I'm at BDL, pre-blogging in anticipation of future internet connectivity. I'm waiting to start the same arduous trip home that marked the end of MAP; south to Dulles then north and west to DTW... no way to travel, really. After a tough week of academics and candidacy I'm glad to be headed home. I doubt that tomorrow will be relaxing, but hopefully Sunday can provide some rest.

Today's activities seem to mark the end - I think - of the full-time MBA recruiting process for me. With an offer in hand a few more strong possibilities in play, and not much else on the horizon, it seems that the die is cast. I'm happy with the outcome of this effort; in hindsight I feel somewhat frustrated at the diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive on- and off-campus recruiting processes. In August or September an MBA2 is forced to make a fundamental choice: whether to pursue an opportunity with one of the parade of companies who recruit actively on campus or looking outside this list to one's own network and finding a position in the company or companies of your choosing. Option 1 sees results by Christmas - usually - while Option 2 extends into spring and summer. Thus, if you recruit on-campus your options come and go long before you ever know if you have off-campus options to weigh. Choosing off-campus and falling short could leave the MBA jobless; choosing on-campus means perhaps foregoing some of the most intriguing options available.