For my most recent activity, I decided to visit the Starr Career Development Center for a resume-writing workshop. While in high school, we were never taught one how to write a resume and cover letter, and so I had to Google templates in order to get an idea of how to structure one. If it wasn’t for a job that I was going to apply for where they asked for a resume, I don’t think that I would have started to think about writing a resume in my high school career.
Since I did not have any idea of how to properly write a resume I hesitated in going to room 2-150 to seek help in editing the resume that I had written. It is very nerve-wracking to know that your resume is in very bad shape and to have someone look at it and judge what you have so far. Nevertheless, I thought that it was now or never since if I want to apply for future jobs or internships, I need to know the basics of writing a resume. Therefore, I got the courage to go to the Starr Career Development Center to get started.
I met with a staff member named Rebecca Marrero. I was looking for some type of judgment from her telling me that I did everything wrong when writing my resume, but Ms. Marrero did not point out my errors at all. Since I told her that I never had someone teach me how to write a resume, she went over the basics of a resume format. Since it was only a 15-minute meeting, she did not go over everything in much detail but during that time span,I gained knowledge that I did not have previously. All in all, I am more confident when writing a resume than I was before. Thus, I recommend any Baruch student to go to Starr Career Development Center.