Wednesday, March 25, 2009

March Madness

March is a terrible time of the year.

In the Commerce Program here at Queen's, this is when all the professors pile up a bunch of assignments, quizzes, and presentations.

This is also when March Hiring for COMSOC positions occur.

I've been caught up in the middle of it all.

Last night I conducted interviews for SIFE for about eight hours for our executive next year. While the last interview concluded at 12:30, the deliberations easily took us to 3AM.

One of the most valuable parts of being on the other side of the interview process is that you get to really learn what goes on in the mind of the interviewer. What kind of things do you look for in a resume, for example? What stands out about the candidates that succeed, and what prompts failure? What goes on inside the room during deliberations?

Now off to do a history essay. It'll take a large chunk of the next two days.