For the third Blog Post, I decided to visit the Career Counseling office and schedule a mock interview. I scheduled my interview for the next day to give myself a little time to mentally prepare, although I ended up not really preparing at all. When I arrived, professionally dressed, the woman interviewing me was very sweet and welcoming, and we introduced ourselves and sat down for my “interview”. She informed me that I would be filmed so that I could watch it back and get feedback. This made me a bit more nervous than I was before because I hate seeing and hearing myself on video. She started by asking me easy, more simple questions to break the ice, but as we got further into the interview the questions began to get more difficult to answer. This kind of thing is especially hard for me because I really do not have much experience in any job, and I also just have a really hard time answering questions about myself under pressure. I can’t think of answers to questions like “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” very easily, so I usually need a lot of time to think. In this case, I had no time to contemplate my answers which stressed me out a little bit, but all while this is happening in my head, I am expected to keep completely calm on the exterior. Also, I am not preparing for a specific interview or anything, so the questions she asked were pretty broad and generic. In conclusion, this interview was more difficult than I expected, but I am glad I scheduled it because now I know how to prepare and what to expect for an interview that is real. I know now what kind of questions to think about ahead of time, and maybe that will ease my nerves a little when I actually have an interview. I will most likely schedule another interview before I have a real interview to prepare for, but this time rather than preparing for a specific interview, I was more just trying to get an idea of what I should keep in mind for next time.
Author: e.craft1
Blog Post 2- Social
For the social blog post, I was pretty unsure about what I would attend. I knew what my options were, I just wasn’t sure which option would work out with my schedule and be enjoyable for me. One day, I passed a flyer by the elevators in the dorm building for a Latin Heritage Month event. It was scheduled for that night and I knew I didn’t have much homework, so why not? My roommate and I went that night with absolutely no expectations or information about what it would be like. When we got down to the lobby where it was being held, there were about 15 people there and they had so many little craft stations, food, and music. It was really interesting to get to try food from all different Latin American Countries and learn about the culture. I didn’t end up staying for very long, mainly because musical chairs was about to start and I didn’t particularly feel like running around a circle of chairs that night. That being said, I am happy I attended the event for the time that I was there and got to experience something new. I don’t usually go to many of the events that are held in the building, but I am really glad I did. I met a lot of new people and got to eat some really good food for free! Attending social student life events like this is a great way to meet new people. I have learned that the more you put yourself out there and try new things, the more people you meet. College really is what you make of it, so attending events like this is helping me “make it”!
The World is Sound- Elyza Craft
At the Rubin Museum of Art, I was able to experience the exhibition The World Is Sound. This exhibition combines sound art and Tibetan Buddhist ritual music, and explores different dimensions of sound and listening and its many functions in Tibetan Buddhism. This exhibit was set up over a couple different floors of the Rubin. Some of the experiences include listening to chants, instruments, and mantras of Buddhism. One of the rooms was called Collective Om, an immersive sound installation in which the voices of thousands of visitors were recorded chanting the sound of “om” and put all together to form a collective chant. I found this to be extremely meditative, comforting, and so powerful considering how many voices and tones I was hearing. After spending a few minutes in this room, I found my way into Deep Listening. I learned that “Deep Listening” is said to improve your sonic awareness and inspire creativity, connect you to your environment, enhance openness and compassion, and expand your overall consciousness to bring about new perspectives, perceptions, and ways of living. To try this myself, I found a seat in the Deep Listening room, equipped with foam walls to enhance all the sounds in the room, and completed the first guided meditation. This experience was truly relaxing and revitalizing for me. To be honest, I wasn’t really expecting to feel any different after this, but I was completely wrong. I am so glad that I was able to have the opportunity to be exposed to deep listening. I will be able to use this technique in my everyday life as a stress reliever and a way relax after a busy day. I feel that it is extremely important to take time out of every day and just become aware; aware of your feelings, thoughts, physical body, and surroundings. School and homework has the tendency to cause me a lot of unnecessary stress sometimes, and I really think I have found the perfect way to relieve myself of this.