Post-DIP

DIP was pretty bad. I remain unemployed. But that's OK, many of us are in the same boat and that's expected. I did enjoy the below email thread from some of my classmates. Enjoy!

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From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

Hi there,

Hope all is going well for you guys. I have some wisdom I'd like to pass

on from an interview that I had today. The guy asked me how I would

quickly find out the cost of capital for a project in Los Angeles. I

told him to check the internet. He laughed. I was serious. An awkward

silence ensued! I think the correct answer (although technically I still

believe I wasn't wrong) was municipal bonds. So if any of you get asked

that question, I think the internet is not the right answer.

Good luck!

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

Joe, you were so close ... I think the answer he was looking for was not

"check the internet" but "check Google". You need to keep up on this

technology, man ...

I hope no one got my favorite question from today: "Why did you put your

clubs in this order on your resume?" That seemed like a great way to

evaluate people.

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

My favorite question of the day was "did you think of being a

politician?" Note: there is nothing on my resume or cover letter that

would suggest an interest in politics.

Whatever...

Good luck with the rest of the week.

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

Mine was "Are you sure you should be at Wharton?"

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From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

For my scheduled 5 pm interview (that didn't get started until 5:15 because he was running late)....

My guy glanced at his watch at least three times, made two references to catching a 6 pm train, didn't take any notes, and midway through the interview started asking me a question, only to pause and say, "Wait, have I already asked you this?"

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

My guy started the interview with "you are standing between me and lunch"

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

My guy stopped in the middle of the interview to send an email to her

assistant and answered a call right after that, then cut it short to

catch a train back to NY.

-----Original Message-----

From: Someone

Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:59 PM

To: other people

Subject: RE: Words of Wisdom

I had some dude punch me in the face, grab me by the neck, and ram my

head through the drywall. I didn't even have a chance to tell him "Why

Wharton".

Those Rohm & Haas guys sounded a lot nicer in the Marketing Case.