LC 14

The Bitter Sea Workshop: I barely remember what I heard what anyone talked about during this workshop. All I remember is to keep an open mind, embrace yourself, and learn from others because you never know what you may learn. Charles Li lived a very interesting and difficult life but he’s one of the few who wrote about their experiences. It makes me wonder about how many others have to go through all that just to live happily ever after.

STARR Workshop: I couldn’t really hear much because of the other students that were making unnecessary jokes. But what I did hear was useful even though I’ve heard most of what they told us. I’ll certainly use the services provided to us in the future.

I did know much of the information presented during this workshop but I still found it helpful.  It actually made me nervous and opened my eyes to starting working on my resume whether I get an internship soon or not. I will most likely be taking advantage of STARR’s services.  Interviews make me nervous so I definitely need some practice runs.  I will absolutely, most definitely will be going to STARR for an internship by my sophomore year.

I found the workshop about The Bitter Sea interesting.  Charles Li talked about finding your identity and how he’s still searching for his identity everyday. I can relate to this as I’m sure everyone else can.  He said that we are given identities in our childhood and as we grow up we choose to keep them or choose new ones.  Charles Li also gave advice that stuck with me saying having an open mind helps you connect with others. I feel this is so important. It makes you easier to get along with and a well-rounded person.

Learning from the career workshop was pretty helpful, I learned tips that are applicable to the interview process.  Although I knew some of the information already, it is always helpful to hear from different people, because they have different things to say.  I did learn a lot about cover letters and thank you notes, something I hadn’t explored in the past but something I will definitely keep in mind for the future.

Whenever I’m online, I usually read a few articles about trending things. Many times I’d find myself reading about careers and resumes. This workshop compiled a lot of what I read and presented it much more clearly to me. I’m definitely going to be using what I learnt (for once in my life). One thing that caught my attention was that resumes had to be one page long. On an article that I read last week (http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-110835-6816-1-7-ways-your-resume-dates-you?ywaad=ad0035&nc), it said unless you’re a newcomer then you shouldn’t stress out about making your resume one page long. But seeing that we are newcomers I guess it doesn’t really apply to us and one page is where I’m probably going to be at…If I can find enough stuff to fill a page…

Hearing Charles Li speak in person was a different experience, and even though I didn’t catch every word he said it was helpful to hear what he was actually thinking about his book, and how the other guests on the panel spoke about similar experiences.  It was interesting to read the book and learn about the choices he made during his childhood, and hearing him speak put a face to the book, and (even though it sounds cheesy) it’s a little easier to imagine someone’s experience when you hear them speak in person.

After my experience reading “The Bitter Sea” and hearing from the author, I feel the next four years of college as well as my life after college will be partially influenced by what I learned, making me think more consciously about my own identity.

It was really hard to pay attention to someone who I couldn’t hear properly. One of the things I did hear was about making the best of what life throws at you. Things aren’t always going to go as planned so its important to make the best of what you have and to continue striving for better. Our experiences and how we learn from them play a big part in how we develop as we grow older. Charles Li found his identity after a tough life and I’m still trying to find my identity.

The workshop was pretty helpful. I learned a decent amount about resumes and interviews, even though they sped through everything quite quickly. The day after, I went to get my resume fixed up, since I realized there was a lot wrong with it. The girl that helped me with my resume made a lot of corrections on it, which I was very happy about. I pretty much have to redo the whole thing, which I don’t mind, but it adds to the workload that I already have. Anyways, I’m glad there are so many services Baruch provides for ignorant college students like us.

The day we went to get information about careers, interviews, and advice, i thought it was very informative. However, a lot of the other blocks were being really rude and immature and it made me really annoyed. I couldnt pay that much attention to the information but i believe i understood most of it. The other students made many pointless jokes and it made me feel like i did not want to be there. The actual information was good though. I thought it was nice when they told us what to do for our resume’s and cover letters. I liked the advice for interviews and the sample resume’s were a bonus.

Honestly, I barely understood what this guy was saying. I’m sure it was something informative though, since he is such a brilliant guy. The people there were talking about their childhoods and growing up, just like Charles Li did in his book, “The Bitter Sea”. There were actually some interesting stories that they told. The one that really stood out to me was the one the president made. He talked about the tsunami in India, where a dog saved this woman’s life by running away from her. Apparently, the dog sensed the danger of the tidal wave, which I found very fascinating. I wonder if my dog can do cool stuff like that. Anyways, I enjoyed all their speeches very much and had a wonderful time there.