Spring Break '08

This being my senior year, I had my last spring break last week. It was definitely the best one so far. I finally went somewhere awesome with all of my friends ~ Key West, FL. We drove the 16 hour trip in one night, stayed for six nights and then drove back. The trip down was miserable but the beautiful water and exciting nightlife made it completely worth it. Before we went everyone told us that Key West lacks a proper beach so we should probably hang out by the pool everyday. They were so wrong! Smathers Beach is small but amazing. The water was clear blue and very calm. Of course I wouldn't recommend this spot for family vacations at least not at this time of the year because it was packed with spring breakers. During the day, Duval St was a great place to shop and eat and always interesting with the occassional rooster or cat running through. At night, it reminded me of New Orleans with it's late-night bars and drinking in the middle of the streets. While we were there we spent all day on the beach and all afternoon/night on Duval St. I would drive the entire 16 hour trip there and back for one more night.

Mock Interview

I just had my mock interview yesterday afternoon. I thought it was a really great learning experience. I have had a few interviews since I have been in college and always find them a tad intimidating. Angela asked some really good questions and her feedback was helpful. I have a lot of passion for doing research and that should help me in applying to grad school. I would like to be able to add some more experience to my resume by the time I apply, but I think I have a very good start.

Resume cheating

I thought the article was really interesting. I had no idea that that many people lie on their resumes. I do think the example was a bit out there. I can't believe someone would make up a college degree and honestly think they wouldn't get caught. However, things like padding dates and embelishing job titles and responsibilities seems like something that might be a little more common. I think that lying on your resume is wrong, mainly because you may get the job over someone that didn't lie and actually has more experience than you. I also think that there are people that have had a lot of bad luck though and they may be just as capable at the job but circumstances have given them a less than desirable resume. Sometimes you just need someone to give you a chance despite your poor resume, but maybe that's what interviews are for.

Presentations

We did powerpoint presentations in class last week on anything we wanted. I really enjoyed the assignment and listening to everyone else's topic. One that I really found interesting was the presentation on mules. The presenter seemed very passionate about the topic. You wouldn't think that a lesson on mules would be that entertaining but he did a good job of making it exciting and I learned a lot that I didn't know. The best part is that he convinced me that I have misjudged mules all these years because I was ignorant of how awesome they are. I will think of them fondly from now on.