Interview Reflections

I was surprised to read that pulling an "all nighter" can be useful for future employment. In the article I read it mentioned how using some of the "soft" skills you learn in college can actually be very beneficial for the real world. It went on to say how being able to multi task on several different levels is very applicable now and many employers look for that in future employees. They took common things such as using facebook while typing a paper and watching TV all at the same and reworded it as being able to meet deadlines while multi tasking. The article also mentioned other skills that college students learn, such as studying abroad and spinned it so that it read as being culturally savvy. They mentioned how in the work force you will have many different assignments at once for several different clients and you might just have to pull that all nighter and work on different things at once in order to accomplish them all.
Another article that I read mentioned how body language in an interview can sometimes speak louder than words. A simple shrug can say a lot more than a verbal response sometimes. It can come off as seeming lazy and bored. Also maintaining eye contact is important. Shifty eyes can make you seem very unsure of what you are talking about and can give off the appearance of being nervous/anxious. The articles were entertaining and helpful to read so that when I go for an interview I now know of some beneficial hints to help me out.

Where I see myself in the next 10 years

I am not quite sure where I see myself in ten years. Right now I picture myself working for a company in downtown Chicago. I would love to live in an apartment on the north side of the city. Career wise, I would ideally like to promote goods and run major events. I love being given an idea or an item and then being asked to design a marketing plan to promote it for certain target markets. I would even enjoy working for the city or a company and planning their promotional events and kickoff parties.
In other areas of my life, I would like to be able to speak a few different languages or at least have a grasp on them. One of those languages would be Russian. I would also like to be settled down and get married, but if not, I will be ok with that. It's hard for me to picture where I will be because I am not sure of what all I want to do. What I think sounds interesting now might not actually be what I want to do in life. I guess only time can tell.

WEB 2.0

While watching the video "Web 2.0," I realized that I have absolutely no idea how to create a website. I have never had to learn formatting for a computer, but I feel like that would take me forever to learn how to do. I think that the title is trying to show how the internet is constantly changing and becoming much more personalized every second. More and more people in the workplace are using blogs and other web postings, even the news uses blogs on their websites. I feel as if the video is also trying to convey the message that in today's world everyone is connected somehow through the computer. I found it interesting when the video was highlighting content about how everytime you tag a photo or update website information, you are personalizing the computer more and more. You are also making connections with other people and their "machines" without even knowing it. It's amazing what we can make a machine do these days.

about me

My name is Kate Lasier and I am currently a Junior studying marketing. I am originally from Chicago, but when I was 6 I moved to Atlanta. When I turned 16, I moved again. This time I moved to Salem, South Carolina. I have lived on the lake for the past 5 years and love it. I am an avid waterskiier and competed on the Clemson Waterski Team last year. I also love adventures and am pretty much an adrenaline junkie. My most recent "adventure" has been training for a marathon in Chicago in October. I have never been much of a runner before, so I am really getting the full experience now. I am the only girl in my family, with brothers on both sides of me. I also love to watch movies and cook when I have time. I run a coffee shop located in Clemson's new Art Center and occaisonaly put in time at Tiger Lily Flower's and Gifts. Stop by The Arts Center sometime for coffee and treats if you would like.