ELECTEE INTERVIEW DISCUSSION

- DRESS CODE

- CASE STUDY

Dress Code

Purpose: to make a good impression, to give a sense of professionalism

BUT – our impressions of each other as students and peers in the CoE are almost always associated with our everyday wear

Even though we’re a professional society, business casual is not the norm; we only dress up during initiation/banquet

We are not a corporation

Dress Code: Cons

May be an inaccurate representation of who we are and what defines us

Actives have told me the interviews are unappealing partly because of this

Makes us appear more “elitist” In short: can/should we relax it slightly?

Dress Code

No one should look like slobs Business casual may be a bit too formal Electees will still want a guideline, though Proposed unofficial dress code: dress like

you would during a professor’s OH Courtesy of Jessica Wang, NI Chair W’10

Thoughts?

Case Study

The case study is very cookie-cutter and black/white

Essentially, one can simply tell us what we want to hear

Does this really determine character?

Case Study

Instead, the question should be more open-ended

Make the decision difficult! And have alternatives that are neither right nor wrong

What’s important is the electee’s justification and their thought process

Example: fire chief watches house burn down (probably too political for TBP, but illustrates the point)

Case Study: Caveats

Interviewers may differ in opinion We may have to train interviewers, at

least during a meeting But isn’t this a worthy goal? 2nd Actives might take more time But isn’t it for a good cause? Thoughts?