Game on

September 29, 2014

Filed under: Fall 2014,Job Search — carlosgieseken @ 4:52 am

So the job hunt is in full swing. I went to a National Association of Hispanic MBAs event in Dallas a couple of weeks ago and I went to the NSHMBA national conference in Philly this past weekend. I’ve got a spreadsheet with 30 positions (and growing) that I’ll be applying to over the next couple of weeks. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t super scary.

I’m looking primarily in DFW and Austin areas, since my cousin and his family are up in Southlake and my friends and parents (6 months out of the year) are in Austin. I’m also going to apply in DC, because I have a bunch of family in that area and it’s relatively close to my sister, who is in Brooklyn.

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My aunt passed away last January and that recalibrated the way I look at where I want to work. I’ve decided that I’ll ideally either be within a 3 or 4 hour drive of my parents or of my sister. So Texas and the Northeast are the front runners right now. But if I find an awesome opportunity in a cool city somewhere else, I’m open to that, too. But I sure would love to stay in Texas, which has become my home over the last 7 years. Despite being forced to watch either Dallas or Houston football games every Sunday on network TV, it’s a pretty cool place to live.

 

I’m going to be a uncle!

September 21, 2014

Filed under: Uncategorized — carlosgieseken @ 5:39 pm

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So I talked to my sister the other day, and it turns out I’m going to be an uncle! They don’t know what the gender is, yet, but I’ve already suggested several names I think are suitable: Carlos Michael, Rafael Carlos, Isabel Carlos, etc. Let’s just say some she’s more receptive to than others. But it’s exciting. I don’t have kids of my own, yet, so I look forward to spoiling that little guy or girl as much as I possibly can.

 

And it starts…

September 13, 2014

Filed under: Job Search — carlosgieseken @ 9:17 pm

I’ve officially started the job hunt and it’s kind of surreal. On the one hand, it’s super exciting to see what is on the horizon come (hopefully) January after graduation in December. What job will I get? Where will I work? Where will I live? It’s exciting to be turning a page on life.

On the other hand, it’s bittersweet. I’m going to miss all my classmates and all the professors and members of the MBA administration. I’m even going to miss all the undergrads and the way they walk around like sedated chickens with their heads cut off.

Grad school, even with its stress, is still way easier than the real world. So I’m trying to take every moment and not wish away the rest of my time here.

I went to a National Society of Hispanic MBAs leadership conference in Dallas last Friday and it went really well. There were several sessions on all sorts of leadership development. Sponsors of the event sent recruiters, so it was a mini-job fair and it went really well. I also had a resume critique, which gave me some really good pointers on specific details in my resume.

Since Friday I’ve been revising my resume and hitting job boards to see what’s out there. It’s like taking another one credit class, I’m guessing, but it’s important to make the time to search and apply for jobs. I definitely learned my lesson with the late start to my internship search last Spring and would love to have a job nailed down by graduation. Wish me luck!

 

Things I’ll miss about Waco…

September 10, 2014

Filed under: Life in Waco — carlosgieseken @ 9:32 pm

As I see my time in Waco coming to a close at a not-so-far-off date, I’ve decided to create a  list of things I’ll miss. So without further ado, here is the first installment:

Traffic is awesome: You don’t have to schedule more than 15 minutes to get anywhere, even if it’s across town, because traffic is never too bad. (Not counting during and after football games.)

Cameron Park: I don’t go there nearly enough, but Cameron Park is a pretty cool place. I always forget I’m in Waco when I’m walking along the Brazos.

Proximity to Dallas and Austin: It’s nice only being an hour and a half away from Dallas to the north or Austin to the south. It makes traveling to either of those places super convenient since all my friends are in Austin and I have family in Dallas.

Baylor Football: The new stadium is awesome and the games are super exciting… even if you tend to leave a bunch of them by halftime since the score is already 73-0 and you’ve got a heckload of Econ homework to do for Monday. I’m really going to miss being in the student section for football games.

 

“Wow, this is amazing!”

September 2, 2014

Filed under: Fall 2014 — carlosgieseken @ 12:34 am

I’ve driven by McLane Stadium on I-35 a gazillion times. I could see it from a distance looking out the window of the BRIC, where I interned this summer. So I was surprised it had the effect it did when I was walking north from University Parks Drive yesterday, the Law School on my left and the pedestrian bridge leading to the stadium ahead of me. I looked up from furiously texting anyone and everyone I know for tailgate locations when I saw  the stadium looming.

I don’t know if it’s because of the design or because of the placement of the stadium in relation to the path I was walking, but it looked like a docked space ship. It reminded me of the scene in the first of the two recent Star Trek movies when you first see the Starship Enterprise. You’ve seen it before, but suddenly it’s really way more impressive than what you are expecting.

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And it got more and more impressive as I walked up and over the pedestrian bridge. I mean, it looked freaking cool. When I got inside and took up my spot on the student berm behind the  south end zone, I was even more impressed. And I was pleasantly surprised to discover that although the berm was by no means empty, it wasn’t super ridiculously crowded. So the location was a really nice way to experience the game and take in the rest of the stadium.

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The coolest view was looking back from the pedestrian bridge when leaving the stadium at night. (Disclaimer: I had to leave early in order to upload an economics assignment by the due date and time of last night at midnight. Let’s just say I didn’t manage my time well this weekend. I didn’t feel that guilty leaving, since the score was 31-0 and I had school work to do.)

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So well done, Baylor University, RGIII, and Art Briles. The house you’ve built is most impressive.