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I have to say that the Career Fair Preparation workshop has thus far been the most entertaining and helpful workshop that I have gone to. The main focus of the workshop was to prepare us for the Career Fair that was going to happen the next day. I will admit that I felt overwhelmed to say the least. Finding out that if you are  ever in an elevator with the CEO of the company you’re working for can either bring you to new and greater opportunities or leave you where you are, was a bit unnerving.

I found the two speakers (human resource employees of Verizon) to be energetic yet stern in their advice.  Some tips they gave were creating a mini-speech so that when you network, go to an interview or get stuck in an elevator with a high profile CEO, you can easily answer the question that gets most people “Tell us a little about you.” Doing this in advace, they said, would eliminate the “ums” and “errs” that tend to plague many people’s response. In my own past experiences, I have tended to forget to say important accomplishments because I just say what comes to mind.

Although I did not go to the Career Fair because I hardly thought my resume had anything that would give me an advantage over the competitor, I will be sure to take the advice given for next year’s Career Fair.

September 24, 2009  12:30-2:30; Gym

The Club Fair was a great way to meet with clubs. The line to get into the gym was packed but well worth the wait. It was nice to know that Baruch is home to that many clubs and my possibilities were endless.

In the chaotic mess that made up the Club Fair, I lost my friends. However, as I manuevered my way through the makeshift stalls, I signed my name for updates. I was interested in a lot of clubs, a couple being Women In Business, AISEC, Golden Key Society and AMA. Having been in my school’s student government, I was looking for the USG but couldn’t find it. Then there was live entertainment that drew a huge crowd. Of course, being only 5’4, I couldn’t see anything but I assume it was great judging by the audience’s reaction.

All in all, I’m hoping that next year I will be on the other side of the stall trying to persuade people to join the clubs that I joined.

Septbember 22, 2009 (1pm-2pm); Sydney Mishkin Gallery on 22nd Street

The Arts at Baruch: Mercedes Matter workshop was interesting. I actually misinterpreted the title before I got to the workshop. I thought it meant ‘Mercedes’ (either an art technique or the car) ‘matter’ (as in that it had some sort of importance). However, as soon as the tour started, the tourguide explained it was a female artist’s name. Matter did mostly oil painting and charcoal and a lot of her works were still-life compositions. The tourguide went into detail about techniques that the artist used to achieve the desired color and texture. Matter’s later works appealed to me the most. They seemed like it would easily be incorporated in the decor of a luxury condo. 

The tourguide left us with something to think about. She said “Never ask ‘What is it?, ask ‘What is the artist trying to do?” Now that’s something to think about.

The reading or “conversation” with Joseph O’Connor was entertaining. He had an Irish accent that was absolutely perfect for reading his stories. And unlike the main speaker at the Diversity Conference, O’Connor did not dissapoint. He was funny and upbeat and read his stories with vigor and emotion. Even though some of the audience members were falling asleep, they would occasionally come back to life and hear a joke and laugh. O’Connor’s stories were interesting and prior to reading any story, he would tell us what to expect. I honestly think he should have gone into comedy professionally instead of a writer but it works since most of his readings had some humor to it.