Mulan, 98 Degrees & Stevie Wonder had it right- you've gotta be true to YOUR heart! Also: Festivals are awesome.
I don’t know about you, but I thought that peer pressure (and the need to be like the cool kids) was just an adolescent phase. When I left high school I knew that surely college would be different- I wouldn’t feel like I had to dress or look or act a certain way, I could be completely Brittany and not apologize for it. Well, things didn’t go the way I thought they might.
In fact, the peer pressure cycle has continued itself through nearly every major stage of my life- first in recruiting post college, next in searching for a new job after a reduction in force caused me to lose my first job... now peer pressure seems to be rearing its ugly head again as I start school- and I haven’t even had my first class yet! Between huge career fairs, receptions, and recruiters striking up conversation at any and every moment, there are tons of events dedicated entirely to recruitment (translation: having to be ON all the time- hello awkward networking).
This is all great, but with unlimited recruitment opportunities, and tons of unsolicited invitations to interview- how can you say no? And beyond that- do you have the right to say no?