I recently took a trip out to Dallas, TX for an internship interview, this was my first ever "business" trip. These are four things I thought would be useful for others to know when taking such trips.

1. 5 Flights & An Interview...
In Less Than 24 Hours
4t ips for trips like this
A dying of boredom
Production

2. A little while ago I got flown out to Dallas, TX
for an interview with a really cool company

3. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
Albuquerque
Tucson
Dallas

4. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
Albuquerque
Tucson
Here Dallas

5. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
316 Miles
Albuquerque
Tucson To here
Here Dallas

6. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
903 Miles
Albuquerque
Tucson To here
Here Dallas
Then to here

7. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
903 Miles
Albuquerque
The Cowboys...
Tucson To here ahahahaha
Here Dallas
Then to here

8. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
587 Miles
1490 Miles
Back to
here
Albuquerque
The Cowboys...
Tucson To here ahahahaha
Here Dallas
Then to here

9. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
587 Miles
Then to
here 483 Miles
1973 Miles
Back to
here
Albuquerque
The Cowboys...
Tucson To here ahahahaha
Here Dallas
Then to here

10. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
587 Miles
Then to 483 Miles
here 364 Miles
Ho
me Back to 2,337 Miles!
! here
Albuquerque
The Cowboys...
Tucson To here ahahahaha
Here Dallas
Then to here

11. In less than 24 hours I traveled from
316 Miles
587 Miles
587 Miles
Then to
Thats like 483 Miles
here 97 MPH! 364 Miles
Ho
me Back to 2,337 Miles!
! here
Albuquerque
The Cowboys...
Tucson To here ahahahaha
Here Dallas
Then to here

12. These are 4 things I
thought would be
useful for other
interviewees to know

13. #1
Be Prepared

14. Digging through your desk the
day of take-off to find your
resume isn’t a good idea

15. If the company asks
for paperwork & stuff,
get it done...early!

16. If the company asks
for paperwork & stuff,
get it done...early!
And early doesn’t mean a few
hours before the plane leaves!

17. #2
Bring stuff to ea
t!

18. #2
Bring stuff to ea
t!
his m ight
OK, t
be be tter

19. Between running from
Airpor t

20. Between running from
Airpor t

21. Between running from
Airpor t
Interview

22. Between running from
Airpor t
Interview
Airport

23. Between running from
Airpor t
I was starving!
Interview
Airport

24. So bring some source of energy...
otherwise you’ll end up eating a lot of these

25. Oh, and none of these
You cant afford to crash,
you have to look good at
all times

26. #3
Pac k light

27. Take only the absolute necessary...
You’ll get through security quicker and
your head will hurt less

28. But bring something to keep you
entertained on flights...
Books! Tunes!
Some really good ones!

29. But bring something to keep you
entertained on flights...
Books! Tunes!
Some really good ones!
Even if your the social butterfly the
people sitting next to you might not be

30. #4
SLEEP!

31. If you’re prepared you wont be
up all night before the interview

32. If you’re prepared you wont be
up all night before the interview
Last thing you want is to
walk in looking like this...

33. So catch some ZZZZzzzzzzz’s
You’ll look better and like yourself a lot more

34. Hope these pointers help!
Good luck with your
interview!

35. Can you guess what company
I interviewed with?
(Hint: the color
of the slides)
Comment below or tweet me with the right
answer...I’ll give you a high five...if we
ever meet :)
Thanks for checking this out!
@ataleb52
ahmadtaleb.com

36. Thank you to all these folks
and my brother Amer for
letting me use their pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollyeh11/21666735/sizes/o/in/
photostream/ - Tucson Tower
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeyc/128597246/sizes/o/in/photostream/ -
Back of Plane
http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyshooter/2268359625/sizes/o/in/
photostream/ - Hotel sign
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Phoenix-map.jpg - Map
http://www.flickr.com/photos/exolucere/2191248153/sizes/o/in/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandj98/377859315/sizes/o/in/photostream/ -
photostream/ - Interview
Vegas Pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyforfun/2426540368/sizes/o/in/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saguaropictures/3711357355/sizes/l/in/
photostream/ - Dallas aiport
photostream/ - Cactus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n0rthw1nd/4418311590/sizes/l/in/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/openthreads/1559758083/sizes/o/in/photostream/ -
photostream/ - Feather
Baloons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactusthesaint/10199871/sizes/o/in/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80115102@N00/3751915703/ - Cowboy Star
photostream/ - Sleeping Business Man
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/1950409800/sizes/l/in/photostream/ -
http://blogs-images.forbes.com/lisaarthur/files/2011/02/seth-godin-
cubicle
poke-the-box-300x300.jpg - Poke the Box
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexfrance/3221301604/sizes/l/in/photostream/ -
http://ebscolearning.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/crush-it.jpg - Crush
guy in suit
It!
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/thrasher308/3140556939/sizes/z/in/photostream/ -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9255261@N07/1990592980/sizes/l/in/
Waffle
photostream/ - Ipod
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/like_the_grand_canyon/5357369916/sizes/o/in/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roberthl/3226106031/sizes/l/in/
photostream/ - Candy Bars
photostream/ - CD Player
om
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/iain/482602666/sizes/o/in/photostream/ - Fruitre d
Bo
of
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiebakerxsi/4830121171/sizes/l/in/
g
D yin photostream/ - Boom Box

37. And as always...
Please, prevent death by
powerpoint and check out:
@JESSEDEE & @STORY_JON