Tour Guide / leading to job interviews

[Anonymous]

I could see it happening, given how competitive it is to be selected as a guide at many schools.

[Anonymous]

We did a tour last spring and the tour guide at one of the schools we visited saw my company's logo on my pullover. The guide at the end of the tour asked if I worked at the company. I told her I did. She informed she had just applied for an internship. I gave her my card as I was very impressed with her communication skills. She sent me follow up email and told me about the internship she had applied to. I reached out to the person who oversees internships and recommended she receive an interview. I was able to help get her an interview but the rest was up to her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:interesting because the position affords the opportunity to demonstrate confidence, presentability, communication skills, intelligence, listening skills, thinking quick on feet etc. For the duds referenced above, probably isn’t a thing. But 100% could see this for the good ones - we had the biggest dud at Duke - disinterested, arrogant, and generally unlikable. But the kids at Bucknell, Vandy, and Princeton wowed us, and I would gladly have connected with them after the tour..

at Vandy there are 500+ applicants a year for the role, and only a handful chosen - it’s a highly coveted role, seen by the student body as more prestigious than any of the weirdly exclusive and self-selecting business frats lol

Our tour guide at Vandy was lousy.

sorry your kid didn’t get in!

[Anonymous]

i mean it makes sense for any leg up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we toured a highly ranked school, a mother was in out group who was a lawyer for Disney. The guide eas prelaw, applying to law school within the year and was looking for a summer internship in law. The mom said what kind of law and she said she loved contracts and entertainment law. The mom gave her her card and cell number and said to text her about that internship. But I suspect it is rare…

this does happen all the time - and that’s a primary reason that tour guides are such a coveted role at T20s. At Duke it’s hysterical when all the mean girls get rejected, and happens every year - so many blubbering tears, it’s just not fair!! - buh bye!!