Word: impression
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Watching the tape of me simultaneously trying to impress MTV producers and score with a shorn woman was the second most embarrassing moment of my life. The first, according to my application, was getting drunk in high school and badmouthing the sexual talents of my already graduated girlfriend, a claim that was posted on the school message board the next day. Her most embarrassing moment, of course, is happening right...
...doesn't much impress a corporate recruiter. Companies can save on recruitment costs by trying out potential employees over a 10-week summer period. At the investment firm Lehman Brothers, half the college students who intern after junior year become permanent employees. Says Jim Roper, a recruiter there: "They get a look at us, we get a look at them, and it works out pretty well...
...stars led the way. Sophomore Dora Gyorffy continued to impress on the national stage in the high jump. She finished second at prestigious Penn Relays and second at the indoor national championships as well. She has a chance to add to that record at the outdoor NCAA championships...
Bruzelius recalls applying to four colleges: Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Harvard and Yale. At her interview for Yale, the female interviewer tried to impress upon the young Bruzelius how lucky she was to have a shot at being among the first women accepted to the college...
...other words, Harvard men stop salivating at the dining table over Harvard women, who they want to impress...