Vote for your favorite band in our online Battle of the Bands Competition...

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Our HUF Collaboration

Hi All,

We just got back from AGENDA tradeshow in Huntington Beach, CA where we launched our new collaboration with HUF, the west coast purveyor of hard-to-come-by goods. Check out the bags here at www.jansport.com/huf

Hi all!

We just got back from the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY where we launched our Battle of the Bands competition.

Pics and video to come soon.

To find out more about the Battle of the Bands, visit www.jansport.com/forecastle.

Tradell Hawkins-Michigan State University

Name: Tradell Hawkins (T Hawk)

School: Michigan State University (Sparta)

Hometown: Chicago

Zodiac sign: Leo!!!!!!

Why did you apply to JanSport? Why wouldn’t I? Great Brand to receive valuable marketing experience! And secretly to get a free backpack.

Best interview question you were asked? If you could be any movie, which one?

What did you do when you got the job? After almost dropping a carton of eggs in the Kroger U-Scan Line, I called my girlfriend and broke her the news!

Favorite 90’s TV show? X-Men?

Favorite food? Chicago Gyros and Harolds Fried Chicken

Something funny about you: I’m a smart guy with ditsy tendencies

Favorite movie: X Men Last Stand

Is Skip your homeboy? If he works for JanSport. Why not?

Favorite quote: Do unto others, as you would like done unto you.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Get paid to have fun. Event Plan.

What are you most excited about for this position? Throwing exciting events and getting to meet a lot of people and getting them excited about JanSport.

Any links you'd like to provide us with can go here (youtube videos, personal websites, etc.): http://twitter.com/THawk16 follow me!!

Any shout-outs: To my illustrious fraternity, The ICE COLD BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPH FRATERNITY INC.

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Laura Hammer-Michigan State University

Name: Laura Hammer

School: Michigan State (Go Green!!)

Hometown: Livonia, MI

Zodiac sign: Leo

Why did you apply to JanSport? JanSport is such a recognized global brand and the position seemed like a great opportunity to gain experience while in school.

Best interview question you were asked? Well they were all pretty good, but the best was probably “If your life was a movie which one would it be?”

What did you do when you got the job? Well I was initially shocked to get the call the same day as my interview, but after the shock wore off I got really excited and called my mom, then celebrated over the weekend.

Favorite 90’s TV show? It’s a tie between Full House & Saved by the Bell

Favorite food? Italian

Something funny about you: I have an unhealthy obsession with cheesy infomercials…I could watch them all day

Favorite movie: Titanic

Is Skip your homeboy? I would hope so.

Favorite quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” ~Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

What do you want to be when you grow up? A buyer for a retail company or any job in the fashion industry

What are you most excited about for this position? To work for such a great company and gain real world marketing experience…the trip to California is an added plus!

Any shout-outs: Lots of love to my family and friends J And a big thanks to Jason and Laurie for giving me this opportunity

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Tomorrow: Tradell Hawkins-Michigan State University

Andrew Schneider-University of Minnesota

Name: Andrew Schneider


School: University of Minnesota

Hometown: Arden Hills, MN

Zodiac sign: Cancer

Why did you apply to JanSport? I am interested in marketing and promotions. JanSport is a recognizable brand that I thought would be fun to sell.

Best interview question you were asked? If your life was a movie, what movie would it be?

What did you do when you got the job? To be honest it didn’t sink in until a couple hours after, so I went out and celebrated.

Favorite 90’s TV show? Seinfeld

Favorite food? Licorice

Something funny about you: I do celebrity impressions. Sean Connery is my best.

Favorite movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Favorite quote: “The fox knows many tricks; the hedgehog one good one.”

What do you want to be when you grow up? Entrepreneur

What are you most excited about for this position? The promotions and being the “JanSport Guy.”


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Tomorrow: Laura Hammer-Michigan State University

Kevin Jajich-Indiana University

Name: Kevin Jajich

School: Indiana University – Bloomington

Hometown: Batavia, IL

Zodiac sign: Libra

Why did you apply to JanSport? It sounded like a lot of fun and a great opportunity to get my foot into the door to the real marketing world.

Best interview question you were asked? If I could be any brick on a wall, where would I want to be?

What did you do when you got the job? I was at the library so I couldn’t be too loud, but I did call/text just about everybody I knew, and some I didn’t really know that well.

Favorite 90’s TV show? Doug

Favorite food? Lasagna

Something funny about you: I can cross one eye and have broken my nose 3 times.

Favorite movie: Cable Guy

Is Skip your homeboy? For life

Favorite quote: “You’re never too old to rock n’ roll if you’re too young to die” – Jethro Tull

What do you want to be when you grow up? Marketing/Advertising manager

What are you most excited about for this position? Having the flexibility to use my imagination and do what I think will work best instead of being told what to do.

Any links you'd like to provide us with can go here (youtube videos, personal websites, etc.):
This has nothing to do with me, but there have been multiple times that I have started laughing out loud in the middle of class just thinking about this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMS0O3kknvk

Again, has nothing to do with anything but I envy the moves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKsd8z6scw

Any shout-outs: To my family and girlfriend Michelle, thanks for supporting me and encouraging me to go for it. To my Batavia crew and especially IU people, buy JanSport!

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Tomorrow: Andrew Schneider-University of Minnesota

Angela Shaul-Indiana University

Name: Angela Shaul

School: Indiana University

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Zodiac sign: Taurus

Why did you apply to JanSport? I wanted to be a part of a close-knit team like JanSport who has consistently maintained a great reputation with people of all ages. Plus, as a child, I loved my JanSport backpack!

Best interview question you were asked? If you were a Jelly Bean, what color would you be?!

What did you do when you got the job? I first questioned whether or not Jason was being sarcastic. Then, thanked him for the opportunity.

Favorite 90’s TV show? Too many to count. Let’s go with ALF.

Favorite food? Chocolate Chip cookies

Something funny about you: I eat way too many chocolate chips.

Favorite movie: Armageddon, Gladiator, James Bonds

Is Skip your homeboy? I have not met him yet!

Favorite quote: God will never give you more than you can handle.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Inspirational Speaker

What are you most excited about for this position? The opportunity to fuse creativity into business right on Indiana University’s campus.

Any shout-outs: To my family, friends, and boyfriend who always provide support and encouragement.

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Tomorrow: Kevin Jajich-Indiana University

Neeharika Komatineni-Arizona State University

Name: Neeharika Komatineni

School: Arizona State University

Hometown: DUBAI, UAE

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Why did you apply to JanSport? What better way to get some experience and have fun at the same time!

Best interview question you were asked? The 3 people I’d want to meet…Actually this was the most annoying one...I never got through to the end of this one..!

What did you do when you got the job? Jumped out of bed (was asleep when Jason called)…and called my folks up to tell them….it was like 4:00am where they’re at!

Favorite 90’s TV show? Full House…Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Favorite food? Italian…
And homemade Indian food!

Something funny about you: I have a need for a much larger personal distance (physically) than normal people do!

Favorite movie: The Notebook, Gladiator, Armageddon…..too many!

Is Skip your homeboy? I would hope so!

Favorite quote: “But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.” --- Umberto Eco

What do you want to be when you grow up? A lot of things…

What are you most excited about for this position? Right now…..San Francisco!!

Any shout-outs: To Jason and Laurie for the best interview ever!...and my mom n dad…who are still not able to digest the fact that I actually came forward for something like this!...and all my friends back in Dubai!!..and oh..most importantly..my dog..SUMO!

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Tomorrow: Angela Shaul-Indiana University

Kristen Fares-Arizona State University

Name: Kristen Fares

School: Arizona State University

Hometown: Claremont, California

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Why did you apply to JanSport? It seemed like a great opportunity to represent such a fun and well-known brand and to get marketing experience at the same time

Best interview question you were asked? Probably the “If you had to be any flavor of jelly bean which would you be and why?” question. To which I responded tooty fruity…I’m still not sure why

What did you do when you got the job? Celebration dance of course

Favorite 90’s TV show? Boy Meets World

Favorite food? Tie between Italian and the amazingness that is dessert

Something funny about you: I’m super afraid of sharks and sea creatures but the beach is my favorite place to be

Favorite movie: Hocus Pocus

Is Skip your homeboy? He doesn’t know it yet, but he will be…

Favorite quote: Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.
—Cullen Hightower

What do you want to be when you grow up? Ideally a position that allows me to have (some) fun and enough money to travel the world would be good for me

What are you most excited about for this position? To come up with awesome creative events and get people excited about JanSport

Any shout-outs: Jason and Laurie for the craziest interview ever and for not laughing at my JanSport Jump-A-Thon idea! Which is happening someday. And to my crazy family and cute boyfriend Jake.

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Tomorrow: Neeharika Komatineni-Arizona State University