Fair Game

I'm freshly returned from the Spring Career Fair at University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was a somewhat disappointing fair - usually we have a lot of good candidates coming up to us, but this time the crowd seemed lighter in general. The hiring market has picked up and I'm guessing that by March, there aren't as many jobless seniors floating around as there were in 2003.

Of course, we printed a description of our positions in the pamphlet that's given to each student who comes to the fair. It clearly stated we are hiring FULL-TIME employees who must be US citizens or permanent residents. So it goes without saying that the evening was an endless parade of underclassmen and foreign students, all inquiring about internships and H1/J1B visa sponsorships. Sorry, kids.

So what redeemed the night? An evening at Madison's Doubletree Hotel, where everyone gets a warm cookie upon check-in and the beds have about twelve layers of bedding. Here's hoping the accommodations at Chez Liric this weekend are similar.