The Office - "Job Fair" (Episode 420)

Michael, Oscar and Pam are going to a job fair at the local high school to look for some new interns and "youthanize the place." Darryl is going too. He's dressed in a suit, which Kelly says makes him "look like Barack Obama." Michael says he's going to talk to the kids about management opportunities, Oscar will be the accounting representative and Pam will be "eye candy" - and the school is her alma mater. Michael said Darryl was going to hire some kids to work in the warehouse which they don't have to worry about internships for as "they definetely ain't going to college." Darryl asked Michael what college he went to and Michael said, "Let's go!"

Ryan has put Jim on probation and has decided to take a potential client golfing. He doesn't want to lose his job because he's got big things planned for he and Pam (really?) He's going do something bold that he's never done before, try. Jim has brought along Andy and Kevin to make up their foursome. Good idea or not? Andy's got some nasty blisters, he hit 1,200 balls the night before in preparation for the game. The client suggests they place a little wager on each hole, which is right up Kevin's alley. He took the petty cash from Oscar and was planning to gamble it and make rent money. Pam has pleseant memories of returning to her high school gym, like "pretending to have PMS so I wouldn't have to play volleyball" and "pretending to have PMS so I wouldn't have to play basketball. Those were the days." I can see Pam not fitting in at high school, can't you? The other booths at the job fair have games, like basketball hoops and swag for the kids. Michael has nothing - except for a blank sheet of paper which Michael insists "equals endless opportunities." Andy is squirting lotion in a pair of gloves, to try and relieve the pain of the blisters. He's also not good at golf, he prefered to hang with the sailing club, getting his "knot on" instaed of taking golf lessons in school. Back at Dunder Miflin, Meredith asks Dwight if they have to stay all day because Michael and Jim are gone. Dwight says he's in charge and Stanley promptly leaves. Pam was talking to a potential intern about the duties of the job and Michael signals for her to stop talking to him. Michael says he wants the "best and the brightest" and the kid is "totally wrong" for Dunder Miflin. He tells the kid that a kid like him could be a "classy janitor" or "cashier with dignity" and added "for you, paper should be more of a hobby." The humilated kid apologizes for wasting their time and slinks away. Before he did, he signed the paper, which incensed Michael, who insisted they get another piece of paper. Pam informs Michael that they only brought one, per Michael's instructions, and then heads out in search of another sheet of paper. Jim's not getting anywhere with his client. He said he didn't want to talk business, so Jim glumly says that he can just work on his short game. A kid walks up to Michael and asks what kind of company he works for. Michael launches into one of his vague, wordy dissertations and Oscar interrupts, telling him its a paper company and the kid, of course, walks away. Michael confesses that he's trying to lure kids into his booth but "kids are wary of being lured these days. Thank you, Dateline."

Dwight goes in the men's rooom and Creed calls Angela, telling her that everyone is going to bail for the day. She refuses to join them and everyone else gets a free afternoon. Pam went back into her old art room to grab a piece of paper and hoped to find an old picture she did, which wasn't there anymore, understandably. Dwight calls Michael and tells him about the office mutiny. Michael said to him, "I'm not there, Jim's not there, why should they have to be there?" Pam brings back the paper and Michael says it's not right - it's a competitor's product - and sends Pam back to the office to get a piece of card stock. Jim gets a call on the course from Pam, who just wanted to check in - and vent about Michael's behavior. Jim's still pushing for a sale, but to no avail. Andy challenges Kevin to a race to the next hole and crashes his golf cart into the sand trap. Michel's "booth" is being ignored - even by Darryl and Oscar, who are shooting hoops at another booth. Michael grabs them and kicks the basketball away.

Michael finds Justin, the kid he blew off eariler and says he's "the ugly girl in the movie who takes off her glasses, and she's hot." He brings him over to meet Oscar, Darryl and Pam, "the office hottie. She will do you. No...no...but she has already dated two guys in the office - that we know of - so this could be number three." Pam walks away and he tells Justin that, "I would never say it to her face, but she's a wonderful person and a talented artist." Oscar can't understand why he wouldn't tell Pam that. He asks Justin if he'd like to be an intern and he said Michael was kind of a jerk to him and walked away. Andy's blistered so badly that he can't even hold a beer bottle. Dwight sneezed and Angela said bless you. Is that a spark I see? Kevin cleaned up on the golf game and the client wants to play with him - but not Andy - again. Jim finally got a committment from the client...to talk to him again when his fiscal year is up in two months. Jim decided he wasn't going to quit and went up to the client as he was leaving the parking lot and he finally got the business after blocking his car for 15 minutes. Yay, Jim! The job fair is about to end and Michael takes the stage. He disses the other companies, except for the Air Force - after getting a nasty look from a big military man. He makes a last minute plea for interns (even thogh they'd get no college credit or pay), before security makes him leave the stage. Michael, not surprisingly, got no takers. It's 5 o'clock and Dwight and Angela leave without a word, but Dwight does hold the door for her. Michael and the gang come back to the office and see Jim and the guys celebrating the sale. Pam's excited and plants a big kiss on Jim. Jim gives her an even longer kiss back. Michael walks up to them and says "Kiss her, kiss her good." Wow, creepy.

Apparently, during the job fair, Pam talked to a rep from a graphic design firm about a potential job and he told her it was entry level but she'd have to know Photoshop and Dreamweaver and such, "all the basics." Poor Pam obviously doesn't know about any of that stuff. The guy from the firm said there were great programs where she could learn in New York and Philly. Aww, I feel so bad for Pam. Next week - season finale!