- I needed to dress nicely to even get into Ms. Lu's building before she had to leave me for a call..
1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?
- The most important thing I learned from this interview was that success won't come fast. Even with her pretty astounding degree, she was jobless. She was anxious to work and didn't understand the industry she was entering. It took her years to get to a management position at Microsoft, and there was still better opportunities with Northrop Grumman. Even before she started working at Microsoft, she didn't know that she would find a lot of joy in trying to break programs. Which tells me that patience is the number one trait I need to maintain.
2. How has your approach to interviewing changed over the course of your senior project?
- Well it was difficult to get my interview window with Ms. Lu, however I'm happy with the time I did get. I was promised a 10 minute window and I'm a little bummed that I got 4 and a half but even that tells me a lot. It was very possible for me to shift my focus towards security by finding a new mentor but I'm happy that I didn't do that and won't do that. Ms. Lu is a very busy professional and the amount of work she constantly needs to deal with. In terms of my project, I'm not going to touch anything near security like I wanted to for a portion of my second independent component.
Link to my interview:
https://soundcloud.com/j0shua-sanch3z/interview-with-caroline-lu
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