On Friday, November 3rd, I attended a CUNY Symposium event at Goldman Sachs to learn more about the company and getting a job at a large company like that. It was an event that lasted for the better part of the day and it was business-like but also informative and very fun. Everything was super professional and we had the chance to hear from high-level employees from the company about their stories at Goldman Sachs. After that, we had a chance to ask questions and network with not only other students from CUNY who were driven and wanted to learn more about furthering themselves in the field, but also these professionals (most of whom were graduates from Baruch! Just goes to show how far you can go through Baruch’s opportunities and the skills we learn here for the business world). I enjoyed learning more about how the job world, especially in established, well-known companies, since I have little to no prior knowledge about it and want very badly to break into the business scene and do well. We learned from the professional what they would want to see in potential hirings and what we should do when contacting professionals and such, and I found all the information so valuable. It was a privilege to be chosen to be a part of something of this sort. I’d say the best part of it, though, was the refreshments they offered us – churros in a cup of chocolate syrup, chips in a cup of guac, and pineapple-orange-catcus juice (I’m not even kidding)! This event was honestly a really great experience and it somewhat led me to the next, which was the cover letter workshop here at STARR.
On Tuesday, November 7, a friend and I attended the workshop STARR was hosting about writing a cover letter and the importance of knowing how to write them, as well as emails and other writings to professional people. When applying for jobs, there are so many steps to go through and I found it very helpful to get insight on this aspect of it. Going into the workshop, I admit it didn’t really understand what a cover letter was or how to write one even after the day at Goldman Sachs so, although I wasn’t the most excited about it, I found that I learned quite a lot that would inevitably be really important when applying for positions in the future. I clearly need all the help I can get with these things and when I left, I was happy to know that I actually knew what cover letters were all about and could start working on one for practice or would be able to in the future.
Both of these events were super valuable for me; I’m learning how the business world works and it’s opening may eyes to what I hope and ultimately know will be my future.
~Charisse 🙂
