Biggest Mistakes in a job interview

After reading the article on the biggest mistakes made in a job interview, I was somewhat suprised. I was not thinking these were the mistakes! The first mistake, "don't ask stupid questions," was interesting and I feel like it is a somewhat easy task to pass. If you come prepared to the interview random questions will (hopefully) not slip out! The second mistake, "don't treat the secretary poorly," is one that you could overlook and maybe even forget. It seems like it could be so easy to be in a rush or be nervous and forget how you are treating people before the interview. One might be taking out nervous frustrations on innocent, yet important people. We can all just slow down and breathe easy and this mistake is gone! The third and fourth mistake can be overlooked because of nervousness as well. Just being nervous can cause a delay in answering questions or even forgetting questions that you wanted to ask. The fifth mistake is easy to overcome if one is really interested in the job. The other mistakes can be easy to overcome if one prepares for the interview with maybe a little practice with some friends before hand.

I have had many job interviews and luckily they all went pretty well! I was always prepared for my interviews and did not encounter any of the mistakes from the article. I have never had a formal interview; however, I am hoping that I get one with Under Armour for an internship this summer. The other interviews I have had have been informal and pretty relaxed. The interviewers asked me questions about myself and my abilities.

To be well prepared for an interview, one can practice with friends well in advance before the interview, write down possible questions and answer them truthfully, research on the company, and read articles, such as this one. Doing these will help anyone be more comfortable in an interview situation and even better get the job!

Resume

This week's topic is really helpful to me because I am in the process of making a resume to send for summer internships. This will (hopefully) be my first summer with an internship. My first pick at places where I want to work would be Under Armour. The main headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore is about 25 minutes from my house and would be very convenient. The internship at Under Armour is called “the Rookie Program.” I will try to be hired for the Accounting Rookie which has the various tasks of assisting the corporate accounting team, assisting in account reconciliations, running reports and analyzing information, providing billing support and payroll distribution assistance. Also, I would be responsible for journal entry processing and tracking, assist with routing invoices for approval, and file invoices and assist with overall vendor file organization. Phew! That really sounds like a lot of work, but I am up for the challenge. Having this opportunity would be amazing and would also help build my resume.

In ten years...

Currently, I am planning on getting my bachelor of science in Accounting. After graduation, I plan on being an accountant; however, I have not decided exactly what kind of accountant I would like to be. In ten years, I will be 30 years old, married, and with my second kid. I will probably be living near a beach and enjoying life. In the career field, I will be a high accountant for a local successful business. I will have previously worked for high-end businesses in popular cities, such as Baltimore and New York City, before settling down to a less stressful job so I can tend to my family. Because I have great experience and a qualified resume, I will have no problem finding jobs after my kids are in school and I am ready to work again. I will have the type of lifestyle where money will not be an issue and my personal life will be very enjoyable. I will spend lots of quality time with my family on the beach!

The Machine is Us/ing Us

This video was very interesting! I always used to think of how the Internet works and how people can do so many things online, but I never thought of it this way. The title of the video "The Machine is Us/ing Us" can mean two different things. The machine is us or the machine is using us. We created the machine (Internet) and all the different types of things it can do. We can also think on the terms that the machine is using us to get smarter and smarter with all the new programs we invent .

Web 2.0 affects someone who is ready to enter the workforce by allowing one to utilize the resources provided by Web 2.0 to find a job. Also, people who enter into the workforce must be efficient with the tools that Web 2.0 provides because everything is starting to rely on using Web 2.0.

Web 2.0 affects someone who is already in the workforce by making them cope with the changes in business due to the utilization of Web 2.0 and those people must adapt to the change in learning how it works and all the functions that Web 2.0 provides.

Toward the end of the video, it mentions that we must rethink everything. To me this means that we will have to now start thinking in the ways of Web 2.0. This means that every simple task we do can might someday be able to be made even simpler by Web 2.0. We rely on Web 2.0 for many things already. There is no way in preventing the take over of Web 2.0, so we must rethink on how to change our lives around the new ideas of Web 2.0.

About Me

My name is Callen Erdeky, from Bowie, Maryland. I am a junior here at Clemson and am also on the women's rowing team. I transfered from Mary Washington in Virginia after my fall semester of 2008. My first semester was spring 2008, making this my third semester here. I plan on getting a bachelor of science in accounting and maybe minoring in finance. Most of my time is spent in practice, studying, or spending time with my boyfriend Nick, who is a graduate student here at Clemson.