Tag: career

Hello all. This is the last blog post of this three-part series. After much insistence, I’m going to write this blog post about a past career workshop that I thought I did not need to blog about.  Using my memory, I will try to recreate this experience.

It was on a Wednesday of the 25 of October. The room seemed a little full, but not that full as I expected. Immediately after sitting down, the presentation started. The speaker first addressed the basics of finance like budgeting and other things. I then received some pamphlets and papers about finance.

The most interesting thing that I learned was about retirement. I really did not know that you had to save for retirement. I assumed that all occupations would give people pensions for their retirement. In addition, I thought that Social Security would help all retirees, but this program is an uncertainty due to the growing US debt. I also learned about special programs like 401(k) plans that help people to save up before retiring.

This workshop helped me be more mindful of saving up money for later. I also feel more likely to choose jobs that offer some type of pension or 401(k) planning, so that I don’t spend my later years counting every single penny I find. I will try to use the Starr account more so that I can find a job that suits my interests and goals.

 

 

For this week’s blog post, I attended a workshop from the Starr Career Development Center. They were hosting a Marketing Career Expo in which I was interested in.

Although my intended major is Computer Information Systems, after taking business I have been considering on pursuing a career more related in the field. In particular, Digital Marketing was something I took time to learn more about. It combines both my passion for technology and business together.

At the workshop, I was provided with a lot intel on the major and career itself. There were many discussions on how to prepare for a career in the marketing industry and I was given a chance to talk to some professionals and recruiters in the field. I also found myself being introduced to various new companies I never heard of before. Some of the many media companies included of Group M, iCrossing, and Horizon Media. Overall, my experience was really meaningful. I was able to learn more, compare to what I search up on the internet about marketing by directly being able to talk to some of the representatives.

I think that it is really helpful of Baruch to hold such event for only undergraduate students. It really helps students in the marketing major to learn more about their future career, and for students like me to learn more about such field. I found the workshop really beneficial and will be planning on attending others in the future to gain more knowledge on preparing for my future career. Doing so, will also definitely help me to make a decision on what my major will be.

Last Tuesday, November 6, I attended a workshop at the Starr Career and Development Center. The workshop I attended was called “Mastering the Job Interview – Basic”.

Honestly, I was a little nervous to go because I was going by myself and I did not really know what to expect. I was also really intimidated because I have never really had a job interview before. I always just kind of got a job informally. I did have interviews for college though and that is basically the same thing. But, I did it and I survived. I learned a lot, too.

I was surprised by how many people went to the workshop. The room was almost full and there was a nice mix of people. There were a lot of freshmen, all of which were there for FRO, sophomores and juniors preparing for internship interviews, and graduating seniors getting ready to go out into the world.

We were all provided with a packet providing us with information on exactly what to expect during a job interview. The packet also included information on how to prepare for the interview along with ways to dress for the interview specific to the field you are pursuing.

We did a couple activities with the other people there. We practiced lots of basic things that make a huge impact during the interview process. This includes a firm handshake and introducing yourself. We also did an activity were we practiced our personal pitch. A personal pitch is the part of the interview where the interviewer asks you about yourself and you have to answer in the most jam packed concise way possible. It’s very difficult. 

The workshop was very engaging and I learned lot. I thought it would last forever and be very boring, but it went by very fast and the instructor even let us out early. I would definitely go to another workshop. I learned so much and it was definitely worth it.