Author: d.licul

For Blog Post Number three, I decided to go to the Starr Career Center and learn how to create a professional resume. This was a little tricky for me because I am so used to “Artistic resumes”. Artistic Resumes are strictly used for auditions and pre screens. On these types of resumes you need to follow a very specific format. At the top of your page you have your name, weight, height, eye color, measurements, phone number, email, and agency contact information. Below that you separate your previous experiences under subtitles of training, professional work, film, commercial, print, and modeling, etc. This professional work resume was different because I realized no body in the workforce cares about my height or weight. When I went to the career center I learned that I need to have an objective. An objective on a resume is usually two sentences stating what position I am looking for and what type of career I want to have. In a concluding sentences I need to write what skills I have and what previous experience I have that makes me qualified for the job. After this meeting, I realized that I am highly underqualified to be applying to real jobs because I have only had jobs regarding performing arts.  This resume meeting was quite helpful and I’m glad I attended it because now I feel more prepared for applying to a real world job.

Although my major is undecided I have been leaning towards journalism. I have always thought of pursuing a career in broadcasting because I imagine it would be fulfilling and interesting. This interest pushed me to look into writing for The Ticker. So far this year one of my pieces have been published in the paper. Unfortunately due to midterms I was unable to write/ contribute to the last two editions, but I plan to begin writing again the week after Halloween. (I am thinking about covering the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village) My biggest struggle right now is trying to balance my time. In each class we have multiple essays and quizzes a week and on top of that I have my training schedule and I am finding it very hard to write weekly for the paper. Despite these struggles I am determined to begin writing more consistently. When I read my first published article in the Arts and Leisure section it was a surreal feeling and actually made journalism seem like a possible career options. Although I am most comfortable writing for the Arts and Leisure column I eventually want to transition into writing for other sections of the paper. I am incredibly comfortable with the arts because I grew up not only dancing but performing in local theaters and musicals. I also went to a performing arts high school, where they forced us to go see live theater and write about it. Therefore, due to my past experience the piece I wrote for the paper was a concert review.

Personally I think the arts are very important because they provide an escape from reality and create an interesting, open, safe space to express opinions and thoughts but I fear that by many people art pieces are viewed as fluff pieces. I don’t know what topic I want to start focusing on more yet, maybe political science.

Last week I attended The Rubin Museum of Art downtown. The Rubin Museum is special because it is an art museum that focuses on art forms from India, the Himalayas, and important aspects of Buddhism and Hinduism religion/culture . The exhibition that I spent the most time in was “The Masterworks of Himalayan Art.” This exhibition helped me with my first semester of freshmen year because I have an art history assignment that involves me writing three 1,000 word essays on Himalayan culture and the differences between Buddhist and Hinduism beliefs. These exhibition forced me to learn about the similarities and differences in an interesting, creative, beautiful, and aesthetically pleasing way.

The museum was divided by exhibits. The top floors were dedicated to the sound exhibits while the other floors were divided geographically showing the different traditions of western Tibet, central Tibet, eastern Tibet, and Bhutan in relation to the neighboring areas of India, Kashmir, Nepal, China, and Mongolia.

I decided to focus on one particular Buddha sculpture. I picked this sculpture because it was the most plan depiction of the Buddha that I saw in the entire exhibit. I thought it was odd that it was realistic with out any enhanced features or jewelry or symbols . Even its hands were simple, not performing any gestures. (Adjacent to the wall with the art there was a poster explaining the different symbols gestures and meanings depicted in all of the statues )

Overall I highly recommend this museum and I will defiantly be going again