Month: December 2017

Hey, again! So today I went to the game room on the third floor to kill some time since my art class was cancelled. I had hardly gotten any sleep the night before so I was only partly conscious, as usual. Anyways, I figured I should spend my break wisely since finals week is coming up, so I played a few rounds of table tennis. The only sports I can really play are basketball and soccer because I grew up playing them. Introduce me to anything new and there is no chance of me winning. So you already know I got smoked by everyone in that room. I am a competitive person but only to a certain extent. Once I know I don’t have a chance of winning, I just stop trying. So after getting destroyed by five people in a row, someone asked me to play doubles with them. Which was just stupid because he watched me play but I went along with it. We start playing and my partner was basically playing for me, and we were still winning! I see why he wanted me on his team, I was his handicap to balance out the teams. It was somewhat disrespectful but it had to be done. We ended up winning and I joked about carrying my teammate the entire game. All in all it was a good experience, but don’t expect to catch me in there again playing table tennis.

Hey guys, a few weeks ago I went to my first corporate workshop. I had signed up to be a member of the Accounting Society club during the club fair but I honestly was not interested in going to any events. This was until I get the email saying EY, or Ernst & Young, were going to be hosting an informational workshop for all students. I RSVP’d immediately and was anxious to go to the workshop. I had heard of the EY before, my father often spoke very highly of the company. I walked into the workshop and immediately I realized I was ill-prepared. Everyone was dressed in formal business attire and I was dressed as casual as one can be, in my hoodie and jeans. I walked to an empty seat, and I saw a few people looking my way, especially the board. I was embarrassed that I did not dress up but since I was already there, I chose not to care too much about it. The event was great, and although I did not understand the nuances of the financial aspect of the workshop, I did learn about what is important in the hiring process for EY and perhaps other corporations as well. I am glad I attended the event and will probably remember to dress properly for the next one.