What was your major at Trinity?
My major was Psychology. I would recommend it to any non-technical person who wants to get into teaching or any profession of that nature.  In the company I am working in now, I see the trend of technology, so you really need to be comfortable with technology too.

Could you please give a brief description of your current position?
I am an entry-level recruiter.  I recruit people coming right out of undergraduate college campuses.

When did you know this was something you wanted to do?
Actually I worked for American Airlines all the way through college. I was a Trainer and a Developer for three years after I graduated for their headquarters in Dallas.  I knew about Andersen from my college days and I knew that they had this group that focus in design and development.  I had the opportunity to join the group and build new skills.

What major trends affect your business?
Consulting has always been a “hot career field” for a lot of college students in the last number of years. But as of a year ago, dot.coms have been really intriguing with all the stock options, and “get-rich-quick-phenomenon.” Many college students don’t see that dot.coms don’t all succeed. They only see and hear about the one who made it big and now everyone is risking themselves in that field.  They don’t understand that 9 out of 10 fail.

Are there aspects of your job that make you happy and make all the hard work worthwhile?
I really like the energy, enthusiasm and intelligence of the people here.  I spend time out of the office recruiting, but I enjoy to work internally too because interacting with the people here is interesting and a lot of fun.  Another thing I like is that I am challenged on a daily basis and I was not in my other job.

What’s your least favorite part of the job?
Probably working very long hours during the recruiting period that takes place from September to December.

How important do you think networking is in your job and how important was it to you when you were coming out of college?
I would say I didn’t do enough networking while at Trinity; I was very involved with professors and students who were part of my major.  Now that I am in this job I realize how important networking is.  You never know how people can be valuable to you.

Did you take any courses or participate in any extracurricular activities that you would recommend to current students?
I wish I had done more with computers and math – that’s the only regret I have.  I tended to focus more on meeting the requirements of my major. I would recommend that students go and try anything they want and take advantage of the clubs, teams and all the other organizations the school has to offer.  You never know what’s out there until you try it.

Do you have any last word of advice for Trinity students?
I would recommend them to build a lot of skills before going into the “real” world.  They include interaction, communication, writing skills and so on.  These are the skills you are going to need from day one and that can take you very far in your career.