Academic Enrichment
The Panel Discussion was hard to understand because of the difficulty to hear the speakers but I was still able to understand the main points. Of all the main points, the focus on identity stood out to me the most. The focus on identity made sense to me since The Bitter Sea had also emphasized identity and its importance. Everyone at some point in their life questioned who they are. It is important to understand that everyone has their own background and grew up differently so don’t be too quickly to judge. This definitely applies to Baruch College because Baruch is a college with a very diverse student body. I thought that what was meant to be learned from the panel discussion and The Bitter Sea was to get to know people before you judge them because you have no idea what they have been through or anything about their past.
Career Exploration
I found theCareer Exploration workshop helpful. She just reenforced all of my knowledge that I had on writing a resume and getting interviewed. I paid attention and took notes because I found it as a big coincidence that the day after the Career Exploration workshop, I had an interview for a job. It helped me relax for the job interview since I knew how to prepare my self. It is important to remain calm and have confidence in yourself to make the hiring manager like you. I applied all of the ideas that the Workshop taught me and a couple days later I got a call and now I’m the newest employee at Steve Madden.
