Sunday, December 9, 2007

For the Expected English304 Students....

GET READY FOR THE MOST WORK OF YOUR LIFE!!! Just kidding of course, well, kinda kidding. The client based projects throughout the semester involve A LOT of communication between group members, other groups, and the client. You have to stay on top of things and have to always be thinking of ideas and ways to improve the project. Whether you are creating a web site or putting together some other web-based project, you always have to check with the client before making changes. Furthermore, when building a proposal, you have to think of questions to ask the client so that you know exactly what they want. As in, what THEY WANT. What you think may not be the same as your client, so you have no choice but to do what they decide.
I learned a lot about client-based projects. Specifically when trying to put together the actual final proposal and building the RE-STORE part of the Anderson Habitat for Humanity web site. I had to email our client often and sometimes it got frustrating. At the end, I was glad that I had asked her questions because if I hadn't then I would not know how to build the web site page.
In the end, prepare to be sociable. Not so much hard work as in numbers and word problems, but synergy and working together through problems. Be prepared to state your opinion, keeping thoughts to yourself won't get anything accomplished. I think Angie stated that one of her favorite quotes is 1 brain = 1 brain where as 2 brains = 3 brains. Something along those lines (sorry if I messed it up Angie). Meaning that if you work together the outcome is far greater than working independently.
Good luck future students.

Monday, December 3, 2007

New Job Interview

Well, for my post this week I am going to blog about the interview I had last week. Last Tuesday I had an interview as a financial analyst with Owens Corning. The company is a Fortune 500 company and main plant is located in Toledo Ohio, but also has a branch in Anderson, SC. Going into the interview I was very confident because of my practice throughout the semester with common questions that are asked in interviews. (Also because my parents got me a new tie and shirt over Thanksgiving Break) After completing the interview I was very confident, and last Friday they gave me a call back and offered me the internship position! The only problem is that they want me to come internship in the winter and summer. They said they can work around my schedule, but I don't think I can manage both an internship of 16 hours minimum a week and a lot of hard classes. I am torn between whether to take the internship, but I will have to make a decision soon. I will be back to let you know what I do!