Redfern Health Promotions Project

Jennifer Goree visited our english class this past Wednesday and charged us with creating either a marketing campaign or a master plan for a healthier campus. These were quite broad topics at the beginning which only seemed to widen as the discussion progressed in terms of options for what my group could produce.

I was dismayed to learn that Jennifer had spoken to Aramark about including organic produce from Clemson's garden in Clemson's dining halls. This kind of closed-minded thinking by Aramark in order to save a few dollars while they hammer another nail in the Earth's coffin is disgusting. Aramark isn't the only Amercan company that insists on shipping products to it's retail locations from suppliers huge distances away from the consumers, but it is one that interacts with college students. If anyone is going to stand up to American corporations on the basis of environmental policies, it is the college student demographic. So I think Aramark should watch their back.

Job Interviews: Do's and Don'ts

Out of this list ( www.10biggestinterviewmistakes.com/ ), I have to say that matching and mirroring your interviewer is the most important aspect of a job interview. The concept of reflecting a similar demeanor and level of humor is logical because it allows you to put your interviewer at ease. The interviewer needs to be comfortable with you before (s)he can be comfortable with recommending you for the position. Since you have already passed the first few filters with your résumé and perhaps phonecall, you can be relatively certain that it is not your credentials that will be the tie-breaker between you and the rest of the applicants. A personal connection can be developed through this mirror idea; the value of connecting to a prospective employer (on any level) can not be devalued.