Section BEG2B

On December 3 i went to star career development center to learn about how to create your own major that will satisfy your academic life.The main speaker was kind of mean because in the begining she said she would not sign the planner because she wanted people to stay there that wanted to learn about the whole thing.But in the end she said she lied about it and put a stamp in my planner. We had 4 previous Baruch students who came to speak about their life as Baruch students and how all of them created their own majors to satisfy their needs. It was really interesting how it could take as little as 1 month to do it and as long as 6 months for the others. I also found out that you have to run around and push your self because no one else will do it for you. I learned a lot but i dont think im going to use this information mainly because i already know what i want to do and what major i want to have which is acounting. In the end this is probably one of the best workshops that i went to in this semester.

On November 12th, 2009 I went to the basic interviewing skills workshop. The goal of the workshop was to teach us how to properly prepare for and conduct a successful interview. The speaker was an advisor from Baruch’s STARR Center. She had a lot of personal experience with conducting interviews and I found her to be very insightful on the subject. She explained such things as how to dress, what to prepare to say beforehand, and how to act during the actual interview. She let us know that at the STARR Career Development Center we could find all of the support that we need. Overall, the workshop was helpful and the speaker informed us about how to behave  in an interview but it was a pretty boring lecture.

In this workshop, they taught us basic interviewing techniques and what to do and what not to do when being interviewed.  For example, they taught us the 10 steps for someone to have a greater chance of getting hired.

Before an interview

• research the corporation/organization
• review your resume
• practice answering potential interview questions
• prepare a list of questions for the employer

the day of the interview

• dress appropriately (men- suit, pants, shirt, shoes, ties and for women suit, skirt/pants, blouse/shirt, shoes)
• manage your time

during the interview

• follow the lead of the interview
• determine the next step

After the interview

• analyze the interview
• follow up

They also taught us how to prepare a personal pitch because many people assume that they know a lot about themselves when being asked “tell me about yourself”. Truthfully they really don’t so that’s why it’s important to think about yourself specifically in the job/company giving you the interview. People should really think on a proper introduction when introducing themselves and say their strong points, personal skills, accomplishments, etc.  They also taught us how to give a proper firm handshake which i really thought it was unnecessary.

Over all this workshop was really helpful in preparing us in the future when applying for jobs, or when doing internships. With the 10 basic steps, its more likely for us to get hired.