Section BEG2B

On Thursday November 12th, I attended the Career Exploration workshop. By far, this has probably been my favorite workshop. At this workshop, we watched a Powerpoint presentation about interviewing skills. I selected this particular workshop, honestly, because I needed to fulfill this requirement and I had nothing else to do that day. But I’m glad I chose this Career Exploration workshop in particular. This workshop didn’t necessarily take me out of my comfort zone because we didn’t have to interact with other students, we only watched Jennifer Rogers (who bears some resemblance to Tina Fey) give her presentation.

I would recommend this workshop to another student because it was very easy and all you had to do was fill out a survey. The attendance was very low for this workshop and to me, that made it less intimidating because the multipurpose room wasn’t quite full. I learned a few things from this workshop. For one, it had never occurred to me that there was so much reading material about companies; we were then shown how one can obtain the material that we should read before going on an interview- this was interesting to me. Also, I had always thought that when a man wears a black suit to an interview, it showed a sense of professionalism. However, this workshop taught me that it’s best for a man to not wear black suits and they should wear charcoal-colored or navy blue suits.

Every student should go to this workshop- it was fast, easy and very informative.

This workshop was extremely helpful because I learned a lot of things that i hadn’t known before about interviews. I did know majority of the stuff but there was also information that i didn’t.

Basically, the lady gave us tips/advice on how to have a successful interview. I learned about what employers look for while they’re interviewing you and the way you should dress. I had no idea that guys shouldn’t wear black to an interview because it looks like they’re going to funeral or prom, so I learned something new there. She also said that we shouldn’t wear clothing or even jewelry that distracts the interviewer. I also didn’t know that most of the impression that’s left on them is based on non-verbal contact which is why its important to present yourself in a professional manner. Having a firm(but not too firm) handshake is also important.

She talked about different sources we could use in order to find internships. She also put a lot of emphasis on doing research and knowing about a certain company before you go for an interview to show that you are interested. Your body language also says a lot about how interested you are in the job.

One thing i didn’t know that i learned was the fact that you should send a thank you letter after the interview. It’s pretty much common courtesy and shows the interviewer that you appreciate them taking out the time to interview you.

She also told us that after the interview, we should remember the important dates so that in case they forget to call, we can call them and ask what happened, whether the position was given to someone else or not.

I do recommend this interview to others especially if you’ve never been to an interview before. It really helps you understand what you should and shouldn’t do in an interview.

I went to a career exploration workshop on October 29. The lady told what to do and not to do at an job interview. She gave very good points and advice however, I really didn’t learn anything new. I feel that it was pretty repetitive and I think some of it was common sense. I would recommend this to other students who don’t have previous knowledge of handling an interview.