Samuel Rojas Diversity&Internship Fair Workshop

This workshop was definitely a very convincing and inspirational to me. It taught somethings and revealed somethings that I never known about myself. The workshop consisited of two men from Verizon who were out to give out a power point presentation about how to succedd in the business. They talked about how to network yourself and how to create your own image. First one must have the passion to be successful. Afterward make yourself gain experience through school and through clubs and internships. This is building the resume or a portfolio. Besides this, the spokespeople would talk about how to sell yourself to a company, but at a decent level. They talk about the 30 second elevator speech and what should be in it. Also they talked about how to communicate. I was surprised to hear that body language and eye contact are more important than the words you use in conversation. Image is important in the business world as well. No matter how much you hate it, people are judging you by the looks. So in an interview dress sharp and look professional. I asked a question to a spokesperson, and the question was, when it is OK to be blunt in an interview. He responded that its not ok to be brutally honest, but if you mix your passion with the real reason (money) on why you want a job then say it.