More important, you are needed to support your fellow students who are interested in the company. If every MBA attends only those briefings for which he or she has a particular interest, we won't have an impressive turnout. No Pamplin MBA class can afford to be apathetic. Every year we place students in career fields other than the primary ones for which the company came here to recruit, simply because the student was so impressive when mingling during the briefing. Everyone will have some legitimate scheduling conflicts and competing priorities.
Time management is an absolutely necessary skill for MBAs.
Last-minute attention to assignments that have been known for weeks is an example of poor time management and unacceptable for Pamplin MBAs. If you are very interested in the company and have a conflict, try to show up early to meet the recruiter, express your sincere interest and regrets that you can't stay, and hand him or her a copy of your resume. Briefings are scheduled at the recruiter s convenience with our advice regarding the best times to avoid conflicting with classes or other activities. Often, though, companies must schedule when there is a conflict. If you need to come in late or leave early, that's fine.