Day 3

Today I had Tax again but I was a few minutes late because I drove around for 10 minutes looking for a parking space, argghhh... Hopefully that will change when everyone's free parking pass expires on August 31st.

Tax was slightly more interesting today and I answered some questions which made me think of more questions which made me realize that the tax code doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense.

After Tax I went to a Career Services presentation on interviewing and resumes, etc.... They kept giving advice like:

• Be able to recite your resume or any part of your resume at will.
• Learn all about the firm that you will be interviewing with and be able to discuss different aspects of the firm at will
• Learn all about the person that you will be intervieiwing with and be able to discuss different aspects of that person's life at will
• Before you leave, take a look in the mirror and make sure your hem is straight and no buttons are loose

All of this kind of made me think that the whole interview process is a bit of a joke. You are there to perform like a circus elephant and they are there to be entertained with your antics. It reminded me of a royal court fool. Pretty much everyone they interview will be the same; a young man or woman who goes to law school who has taken almost all of the same classes with similar grades who is looking for a summer job. The difference is going to be how entertaining you are. If I go through all of that trouble, I think memorizing inane facts about things that I can promtly forget within minutes after they are needed should be listed under "skills" on my resume. Oh well, there was free pizza at the presentation so that made it worth it.