Senior Ends Career Fair Week With No Job Prospects, but Lots of Free Stuff

Will Gomez (C’17) paraded with the masses last week to the Sheraton Hotel to (hopefully) figure out which company’s mission he’d have to prioritize over his social life for the next couple years. Fresh padfolio in hand and messenger bag on chest, he was eager to have some forgettable conversations at a career fair or two.

“I didn’t do a ton of research on the companies that were going to be there, but who does, right? I’m pretty good at picking up on context clues,” said Gomez before the fairs. “If the firm has ‘bank,’ ‘financial,’ or ‘asset’ in its name, I should probably say something about money. If it’s an ‘agency,’ I should either say something about marketing or the government. I'll take my chances, or just mention both!”

Gomez’s strategy unfortunately wasn’t too fruitful, as he left both the career fairs with no sense of direction in life, recruiter business cards, or successful resume drops. He did, however, leave with three new water bottles, a couple t-shirts, a phone wallet, eight pens, a Tide To-Go stick, and some cool keychains. Gomez followed up with us today.

“The fairs were awesome! I’ve been really thirsty lately, but now I have so many vehicles through which the water can enter my mouth. I get such a rush using my new pens in class, too. Seeing the look on your classmates’ faces when they see you taking notes with a Bank of America pen is priceless! They’re really jealous. But yeah, employment-wise, I’m taking a more passive approach for the time being.”

Gomez took continuous, rather obnoxious gulps from his off-brand S'well bottle during our follow-up, making sure the bottle’s “Bain & Co.” logo was visible.