On Friday, January 25, I had my first stint as a chaperone. I drove seven Tiffin students to a job fair at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The trip over was uneventful except for strong gusts of wind. It rocked the van numerous times but we got through it. During the ride, the students asked me questions about how to present themselves, what to ask, how to answers questions among others. That was a relief because I wasn’t sure of how they would relate to me.
Once at the fair, it was a bit of a disappointment. There were only 38 vendors listed on the sheet and at least eight didn’t show up. There were also only about 100 people there and I expected more. I was impressed by the number of contacts that the group did make. There were no job offers, however they made an impression on people and that is just as important. I told them it’s about making connections and using your connections as best you can.
After the fair we went out to eat at a great restaurant called “The Melt”. The food was great and the conversation was even better. I got to know what they wanted to do after college, their hopes and fears and more insight to their personalities. They asked me questions about how I got into my profession and whether or not I enjoyed what I did. They asked for advice about jobs in general. I told them to work on your people skills, work as hard as you can every day and to always be honest.
After the meal, we went back to the arena to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately due to impending bad weather, we left the game five minutes before halftime. It was windy but the trip on the turnpike went smooth. Off the highway, we had no problems until we got about 12 miles from Tiffin. The road alternated between drifts, heavy snow, no snow and everything in between.
We were limited to about 20 to 25 miles an hour and it took about an hour to get into town. The conditions made it very nerve wracking as I focused on getting us home safe. It was a little unsettling as we had to take a detour two miles from town. However, the detour was fine and we made it through. Overall, it was a good day and it was worth going to.
Once at the fair, it was a bit of a disappointment. There were only 38 vendors listed on the sheet and at least eight didn’t show up. There were also only about 100 people there and I expected more. I was impressed by the number of contacts that the group did make. There were no job offers, however they made an impression on people and that is just as important. I told them it’s about making connections and using your connections as best you can.
After the fair we went out to eat at a great restaurant called “The Melt”. The food was great and the conversation was even better. I got to know what they wanted to do after college, their hopes and fears and more insight to their personalities. They asked me questions about how I got into my profession and whether or not I enjoyed what I did. They asked for advice about jobs in general. I told them to work on your people skills, work as hard as you can every day and to always be honest.
After the meal, we went back to the arena to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately due to impending bad weather, we left the game five minutes before halftime. It was windy but the trip on the turnpike went smooth. Off the highway, we had no problems until we got about 12 miles from Tiffin. The road alternated between drifts, heavy snow, no snow and everything in between.
We were limited to about 20 to 25 miles an hour and it took about an hour to get into town. The conditions made it very nerve wracking as I focused on getting us home safe. It was a little unsettling as we had to take a detour two miles from town. However, the detour was fine and we made it through. Overall, it was a good day and it was worth going to.