Once you have sent in all of your application materials the next step to your quest for an internship will likely be an interview. This experience will be unlike any interview you may have done before. In a job interview you are in the spotlight answering questions dealing with your past experiences and how they fit the new position.
The world beyond the safety of our school walls can be very daunting, especially when the time comes to hunt for your first real, full-time job. College graduates have a whole new set of skills under the belt, having studied hard for tests and papers over the past few years. They also have that nice diploma that gives them a leg-up in the world of job-hunting.
Last summer I was given the opportunity to apply for a job at a Fortune 100 Company. I impressed the company enough to earn several interviews. The first interview went well, but my resumé unraveled at the second interview.
A crime novelist, Patricia Cornwell, recently made a donation to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the generous amount of one million dollars. In an interview with the associated press, at which she discussed her motivations for the donation, she was asked at some point a question about mistakes she had seen made by law enforcement at crime scenes.
We all, at one point in time or another, hear stories about discrimination. Whether it be religious, sexual, gender, whatever... But do we all take these stories at face value? Should we?
