On Wednesday, I attend a Job & Internship Search Strategies Workshop from the Starr Career Development Center. It was interesting to learn about some tips and tricks to search and apply for jobs or internship.
The presenter of the workshop separated the workshop into different sections including prepare, research, network, and follow-up. She made sure that the workshop was easy for us the follow along. She was also very kind and friendly as she answer all our questions.
Toward the end of the workshop, the presenter allowed us to pair up with one next us to have a informational interview practice to practice and to meet and learn from a new fellow Baruch student. The practice was actually interesting and helpful, it included questions like ‘Which student club/organization do you recommend?’ ‘What have you done so far or in the past that has worked for you in your job search?’
I was paired with a sophomore and we had a pretty fun talk. He recommend me Human of Baruch and suggested for me attend the General Interest Meeting that will be coming this Tuesday. And instead for telling me what worked for him in his job search process, he told me something that failed and warned me with it. He noted that you should really look out for suspicious job search websites. “You should never have to pay the website for finding you jobs or sending you resumes to companies; the companies will pay the website for finding you for them.” He also warned me about leaving your contact information with websites and companies, because it may very annoying and hard to keep track.
After this workshop, I feel that I really need to make use of the resources provided by the Starr Career Development Center; the workshops, interview practices, and resume and cover letter review are some of the services provided by Starr. These are all services that can really help us with our internships and/or future careers. Plus these workshops are another great way to network as it’s one important part of job search; according to the presenter, network will takes majority of the time you put into job search.