Spring Break

Spring break was really nice this year. I didn't go anywhere exciting, but just went home. It was really relaxing, though, and went by so fast. It was good just to be with my family and play with my pets. I was kind of disappointed that the weather wasn't that great, though. My grandmother just had surgery recently, so I stayed with her for a few days and just kind of helped her get around. My boyfriend had also been in Turkey for a month, and he came home the last part of the break, so it was exciting to see him. My brother and his fiance came home for Easter, and my mom cooked lunch for the whole family. I also got to go shopping a bunch over the break, which was a definite plus. I don't know why, but for some reason when I got back, I was just not motivated to do any school work, which is not good. It feels like we should be out for summer break already. I guess we only have about four more weeks of school left from now, though, so I've just got to push through it.

"Lying on Your Resume" Response

I thought that this article was really interesting. I can believe that many people lie on their resumes, but I don't think that it's right. I don't see how some people think that they are going to get away with lying about big things, like having a master's degree. I can definitely see where people may feel that they need to tell "white lies" to make themselves a little more appealing to an employer. This would be especially true for someone that has been out of work for a long time and desperate to find a job. I didn't ever think about the fact that lying on your resume could hurt other people, but it makes sense. It could potentially keep people who are actually qualified for the job from getting it, which isn't fair. If you lie on your resume and get a job, you won't ever be able to live up to the expectations of your employers because the expectations will be based on false information. I think that it would be helpful for people who are not satisfied with their resumes to be informed about how to handle resume dilemmas in an ethical way.

Presentations

I thought that all of the presentations over the last few weeks were interesting and really fun to listen to. There were a few that stood out to me, though, and those were Casey's presentation on Zambia and Lindsey's presentation on Hershey's chocolate.

I thought that Casey's presentation was really interesting because I don't know very much about Africa and I've always wanted to go there. Her pictures were really pretty and they enhanced her presentation. She also knew a lot of interesting facts about her topic because she has been there.

Lindsey's presentation was equally as interesting as Casey's and was very unique. I've never been to Hershey, Pennsylvania, but it seems like it would be really fun, from the way Lindsey talked about it. The most interesting part of her presentation, to me, was when she taught us how to taste chocolate. I never even knew that people did this and that it was so similar to wine tasting.

I really enjoyed all of the presentations. They were a nice break from normal class.

Mock Interview Reflection

This past Wednesday morning, I had my mock interview. I have to admit, I was kind of nervous because I didn't really know what to expect and I've never had a "real" job interview before. Mrs. Rogers made me feel really comfortable, but I realized that I need to learn how to get over my nervousness because I feel like I didn't do as well as I could have because of it. I think that I also could have done better if I had been more prepared. I should have researched the graduate program I was applying for more before the interview so that I could better answer her questions and have questions of my own for her about the program.

I'm glad that I was able to have this experience because now I know what kind of questions to expect in an interview. Mrs. Rogers also informed me of a lot of important information about graduate school, which was really helpful. Even though I feel like I didn't do very well, it was a good learning experience, and I'm glad that it happened in a safe setting rather than in a real job interview. Hopefully, when I go to my real interview for graduate school in the future, I will be able to do well because of this experience.