Doing more

I just wanted to share three instances of doing more as a coop/intern

1. One small step for man - taking chances. We are having an open house and an opportunity presented itself in the form of a 9 foot man in a space suit costume. We asked for student volunteers to help out, and a few stepped forward to help out. They will get some basic training in the suit and be performing this weekend at the open house. Just think of the unique resume builder this experience is. As a recruiter and frequent resume reviewer, seeing something like this will get my attention and I will be intrigued to speak with you.

2. Learning to fly. A student of mine took the time to get to know a coworker who owns an old open cockpit, radial piston engined airplane. He got to fly with him today. How cool is that. If he wanted to work on the plane with him, I am sure he could, all he has to do is ask. So by taking a chance and getting out of the cube and interacting with his coworkers, my student got to experience something a lot of people never will. So get out there and see whats going on.

3. Seek and you shall find. Another student has been very proactive at finding work. He has been able to work for us continually since his first work session and has landed a spot in our operations training rotation program for new hires. Congrats to him! That work and extra effort has paid off and he will probably have multiple job offers waiting for him when he graduates.

So there are 3 good examples of doing more. What did you do today?

PS - I will be participating in an employer round table event at UW Madison this weekend, so stop by if you can, or check in later for an update on how it went.