Job Fair (The Office)
| "Job Fair" | |
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| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Tucker Gates |
| Written by | |
| Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
| Editing by | David Rogers |
| Production code | 417 |
| Original air date | May 8, 2008[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Job Fair" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American
In the episode, Michael and a few employees go to a high school's job fair to find a summer intern for Dunder Mifflin. However, very few students seem interested in the internship. Meanwhile, Jim attempts to make an important sale by golfing with a potential client. At first the client claims to be not interested in talking about business, but after much negotiation, Jim lands the sale. Back at the office, Dwight is left in charge. Everyone leaves except his ex-girlfriend Angela, leading to an awkward day.
Plot
After Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) gives Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) a warning about his job performance, Jim tries to land his biggest client ever (Phil Reeves). He takes the potential client golfing, bringing along co-workers Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) and Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner). When Jim tries to talk business, the client reveals that he is not interested in switching paper suppliers. But after much persistence and negotiation, Jim lands the account.
Meanwhile, Michael has left Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) in charge of the office, but none of the employees obey his wishes. When most of the employees leave in the middle of the day, Dwight is left alone except for ex-girlfriend Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey), causing the two to interact awkwardly for the rest of the day. When Jim and Pam meet up again in the office, they share two long, passionate kisses having accomplished both of their goals (Jim making the sale and Pam finding out the next step for her future in graphic design).
Production
This episode was the third episode of the series directed by
In order to create the blisters that Andy had on his hands during the episode, the make-up crew had to use Ben Nye sunburn colors, RCMA scar making material, and acetone. The process took twenty to thirty minutes, in which the sunburn colors were applied first and the scar making material was applied last.[3] Angela Kinsey was pregnant during shooting. Her character wasn't pregnant, so items (such as a copy machine) were placed between her stomach and the camera to hide her pregnancy. Writer Lee Eisenberg recalled that during editing "I asked if we had any wider shots. Both Gene (Stupnitsky) and Dave Rogers (the editor) reminded me that we were shooting around Angela's enormous belly".[4] Kinsey later gave birth on May 3, five days before the episode premiered.[5]
Reception
"Job Fair" received 3.6/9 in the ages 18–49 demographic in the
Reviews for this episode were mixed. Travis Fickett, of
References
- ^ a b NBC Press Release (May 2, 2008) The Office "Job Fair" Next Week on NBC Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Celebrity Spider, Retrieved June 23, 2008
- ^ TV.com (May 9, 2008) "Job Fair" Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine TV.com, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Eisenberg, Lee (May 13, 2008) Lee Eisenberg answers "Job Fair" questions OfficeTally.com, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Eisenberg, Lee (May 13, 2008) Lee Eisenberg answers ‘Job Fair’ questions OfficeTally.com, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Zap2It (May 5, 2008) The Office's Angela Kinsey Gives Birth Zap2It.com, Retrieved June 23, 2008
- ^ Seidman, Robert (May 9, 2008) Nielsen Ratings May 8, 2008: Trouble in Shonda-land? Archived July 18, 2012, at archive.today TVbytheNumbers.com, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Fickett, Travis (May 9, 2008) The Office: "Job Fair" Review IGN, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Dahl, Oscar (May 8, 2008) The Office: "Job Fair" Recap BuddyTV.com, Retrieved June 22, 2008
- ^ Black, Jay (May 9, 2008) The Office: "Job Fair" – VIDEO TVSquad.com, Retrieved June 23, 2008
External links
- "Job Fair" at NBC.com
- "Job Fair" at IMDb
