I am a 21 year old Junior and I have been involved on and off campus in various roles. Some of these on-campus roles I have had during my time at St. Norbert College include working in the Campus Center as a Building Manager, being a Resident Assistant in Mad-Lor Hall, working as a Marketing Intern and a Peer Advisor for Career Services, Senior Year Experience (SYE), and the development of a series of seminars called Backpack2Briefcase. My most recent off-campus experience was with College Pro Painters where I ran my own exterior painting business in Waukesha, WI. I have been extremely busy throughout my college career, but I am finding that the hard work will hopefully pay off when I graduate in May 2009.

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Still Waiting!

04/29/08 at 03:23:39 pm

I probably picked the perfect semester to blog about getting an internship because I have been through it all. From my four month long interview process at Best Buy, I have seen it all. I have now been to three interviews and one shadow day. I was told this past week that by the end of this week I should know if I got the position or not. As of now, I feel confident and I am happy the way I have interviewed, but I am still unsure if I will get the position. I was told that there are two or three other candidates up for the same position.


I don't know what to expect, I have put all of my eggs in this basket and if I do not get the position, I did not leave myself with many other options. If I do find out that I do not get the internship this week, that leaves one week before summer starts to get an internship. On top of exams and other papers and projects due this week, this is pretty stressful! As much as I hope to get the position, I need to prepare for the worst case scenario. If I do not get the position, I will need to start me search over again.


Luckily, there are more positions online now since summer is near. I will have to send out e-mails and make phone calls to potential employers and schedule interviews. Since I have been through the entire process of interviewing, I would feel confident looking elsewhere. This is just a frustrating and stressful situation, but hey… that's college!

Waiting Game

04/07/08 at 05:20:31 pm

Unfortunately I am still waiting to hear something from Best Buy. I have not heard anything back from them since March 14. Last week I emailed the GM of the Green Bay store again stating that I still want the internship, but I will need to know within a week or two. Since it is already April and school is ending in about a month, I need to find an internship. I will wait about a week from my last email and I will follow up with a phone call if I do not hear anything.

This waiting process is actually pretty stressful. I started the interview process over 5 weeks ago and I still do not know if I have the internship or not. Now, I need to start looking around again. When I last talked with Best Buy on March 14, we left on great terms. I still think I am going to get the internship, but if I do not I need to know ASAP. By the end of this week, I will continue looking for internships. I guess I will just have to wait and see!