We'll be attending the DU Spring Job Fair this afternoon...

Last night Megan and I had the opportunity to attend a get together for campus organizations at DU (the University of Denver) ahead of today's Spring Job Fair. DU really does a nice job with these events and last night's session was no different. Interacting with the students is always a lot of fun and reinforces my faith in the next generation of graduates coming into the job market. While at last night's festivities we had a chance to catch up with two students - Kishan and Elvia who have an interesting product (FirstSynch.com) that helps employers and students connect through short video segments. We had first met Kishan at last Fall's Job Fair so we were excited to have another chance to get in front of the camera for a short segment about Pinnacol.

Our Vice President of Insurance Operations, Mark Isakson, was gracious enough to attend with us last night and I think he too came away excited about the prospect of bringing some of these upcoming graduates into our organization. I had hired Mark back in 2001 as an Underwriter and his journey with Pinnacol has taken him through several positions before assuming his current role. I'll always remember one particular interview Mark had when he was interested in becoming a Business Director of one of our multi-functional teams. The panel asked him what he had done to prepare himself for the role to which he was applying. Without skipping a beat Mark detailed how he had actually started preparing himself for this position years before. His detailed answer left a strong impression with the panel and helped Mark continue on his career path.

We'll be meeting today with candidates just starting their professional journeys and hopefully Pinnacol will be able to be a part of some of them!