You put on your best face and think of clever openers (resume and cover letter) and you approach the girl (job). If this girl is someone your buddy knows (alum), you might have asked him for some insider intel that you can break the ice or wow her with. You ask for a get-to-know-you coffee date (first round interview) but she tells you that although she is super excited that you asked (auto-generated thank you email for applying), she needs to check her schedule because a thousand other dudes just asked her out too.

You wait, and you wait, and you wait some more. And then you forget. Eventually she gets back to you about that date. If she accepts your date (You have been invited to participate in an interview. Congratulations!), she’ll give you some times and dates that she is available. If she denies your date, she’ll try to let you down gently (Thank you for applying. We are really impressed with your experience but at this point in time, we will not be moving forward with you candidacy.)

Most of the time, the answer is the latter. You’ll ponder about your self worth. You’ll wonder about your approach (resume and cover letter) and you’ll consult with your buddies (CMC/peer coach/friends) about how to best retool your game.

Eventually someone will accept your date. The first date is nerve wracking. You round up all your best jokes (behavior stories) and you sharpen your wit (case prep). You put on your best suit. It’s usually a short date and you barely remember what you and her talked about. The only thing you might remember are the jokes that fell flat (you forgot to follow the STAR format or you forgot about a decimal point). If you remembered, you tell her that you want a second date and why she should say yes. She’ll think about it.

From here, things either move really fast (second round) or blow up (auto-generated rejection email). When things go well, depending on the girl, she might invite you out to her place to meet the parents (on site interview) or she’ll want to talk again over the phone. Eventually you’ll win one over (offer). Maybe even two or three if you’re a hot stud. That is when you have control. That is when you start leveraging your buyer power (salary negotiations).

If things bomb, well, it’s back to the drawing board and a six back of Yuengling. You do a lot of soul searching. You ask yourself, “Am I going after the right girl? (Do I really want to do consulting/ib/marketing/etc?)”, “Do I really want to date a girl who lives across the country? (What’s Maine like in the summer?)”, or “Am I even compatible with an emo-girl??? (Do I really want to market soup???)”. If things are really bad, you start considering getting away for a while to do your own thing (unpaid internship/launch your own start-up that makes mobile apps).

Luckily, 99% of you will find someone even if she is not your top choice (that’s what the CMC says). Just remember, she is only a summer fling. Enjoy the other things in your life (kegs/friday&saturday nights/friends/traveling/etc).

Wow that was exhausting.

As to where I am in the internship search, the story above isn’t too far off from reality. I have nothing official yet but things are starting to materialize and I’m a lot more encouraged than I was at the beginning of this mod. I have a long queue of apps that are awaiting me and one interview coming up next week. Plug and chug. Fun.

I thought that this was a brilliant idea. I’m a strong believer that you learn the most about yourself from the mistakes that have been commited. By the same token, I should have a starter kid too so that when I screw up the life of my first kid, I’ll be so much smarter with my second, third, and etc. kids.

http://www.laweekly.com/la-vida/la-vida/how-to-get-divorced-by-30/18574/