Another one of those big meetings took place last Thursday, hence the lack of news on my side.  We worked late all week and amounted to little in gaining momentum for the last three weeks left on this project.  Then on Friday, I attended training session at our company headquarters.  It was my first time there; we consultants have our own cozy office near Bleecker.  Compared to our laid-back loft near the village, the corporate office was gray-suit serious.  But being on the 56th floor and having an unobstructed view of the city gives it instant posh credibility, like any corporate office should.


So at this day-long interview training session, I rehashed some basic etiquettes of interviewing, nothing particularly groundbreaking.  Our poor HR intern had to endure a few mock case interviews, and I felt horrible grilling my friend.  I'm certain the MBA candidates would be better prepped.  Nonetheless, it's amazing how quickly one goes from one side of the interview table to the other.  Our office has been swamped with interview work and our older generation consultants are overworked.  That's why our HR head decided to threw us newbies into the fray as well.  I certainly don't mind for now.  I'm also banking on it translating to a few trips to INSEAD for me too.

The weekend was great, the first full weekend spent in NY since over two weeks.  But those two weeks felt like ages.  I'm finding myself growing to enjoy sunny but coldish (50 degrees, 12ish Celsius) weather.  And while I didn't get to spend any time in Central Park, the guys and I went for a taste of the nightlife on Saturday.  I'm looking forward to the next two weekends in the city.