Title of Workshop – Career Planning: Basic Interviewing
Category of Workshop – Career Exploration/ Development I don’t remember.
Date/Time of Workshop – Thursday October 29th 12:50 -2:20
Brief description & workshop goals – This workshop’s description and goals are very easy to figure out. All you have to do is look at the title and there it is lol. But since I actually went and sat there for what seemed like an eternity I’ll tell you more. So this lady (I should really get names down) from the STARR center gave the presentation. She spoke about various elements of the interview process like getting prepared, dress code, how to answer common questions, and the follow up. She basically told us that before, during, and after parts. Before the interview: one should research the company you are applying for so that you don’t sound stupid going in there without a clue about where you are applying to. The day of the interview: you should dress appropriately which nice clean clothes that are very conservative. Once you actually get to the interview: you should be nice to everyone since you don’t know who exactly you are talking to and you might actually end up being a jerk to your interviewer/ future boss. During the interview: you show be alert, know your resume, be prepared to answer any questions they may have, and have your own questions so that you seem interested. And finally after the interview: you should send a thank you note because it’s a way to better your chances of getting the job by showing your interest.
Explain why you selected this particular workshop and how it took you outside of your comfort zone. If it did not take you outside your comfort zone explain why not – I selected this workshop because (1) I needed to fulfill the 3 workshops by Nov 2nd requirement (2) it seemed like a workshop that could be useful in the future when I apply for internships or jobs. The workshop did not take me out of my comfort zone because…it just didn’t lol. Basically we went in, sat down, got handed out a worksheet that went along with the presentation (which was good because in case you got distracted for a while you could easily catch up and not miss any information), the lady did her thing, and we left. Nothing uncomfortable about that.
How did this workshop meet or fail your expectations? Would you recommend it to another student? Why or why not – Walking into the workshop the two things that stood out the most in my mind were: I have this doesn’t take that long and hopefully it interesting. Soo if I had to put those as my expectations for the workshop I’m sorry but id have to say the workshop failed miserably. I know it clearly said the workshop would be from 12:50-2:20 but there was still hope in me that maybe possibly with any luck it would end early. It didn’t. And I don’t know why but it soo felt like more than an hour and thirty minutes. And it wasn’t interesting because honestly I knew everything they told me. So would I recommend it to another student? Not really. I’d say if you know common knowledge about interviewing go to something else like the ‘writing a resume’ one.
What do you feel you learned from the workshop experience? What surprised you about that? What was new that you could take away from this experience? – I learned that the STARR office has a lot to offer and that when I’m towards the end of my sophomore year and on I should take advantage of it. I was surprised that employers come to Baruch to interview students for jobs. I would have thought that the interviewee had to go to wherever it is they are applying because I think that shows you’re willing to make an effort and find out how to get to the place and go. After all it is you who wants the job right so you should be the one going places. From this experience I could take away that….. I should look for shorter workshops because the long it is the more unhappy I am with it and that I should look into the STARR center once I’m ready for an internship.