I didn’t really plan on going, but thought might as well get it over with. Greeted by the professor, I felt welcomed, regardless of the fact I had no idea what the words and numbers on the screens meant. He quickly explained how this $2000 product was so useful. However walking into the room he had to disclosed only some of the computers could run the program. Some proprietary colored keyboards that took advantage of the software with useful shortcuts at arms reach. A quick search for Vista Card a history of the companies earnings and the companies projected income for the years to come, made from highly calculated guesses from financial analysis. I just sat there thinking “Is this what businesses majors entail?” I was in awe of how bored I felt, I realized in all the talk of marginal revenue and extensive company research at my disposal, I didn’t want to work in this type of career. Something so monotonous, lacking basic interest, day in and day out sitting behind a computer to look at these arbitrary numbers for some larger financial vendetta. During the workshop I felt a bit more certain about what I wanted to do.
Of course working at Bloomberg would be an amazing opportunity, but knowing which opportunities are for you, and which rabbit holes are worth going down is a part of growing up. I had looked at many internship opportunities in the past, a few of which was offered by Bloomberg, and I remember Bloomberg always mentioned how they are looking for someone who can handle large amounts of work at a time. That they would be working a lot with data and things of that nature. I watched the professor run through the maze that was the Bloomberg software, no doubt something I’d become rather accustom to if I wanted a job involving number crunching.
