Comments on: Fail: Info Session. And, How To Fix It http://www.groupereye.com/blog/fail-info-session-and-how-to-fix-it/ University Recruiting (Internship & Entry Level Jobs) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:33:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Ted http://www.groupereye.com/blog/fail-info-session-and-how-to-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Ted Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:32 +0000 http://groupereye.com/blog/?p=510#comment-2214 Parijat - The system has a lot of flaws. College recruiting teams need to become more engaging and start what you call "genuine conversations." They will. The smart ones - Google, Facebook, Microsoft do this. Others will follow. We are trying to create a tool which makes it easier to facilitate these conversations (and thus more likely to happen). When students and companies start working together on real projects, it is not just going to create a powerful recruiting tool, it will create ideas. Ideas worth talking about. Thank you for the comment. Parijat – The system has a lot of flaws. College recruiting teams need to become more engaging and start what you call “genuine conversations.” They will. The smart ones – Google, Facebook, Microsoft do this. Others will follow. We are trying to create a tool which makes it easier to facilitate these conversations (and thus more likely to happen). When students and companies start working together on real projects, it is not just going to create a powerful recruiting tool, it will create ideas. Ideas worth talking about.

Thank you for the comment.

]]> By: Parijat http://www.groupereye.com/blog/fail-info-session-and-how-to-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Parijat Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:11:35 +0000 http://groupereye.com/blog/?p=510#comment-2187 Tangible platform? I have approached companies in which I really wanted to work, engineering and energy firms. I researched their current projects, student launch programs, white papers and the like. But most recruiters who turn up for presentation are either HR people, or some college alumnae with 2-3 years experience and most of them turn a blank stare when prodded on these topics. I managed to get a business card from whomever I have wanted to and I really don't consider it an achievement. It would be interesting to find out who does. Many companies, in the present economy, come to presentations and career fairs just to maintain their relations with the universities; most of them don't even intend to recruit! This whole idea of starting a genuine conversation doesn't fit the bill unless they really want to recruit. Moreover, most HR people are smart enough to spot the fakers. Tangible platform? I have approached companies in which I really wanted to work, engineering and energy firms. I researched their current projects, student launch programs, white papers and the like. But most recruiters who turn up for presentation are either HR people, or some college alumnae with 2-3 years experience and most of them turn a blank stare when prodded on these topics.
I managed to get a business card from whomever I have wanted to and I really don’t consider it an achievement. It would be interesting to find out who does.
Many companies, in the present economy, come to presentations and career fairs just to maintain their relations with the universities; most of them don’t even intend to recruit! This whole idea of starting a genuine conversation doesn’t fit the bill unless they really want to recruit. Moreover, most HR people are smart enough to spot the fakers.

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