What a day. I talked with 61 students in about 3.5 hours time. The breakdown was 28 ME students, 15 CSE students, 10 EE students, 7 Tech students, and 1 ChemE. Tomorrow I will interview 6 of the 61. A mere 10%, of which only a few will recieve offers. I wish I could hire all of these students, because a lot of them are really good. I know the good ones will get good jobs and go on to succeed, but sometimes I feel bad for having to pass them up.
There were a lot of great students I talked with today, but one man's situation was different. He was a former Big 3 factory worker who, after losing his job, went back to school. It was great to see him there, and he was excited to be there. That bad side is that you could tell that he the odds were stacked against him. In what way you might ask? While this man does have a lot of manufacturing experience and he would probably be able to contribute greatly to our cause, he is not what we are looking for at this time. Sad but true.
I was able to watch "Up In The Air" last night. Its a movie about a man who travels around the world firing people. I could almost imagine the former Big 3 guy having to experience this first hand. Scary. There was one good quote in the film, and that was "how much did they pay you to give up your dream". That resonates with me in so many ways, and I hope that the students I spoke with today understand what it means. It all comes down to doing what you do and giving it away for free. If you can do that, you will succeed.
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