Hard Work Pays Off

Dear Spring 08 Students,
I really enjoyed Mrs. Rogers class. She is a great teacher and gives you the opportunity to express your knowledge and creativity in the things you will do in her class. She is very willing to work around everyone's schedule and even though things may seem tuff they can be really fun. The Website is a lot of hard work, but it pays off in the end. We did a Website for Habitat for Humanity and it really gave me a sense of accomplishment when we finished it. Even though my group did not win we still got to participate in the final design. The class is small and you really get to know the people in your class and that is always nice. Then, when you make your individual presentations you will not be so scared! Good luck in her class! Do your work and you will be fine! Have a great Spring Semester!
Your Fellow Student,
Anna Kalinovich

WOW

Wow, I can not believe this semester is already over! I have learned so much this past semester I really do not know how my brain retained all the information. I got into my major classes this semester and realized finance was not for me! I changed my major to business management. I went to the career center and took the discover test and it let me in the direction of management. Hopefully, i will enjoy it better. I have three finals to go and I am ready to dominate. It is a must that I pass all of my finals! I currently recieve the lifescholarship and I have to maintain a 3.0, therefore, I have to pass all my classes. Out of all my classes, I really did enjoy my English 304 class the best, not only have I done the best in the class , but we learned how to build a website! That was soo cool, and not only did we just build a Website but we are helping people. I felt good about finishing the Website. Overall, I am glad that this semester is over and I can not wait for Christmas break! I love Christmas it is a nice time to spend with family and regain my brain power haha! I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas! God bless!

They call it the "plays well with others" factor.

After reading the article "Employees Study Applicants Personalities," I almost thought it was a joke. I did not think you could give tests that can discriminate against individuals in the workforce. I feel that the companies that are giving these personality tests are missing out on the ablility that these "bad" people have. Sometimes we have bad days. For example, If I was in a rush heading to my interview and got caught in traffic. It could possiblly affect my personality for that interview but it still does not change my skills that I have. So, I do not believe that these companies should give out personality test because they may miss out on something or someone great!

Interview

I was pretty nervous about going into the mock interview. I have an interest in becoming a real estate agent, but I have not currently been involved with much real estate. I hope that this summer I can get an internship within a real estate company. Even though I was nervous I feel that the interview went very well. I believe I came across pretty confident and willing to the job. The interview was not very long, but I have been in a real interview that only took a few minutes. This was interesting to me because I would have always assumed that most interviews would take a long time. Overall, I learned a lot about interviews. I need to dress appropriately, be on time, and have all my materials. I am glad that we had a mock interview, I believe it will prepare me better for future interviews!

Shopping

I am really excited about this weekend. Not only is there a football game on Saturday but my mom and I are going shopping! I am a shopaholic. It is one of my favorite things to do and I would definitely call it a hobby. It will be nice to spend a day with my mom, too. We do not get to see each other that much because I have been so busy with school. It will be nice bonding time and time to catch up with each others lives. We are going jean shopping. I usually buy my jeans at Buckle in the greenville mall, but I talked my mom into going to some cute boutiques around this area. Jeans at boutiques are usually more expensive so I probably wont be able to get very many if any at all, but it will enjoy shopping in different shops. I have worked hard and lost ten pounds this summer. I am almost back to my highschool weight and I am very excited to drop a size in my jeans. I guess it is a girl thing. Overall, this weekend is going to be busy and fun. I think it will be a nice break to get my mind off of school.

Presentations!

I really enjoyed the last two classes. I feel like I got to know my class mates a lot better. All of the presentations were great, but I really enjoyed Megan's presentation on colors and how they affect your mood. I found it very interesting that red makes you hungry and blue has the opposite effect. I felt that her slides were well designed and flowed well with her presentation. I liked that she used examples to back up her slides such as all the food signs being in red. She also seemed to know a lot about colors and the presentation was well prepared. Even though I do not know that much about colors I felt that her presentation related to me. I realized that there were no natural blue foods and that orange is a good color to have my room painted. This presentation kept my attention the whole time. I think Megan did a great job and I hope everyone likes my presentation as much as I enjoyed hers.

What a week!

This week has been so crazy! I have had several tests and it is extremely frustrating when you do not feel like you are prepared for any of them! It is about mid way through the semester and it is crunch time! It is like now or never. I am finally in my actual finance classes and have begun to realize how hard finance actually is. I guess thats why they say "If college was easy... everyone would do it". I was trying to recoup this weekend and enjoy the football game, but then we lost. It just pretty much sums up on how my week went. It probably should have been expected. I am hoping that I can pull myself together for this week. I am looking forward to the end of the month. Halloween is right around the corner as well as my birthday. My 21st birthday none the less. So hopefully things will be looking up from here.

Is Hiding Your Wedding Band Necessary for a Job Interview?

I was extremely surprised by this article. It is horrible to think that someone would feel that it would be an advantage to be single when getting a job. Personal information does not show how well someone can perform. It just shows how our society is so judgmental and materialistic. If someone has a large diamond ring that does not mean they were able to afford it by themselves. It could be a family stone that was passed down through generations. It does not show that the person would expect more money than someone else. I had never thought that having a wedding ring on or not could be detrimental in your interview process. I can understand the need to be conservative and dress appropriately. It is important to be professional but wearing your wedding ring does not conflict with that interest.

My Life in Ten Years

It is sometimes hectic for me to think what I am going to be doing tomorrow or even next week. So when I was given this writing assignment of what I am going to be doing with myself in ten years it was kind of overwhelming. Ten years sounds like a long time but in reality, from experience, I know that it is not. Since I was little I knew I wanted to go to college so ten years ago I think it was easier to say what I wanted to do. Just like most girls I wanted to either become a professional basketball player or a veterinarian. I look back and laugh because my life has changed so much since then. Reality sets in, I know now that I care too much about animals and know that I couldn't put them to sleep or give them shots. It would just break my heart. I also know now that there are a lot of girls that are six foot and even taller that are much better than me at basketball. I believe as we grow older our needs and wants change. We realize what is important and what is not so important. I know that its not necessarily how much money I can make with my job but what makes me happy.
Therefore, in ten years I see myself happily married with kids. I want to be a Real Estate agent so I can work out of my home. I want to be there for my kids like my mom was there for my brother and myself. We have such a good relationship with her and my father. I can only pray that my kids feel the same about me. I like working with people and I think it would be a lot of fun making someone happy by selling them the house of their dreams. I think it would be a very gratifying job. I would like to live somewhere in SC. I would like to be close to my family because I know I could always go to them if I ever needed anything, but I would love to travel a lot. I recently went on a cruise to the grand caymans and Mexico. I absolutely loved it! I will always remember it. This may be silly but I also want to have a great dane and a chihuahua, the best of both worlds. The great dane's name will be peanut and chihuahua bear. Overall, I want to be happy! I want to be able to sit with my family and the dogs on our couch in my old clemson t-shirt and smile because of how content I will be with my life. :)

Web 2.0: Bringing the World Closer one link at a Time

I feel that the title Web 2.o is almost trying to explain to the world that the web is upgrading. I think everyone knows what it is like when they have updates on their computer such as A.I.M (instant messenger) 6.0, and then a month later another update pops up saying download A.I.M 7.0. The title is trying to emphasis the mass improvements that the web has made over the years. These improvements could not have been done by the computer itself. These improvements have been made by individuals like you and me. Today individuals like ourselves are expected to know a lot about technology because technology is what runs our world today. I mean try to imagine a day without our cell phones or email! We would not know what to do. How would we contact people? In the work force it is a must to be technologically advanced. When a manager wants to call his employees for a meeting he sends an email. If the manager wants his staff to research a project design they could look up a information and research online. The more one knows about technology, especially the computer, the better ones position in a company could be. Web 2.0 helps bring the world closer one link at a time. So therefore, if there are individuals who are currently in the workforce that do not understand the internet or computers in general they are at a disadvantage to those who can work well with computers. I believe when web 2.o is telling us that we need to rethink everything it is just trying to emphasize the importance that web 2.o can have throughout the world. We will not be a split world. We will be linked together through the web.

Sam I am. I like green eggs and ham.

My name unfortunately is not Sam, but I thought the title might catch your attention. My Name is Anna Kalinovich. I am a junior at Clemson University, and I am currently enrolled in English 304 business writing which is being taught by Angela Rogers. I have never blogged before so I am excited to see how it all works. I am currently a Finance major hopefully minoring in accounting. I like things that will challenge me, and I believe finance definitely has its work cut out for me. I was born in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Greenville, SC about 11 years ago. I fell in love with Clemson right away and did not apply to any other school. I like to set goals for myself and attending Clemson was one of them. I worked the past two summers serving at Wild Wing Cafe in downtown Greenville. I guess you can say I like to "serve"others the best I can. I also played varsity basketball throughout my four years of high school, and I currently play on the Clemson intermural team. When you play on any team you have to work well with others and have patience. I definitely need to work on my patience but I love to work with others. It is nice to get opinions from others whether it be good or bad. I believe it is always helpful to get input from an outside source because they may see something that you may have looked over. Overall, I am open to everything. I like trying new things, and I am excited about learning more about business writing this semester.