I am loving the cooler weather that we have been experiencing for the past week. By living in Florida for the past two years, I have missed out on the changing seasons. I cannot wait for the leaves to start changing colors and it is great to be able to go to a football game and tailgate without being so hot! Another thing about the cooler fall weather is that it means that my two favorite holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, are just around the corner. I enjoy Thanksgiving so much because I get to spend time with my family, watch football, and eat amazing food! And it reminds me that Christmastime is about to start!

Cover Letters

I was not aware that cover letters are usually only if the company is interested in you after reading and reviewing your resume. I would have thought they would read the cover letter first.

I believe the best advice the article gave was that it is important to draft your cover letters so that they relate to the company your sending it too. This is better than just mass mailing the same cover letter because the information you put in your letter will relate more to the company if it is customized.

I think the article is very useful and I agree with all the tips and pointers. I will definately use the cover letter checklist it gives at the end when writing my cover letters.

Job Interview

I read "Four Dont's When Dealing with Recruiters" and "How to Deal with Interview Stress" I think these two articles were very helpful. I feel like most people do get nervous and stressed before an interview. The decision of hiring you is in the hands of the one interviewer, so it is important to impress them. Having a bad interview could result in losing that particular job position, so there is a lot of pressure. I sometimes get stressed out, so the tips about breathing deeply, pausing if you cant think of something to say right away, and arriving ten minutes early are good tips for me to think about. That way I wont arrive late and be rushing and I wont say something irrelevent during an awkward silence. I also know now that I should not be overly nice in the interview, which I can see myself doing.

In 10 Years

In ten years I want to have a stable, good paying job. I am not one hundred percent sure what I want to be doing, but I definately want to have a top position in either the marketing or advertising feild, possibly a manager or supervisor. I also want to be married or at least in a serious relationship. I do not know if i will want to have kids by then, but I will hopefully be thinking about it. I want to own my own home and have a dog. I hope to still be close to my family and to have kept in touch with the friends I have made over the years. I want to have traveled part of the world, whether on vacation or through my career. I hope to be in good mental and physical condition and to just simply be happy with life.

Web 2.0

I think the title "Web 2.0... The Machine is Us/Ing Us" is very appropriate. It shows how connected people are today to the web. The title suggest that the internet in a sense is us. We created it and we are the ones that feed it information. However, we now depend on the web constantly as a society. It controls the way we communicate with others and the way we get our information.

The web also has a major impact in today's workforce. It allows people who are just entering the workforce to search for job opportunities, upload resumes, and even to apply for the career they want. People who are already in the workforce can send e-mails to co-workers to get important company information sent quicker and more efficient.

As technology improves, the web is constantly becoming faster and more massive. This causes us to reconsider the way we live. Information can be found nearly instantaniously. Hackers can obtain personnal information even easier than before. Viruses spread faster and can do more damage. E-mails and instant messanger replace face-to-face communication and people are becoming socially isolated. Although the web is extremely useful, it has its dangers. Life in today's society would be difficult without the internet, but we must be careful how dependent on it we really are.

About Me

I am a junior marketing major and just transfered to Clemson this semester. I spent the past two years playing volleyball for the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. I have had multiple knee surgeries that prevent me from playing anymore and, although I do miss playing, I am looking forward to being a "normal" college student and being able to have more of a social life. And I definately will not miss the 7 AM practices!

I decided to transfer to Clemson to be closer to my home in Charlotte and to go to a university that was in more of a college town rather than a big city. My last school was only ten minutes away from the beach, so I am definately going to miss that along with all the friendships I made there. However I am very excited to meet new people and to attend my first Clemson football game.

I enjoy spending time with friends and family and love being social. I also love being outside and staying active. I was born in Dallas, Texas and am a die-hard Cowboys fan. I am just waiting for Tony Romo to get his act together so we can win the superbowl this year!