Second General Membership Meeting Minutes with Andersen Consulting

Date: October 16, 2000

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Johnson Center Assembly Room G

Officer Attendance: Rachel Hill, Mattias Eng, Amber Bullington, Alicia Valentino, Sunil Tellis, Miriam Enriquez, and Mariam Garriga

Other Attendance: GK members and representatives from Andersen Consulting

1. Hill began by welcoming everyone and mentioning the following items:
• Reminder that the George Mason GK website is at http://mason.gmu.edu/~gknhs
• The Andersen Consulting/GMU web site is functional and can be found at http://careers.gmu.edu/recruiting/ac.
• The Salvation Army donation will take place on October 21^st. Anybody interested in participating should meet at the Information Booth in Lot K at 1:30 p.m.
• Make a Difference Day is October 28^th. Anyone interested in getting involved should contact one of the officers.
• Concepts Article submissions are due on November 15^th. This is an opportunity to get published in a national magazine. Anyone interested in more information should contact one of the officers.


2. Andersen Consulting
• Four Andersen representatives gave a presentation on the interview process. The format: a general overview, two role play scenarios (one good and one bad), and one-on-one mock interviews. Some of the highlights follow:
• When preparing for the interview, become familiar with the industry through newspapers, magazines, market research reports and alumni; know the employer through the web site, brochures, alumni, career counselors, and faculty; and become familiar with the interview process through gathering relevant information, attending information sessions, and talking to employers and alumni.
• Also discussed the screening interview (about 20 minutes), the behavioral interview (about 45 minutes) and the office visit (daylong event); questions from candidates; what to take; and the interview follow-up.
• The representatives put on a good and bad mock interview, then discussed the strong and weak points with students. This was followed by one-on-one mock interviews and resume review.
• Announced that there will be another Andersen Information Session on October 17^th at 4:30 p.m. in SUB II Rooms 4, 5 & 6.


Minutes taken / prepared by M. Garriga