks and conversation at a networking reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Alumni Center.

Many events are free and are filling up fast, so be sure to register online now.

View the full schedule of events here or send questions to careerweek@depaul.edu.

Last year, I started volunteering for a non-profit called GENaustin. It’s a great organization that supports girls in making good choices as they navigate through adolescence. One of the activities that GENaustin sponsors is Career Week, an open forum between professional women and middle school girls.

I’ve signed up to speak and I’ve been thinking about what I might cover in my 15 minutes. I love the work we do at On Your Mark and I will talk about that but I also want to share my thoughts on communication because I think it’s so important in career success. Three points I’ll hit on are:

1. Listening is important but so is talking.
There’s a great blog post by Whitney Johnson about how business women sometimes hesitate to speak up to share their experience or own their expertise. When women listen more than we talk, we don’t contribute as much of our own value to the discussion. I love her summary – When we listen, we acknowledge others’ experience and expertise. When we talk, we acknowledge our own. Success depends on learning to do both.

I will encourage the girls to find something they’re interested in, learn all they can about it then challenge themselves to find ways to share what they know.

2. When you talk, do it well and with confidence.
As part of my work, I present findings and recommendations all the time, often to large groups. I’m comfortable with that so my focus is on the message, not my own performance. My advice to the girls will be to think about ways they can speak with more confidence and strength. Just putting themselves in the situation where they speak in front of people – like a speech class or theater group – is good practice. It’s an investment that’s sure to pay off, whether they want to become a scientist, teacher, financial genius or even a market researcher.

3. Ask yourself first, and then seek the input of others.
Many women seem to figure out what they think about a certain subject or problem by talking it through with other people. I identify with this because when I’m faced with a question or a decision, my first impulse is to pull people in to talk about it. I’ve learned that, for me, I have a stronger voice in the conversation when I pause, take a minute to really consider what I think and what’s most important to me and then seek others’ opinions.

I’m excited to meet these girls and talk about my career. But I’m equally excited to explore their strengths today and the paths they might take tomorrow.

Career Week — Five days that will change your career destiny.  Here are 10 reasons you need to be there.

1. Get a head start.  Finding the job you want is a process that takes time.
2. Practice introducing yourself and making a good first impression.
3. Sharpen your communication skills.  Practice delivering your elevator pitch.
4. People get what they deserve.  Do what it takes to deserve a better job and a better future.
5. Discover opportunities. Meet people who can help you and your career.
6. You don’t know, what you don’t know.  Find out during Career Week.
7. Choose to be an inspiration.  Set a good example for your classmates.
8. Your advisor and professors know who’s serious and who’s not.  Show them that YOU are serious.
9. Get an advantage over the slackers.  Job hunting is a competition.
10. Show your loved ones that their faith in you and their support is making a difference.

You’re investing time and money in an education so you can get a better job.  Don’t settle for any old job.  Make sure your education counts.  Take advantage of all that Career Week has to offer. For more information, visit the Career Services Office.

Searching through your closet for something to wear to an upcoming interview or internship and coming up empty handed?

Loyola University Chicago’s School of Communication can help.

The School of Communication is hosting its second annual “Look the Part, Get the Job” student makeover during the SOC Career Week. This event is only open to School of Communication students.

Details are in an email send out by School of Communication.

Subject: Need an interview outfit?  Seeking SOC student models for career makeovers

Maybe you’ve got a fun spirit but a funky wardrobe.  Maybe your idea of classy is wearing your pair of most recently washed sweat pants.  Maybe you desperately need new clothes, plus a free haircut/style and makeup from someone who is not your little sister.  Maybe you should apply to be one of the five student models in the Thursday, Feb. 2, SOC career event, “Look the Part, Get the Job” featuring career fashion on a student budget.

WHAT: FREE!!!  Clothes, hair and makeup.  The five student models will each receive career makeovers valued at more than $150 from area retailers and Trio Salon.

WHO:  We are looking for energetic and interested students from across the School of Communication. Men and women, freshman through seniors, every SOC major, are encouraged.

WHEN: To participate, you must be available to:

• Have your “before” photo and video taken.  You’ll dress in your everyday student-wear.
• Go to one of our to-be-announced retail locations in late January for your makeover, accompanied by a student videographer.
• Be available on the day of the event, Thursday Feb. 2, from noon until 6 p.m.

HOW:  Email Cheryl Manley, the School of Communication Office Assistant, at LoyolaSOC@luc.edu before midnight, Tuesday, Dec. 20.  Include:

• your year
• your major
• your gender
• whether you’d be willing to have your hair cut or just styled
• one sentence or brief paragraph letting us know why you need or want this makeover
• a current photo of yourself
• your availability from January 23-27, 2012

Put “Career Week Model” in the subject line.

Mark your calendar.  Whether you want a makeover or just want to enjoy watching, be sure to come to the Feb. 2 event in Regents Hall (Lewis Towers 16^th floor) where you will see your peers on the stage as experts talk job-search fashion and image.  Door prize and free food!

Look the Part, Get the Job:

career fashion on a student budget

Thursday, Feb. 17, 4-6 p.m.

Kasbeer Hall, Corboy Law Center

25 E. Pearson St., 15^th floor

- Lauren Lapinski

Take a look at this sampling of Career Week events and be sure to visit the Career Week website for a full event list and registration info. Hope to see you there!

Feb. 14 – Using LinkedIn for Job Search & Networking
Ever wonder what this LinkedIn thing is all about? Find out how to use LinkedIn for Your Job Search/Networking. Learn tips and tricks from tech-savvy leaders regarding secrets to achieving successful professional relationships and the do’s and don’ts of online networking.

Feb. 15 – How to Utilize your Alumni Network for Career Connections
As part of the DePaul family, you have access to over 140,000 alumni to assist in your career connections. The Office of Alumni Relations invites you to explore the career resources and networking connections their office provides to assist in your career path.

Feb. 17 – Brown Bag Lunch: Networking Through Volunteering
Do you have gaps on your resume and want to fill them? Harness the power of volunteering to create networking synergy! Connect with current community and DePaul volunteers who will share their volunteer experiences with you. Feel free to bring your lunch and your business cards. Beverages and dessert will be provided.

Feb. 17 – Beer, Burgers and Business Cards Networking Reception
The Chicagoland Young Alumni Committee is hosting a networking happy hour. Enjoy hearty appetizers and two drink tickets while connecting with fellow DePaul alumni.

Feb. 20 – Keynote Brunch with Closing Address by Peter Willert (LAS ’78)
Enjoy brunch with fellow Career Week attendees and hear from DePaul alumnus Peter Willert. Willert has navigated through his own life’s work as an educator, coach, personal wellness consultant, business development professional and entrepreneur. His book, “An Uncommon Way Forward,” is the central expression of his work on Portfolio Career Employment.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions is the presenting sponsor of Career Week 2011.

Other events and clinics during Career Week will include:

Monday, Oct. 11 – “How to Navigate a Job Fair/ Resume and Cover Letters” will be the subject of  presentations in the Main Quad, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. AND 11 a.m. to Noon,

“Dress for Success/ Interview Dynamics” will also be presented in the Main Quad, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and from Noon to 1 p.m.

“Be A Star Performer,” Soft Skills=Career Success” meanwhile will be presented from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Building 36, Room 346.

Tuesday, Oct. 12 –“The Competitive Edge, Training for Your Next Career,” will be presented from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Building 34, Room 255.

“What Employers Want,” a panel of human resources directors, will be presented from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Building 34, Room 255.

Thursday, Oct. 14 – “Lower the Red Flag: Getting a new life and moving ahead” will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Lisa Romain from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m..  Meeting Place will be announced for this workshop recommended for parolees, counselors, career center directors, faculty, employers and students.

For further information, contact Nancy Davis, student development supervisor at the Career Center, at 619 644 7615.

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Preceding provided by the Career Center

About 30 representatives from the Buckhead Business Assocation and the Atlanta community participated in Garden Hills Elementary‘s Career Week programming on Thursday and Friday. Bankers, attorneys, Realtors, entrepreneurs and others visited classrooms to share their life and business experience with students. Why talk about something so far off in the future? “We wanted to expose our students to a broad variety of the options that will be out there for them,” explained Garden Hills Principal Amy Wilson. “We give the Buckhead Business Association a lot of information of the curriculum that our children study so they can better tailor their message, and they clearly emphasize the general importance of staying in school. We have a lot of students who don’t have many opportunities to get an idea about careers outside the service industry.”

Businessman Amado Izaguirre (pictured, above right) has seen the professional world from several different perspectives. A native of Tunas, Cuba, Izaguirre emigrated to the United States in 1967 and began attending Garden Hills Elementary and eventually graduating from Mercer-Atlanta. He spent several years in the upper levels of the corporate world, serving as a top executive for CareerBuilder and Lexis-Nexis. After spending several years abroad and then in Chicago, he and his wife returned to Atlanta where he has resettled in the Garden Hills neighborhood and bought his own Molly Maid cleaning franchise. (His  wife is a vice-president at a local bank.)

While visiting Lisa Kiani‘s third-grade class, Izaguirre stressed that while it’s too soon for students to worry about what career they’ll choose, they should spend this time grasping practical applications today that will serve them tomorrow. “The business I currently run, in general, isn’t relevant; what’s important is that I run my own business and there’s a certain skill set required to do that,” said Izaguirre, who was making his first return visit to his old school. “And you need to have those fundamental skills like reading, writing and math to run a business. I tell them, I need to understand the types of chemicals I use in households every day, and I have to use them properly. I have to think about the best way to run my business economically, which requires math skills.”

Jill Heineck, Education Alliance chair for the BBA, says the association enjoyed the opportunity to support Garden Hills. “It is really special to be able to partner with a school that values a cohesive team effort consisting of community, business and faculty members to bring real-world experiences into the classroom, giving the students a well-rounded education,” Heineck said. “The volunteers had an absolute blast with the kids. We look forward to participating in future events!”

• An official statement of the Management
• Restructuring of the Career Services (apparently there will be a re-allocation of responsibilites)
• Implementation of clear processes and K.PERFORMANCE.Is beyond staff-student ratios based on the recommendations of a famous consultancy  (not sure why a Business School spends money on a consultancy but…)
• Survey for Career Week
• Migration of discussion to Nexus to open up further “internal” dialogue
• Workshops with students on how to strengthen Career Services
• Renaming of Career Week to “Career Forum“
• More in-depth company briefings prior to campus visits
• Differentiating between company and recruitment presentation
• A stronger focus on developing company relationships with student clubs and academia
  
• Publication of a clear hierarchical structure incl. responsibility allocations (should be expanded across the school in my opinion)
• More transparency and new faster feedback policies
• Publication of recruitment/interview statistics
  
• and a few more…

Obviously not all of these are a result of the blog article and coincide with some changes that have been planned anyhow but it is a good development in any case.

These are all high aspirations and it is important that they are being implemented however most probably this will take some time.  However I still hope and think that it is important that the outgoing students see the changes implemented before leaving in two months.

On the other side we still have to acknowledge that they always put in a lot of efforts into attracting companies to campus, organising the career week, etc. And  you can’t honestly expect them to offer you placements. We do all need to be proactive ourselves. The crisis is bad for placements but that’s was already clear when we started, no?

In any case the latest discussions and feedback from us students have been heard. Let’s see and good job hunting!!

Today somebody explained the Career Week quite well in class: “Career Week was a good branding exercise for the companies…!“

ESADE itself did a great job! The networking tent was excellent and the video conferencing presentations worked really well. They also did well in  attracting quite a good number of interesting companies and there where some good positions available without a doubt. That however applied to only a few company presentations I attended!

From a lecture point of view some of the company presentations were very interesting especially the questioning session.

From a presentation skill or assessment point of view, they failed! Not all but many of them failed the whole point of Career Week.  A French luxury goods group was a good example!45min company presentation in Spanish, 20min questioning session. In the 65th min (5min overtime) one student finally asked the most important question: why did come you to ESADE? Answer: Oh yes, btw. we have a position in Portual but you have to speak Portuguese and preferably French! Mission of branding accomplished. Task failed!

If you give a presentation at a Career Week you should at least have a vacancy, mention the job profile at the beginning and sponsor visas in case applicants are non-residents! How about a job vacancy in Korea and you need to speak Korean! That applied to 1 student at entire ESADE. Thank you very much!

I still wish everybody applying to those companies a lot of luck and best of luck with your own job hunting in case you are also looking outside!

(For those interested in working for the French luxury goods group, I can confirm that everybody present had a handbag from its own company, men included!).

There is a great line-up of companies presenting on campus as well as video presentations and workshops. Today the Career Week was kicked off by LVMH followed by PepsiCo LatAm this afternoon. Other companies coming are the following:

• ALFA CONSULTING
• ALTAIR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
• AXIS CORPORATE S.L.
• CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PUBLIC HENRI TUDOR – TECHNOPORT
• COCA – COLA FEMSA
• DISNEYLAND PARIS (Business Case)
• DISNEYLAND PARIS (Presentation)
• DSM
• EVERIS
• GE LATAM
• INFOSYS
• JOHNSON & JOHNSON
• LOEWE
• L’ORÉAL ESPAÑA S.A.
• LUXOTTICA
• LVMH
• NESTLÉ
• PEPSICO LATAM
• ROCHE FARMA SPAIN
• SK GROUP
• TECH DATA ESPAÑA SLU
• TECHNOPAK
• TRADEBE
• WERFEN GROUP
• WILLIAM J. CLINTON FOUNDATION
• WIPRO
• ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES

This is a great line up offered to us with plenty of networking chances so we have to take advantage of it. I wish everybody a successful recruiment process!!!

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We will publish the results in the media in spring 2010 and, if you like, we will share them with you if are interested.

Thank you, have fun and learn a lot!

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http://www.potentialpark.com

Update [27.11.2009]: I spoke to professors of IIM-B today, who are visiting ESADE this week. They confirmed that all the numbers and facts refer to MBA students and full-time positions. This was not sure previously but now it is! Apparently the figures are also the same for IIM-B, hence congratulations to both IIM’s.

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I would like to share this article from the India Times with you because it is impressive (thank you for the information, Romit). We have just completed our Career Week 2009 at ESADE ourselves as have most other Business Schools around the world. With the flat world we are living in ESADE is competing with the universities around the world.

One of those universities is the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A). Have a look at those facts because they are impressive:

• Placed all 321 students in four days
• Investment banks made 77 offers on Day Zero (first day)
• 76 students received offers oversears (eg. US, France, Germany, the UK, the Middle-East, Africa and Southeast Asia)
• McKinsey & Co, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co placed 3-5 students each
• We are experiencing a Financial Crisis!!!!

I think that those figures are quite stunning and have set the bar high for other universities. This also exemplifies the quality of the Indian universities and students. The statistics for ESADE are not available to me but I would love to them know them.

Source: India Times

The two interviews took one hour each and were conducted by the two consultants, Javier C. and Alexander P. First of all I would like to provide you with the questions that i was being asked so that you can get a feel how the interviews went and how you would react under the pressure.

Interview 1 (Javier C.):
Q1) What is the wholesale and retail price of a Seat Ibiza bumper and why?
Q2) What to do you suggest the construction companies and industries in Southern Spain to do now during the construction slump

Interview 2 (Alexander P.):
Q3) Give me 10 ways to find out the height of a skyscraper
Q4) What are the different company valuation techniques? What percentage of the entire value will the terminal value for the discounted cashflow method be?
Q5) What is the value chain of an insurance company? What are the cost factors and how can you improve the margin? How is it possible that insurance companies can make a profit if 100% of the cost are equivalent to 100% of the revenue?
Q6) What is the market value for electical shavers in Germany?

In addition of course I had the normal questions like, what are the take-aways from ESADE, what were difficult team situations that you had lead, etc.

One of my main questions to each consultant was why they had particularly picked me for the interview and the answers from the consultants was very interesting: they didn’t know! That makes it very difficult because only the lady from the HR knew, and she told me later, during the networking session that it was for my last job in consumer goods. Hence it has nothing to do with the telecommunication-, media- and emerging markets background, which I had figured out as a similarity from the interviewees profiles.

Generally I think that it was a great experience. Feel free to share your interview experience with me.

The final recommendation I can give: Prepare and expect the unexpected! (don’t tell the interviews that you researched them ;)

Through my own experience however I have been stunned by some of the career and application pages of the corporate websites. Sometimes I wonder how oblivious some MNC are to modern day recruitment processes and what image the company website can project on the company itself. My Friend Andreu A. works for Potential Park, a consultancy specialised on  the optimisation of corporate recruitment websites. A lot of the ideal optimisation standards were identified through applicant feedback and surveys and therefore I would like to ask for your support as we are all experts on that now. Hereto below you find their survey explanation and links. Hopefully soon the application procedures on corporate websites will improve!!!

Source: PotentialPark

To search for a career can be time-consuming and frustrating. We want to change that, and therefore we ask for your opinion.

Help us to shape the recruitment of tomorrow. Tell us how companies can improve their career websites, application tools, events and offers. At the same time, gain state of the art insights that might be useful for your own career.

About this survey:

• We will share the results with you, if you like.
• The results will be published in media.
• It’s anonymous, independent and not sponsored by any company or organization.
• Takes approximately 15 minutes.
• You can win one out of 7 fun high tech prizes: a PlayStation 3 Slim, a Sony Ebook Reader or an iPod Touch
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• A jury will pick the winners out of the best free text answers (remember this during the survey…).

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The following companies are coming to campus for recruitment:

• Abbott
• Accenture
• AD Little
• AT Kearney
• Barclays
• Barclays Capital
• BCG
• Bertelsmann
• Celsa
• Delta Partners
• DPWN
• DuPont
• EBRD
• Emerson
• Europraxis
• FSA
• GE
• ICRC
• Morgan Stanley
• Novartis
• Roland Berger
• Santander
• Siemens
• Syngenta
• UNDP

This year the demand for certain company presentations has been so strong that ESADE has decided to provide live-streams of certain presentations. The cameras will be set-up in two rooms and all the presentations in those two rooms will streamed on the ESADE intranet. At least they will try to do that.

Now I wish everybody successful interviews and hopefully you all the find the job you want to do and the company you want to work for.  Today I will have my interview with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants so fingers crossed.

So ok, bago ang lahat ikukuwento ko kung paano nag start at kung paano nag end ang araw ko.

pagkagising ko nag pa 5 minutes pa ako since nag stayed up all night ako kasi nanalo ako ng 5 k sa gaia OTL. OO, DAHIL LANG DOON. pagkatapos ko mag daily routine, dumating na ang bus at sumakay na kami. hindi na ako nag ingay ngayon kasi puyat ako, pagkababa ng bus deretsyo ako sa puwesto namin sa umaga. Nagipag daldalan kila Pat, Simone, Ven at Princess at mamayamaya sabay dumating si Dinney at Edna. nagkuwentuhan at tawanan. Dinare pa nga ako ni MARUKO-CHAN na sabihin kay sir expensive watch na: “YOU ARE MY HERO” :’D. WHAT THE SHIT- I KNOW.

E ganun lang din, pumila kami at umakyat sa taas. Nag assembly kami ng late at nakapasok rin kami sa Auditorium ng late. So aun like 30 mins per speaker which is veryyyy boring except sa mga speakers na namention above. At sa dulo nag orientation ang Enderun sa amin.

OH ENDERUN, WHY SO PRETTY?

pagkatapos ng wonderfull nilang orientation tinapos ko ang Mock Interview Sheet ko at sinamahan namin si Rikka kunin ang sa kanya. ; A; naglakad kami nila Pat, Rikka, Edna, at Princess sa Guard House tapos na spot on ni Rikka na si Badu may kasamang babae… UYYYY, INUUNAHAN NA AKO >’D. tapos pinagawa namin ni Pat kay Badu ung Spongebob immitation niya na parang swini-swing ni badu ung kamay niya sa sides niya while making a: D8 -> 3: face… Habang tawa sila ng tawa pinagpatuloy namin ang lakad namin sa guard house. Nag hiwalay narin kami nila Rikka at Pat D8 at nag commute kami ni Badu pauwi…

… O.o Boring, Inorite

they touched on some interesting topics such as making enough money to sustain yourself in a non-profit, finding something that you love to do and are comfortable doing instead of settling for something that brings home the money. they also touched on graduate school and what was a factor for them choosing to return to school in their field.

one of the presenters talked about getting a hold put on his loans so that he could work for a non profit organization aroudn the world for a year and not have to pay off loans becasue he was doing government work and networking for a future job. i found this extremely interested becasue of the travel and becasue of the extra time given for him to figure out what he wanted to do with his life without having the pre3ssure of loans on his back.

it was a very good presentation and forum but they were limited to their self experiences which were broad but personalized. I mainly took an enlarged scope of thinking when is comes to what i will do once i leave Elon from the seminar and am glad i attended.