For the Major & Minor Workshop that took place in the multipurpose room on Thursday, I was introduced to many different classes that were available for upper class men to take. I visited many tables that featured the liberal arts, statistics, finance, art and photography, etc. as potential majors and minors for students. I was given many forms and brochures to take a look at in case I was interested in those fields. Each representative explained clearly how each class/field worked and the requirements that were required to attain the degrees in each of those respective fields. Through this experience, I was able to be more inclusive of other fields of work and potential minors that I would like to pursue. It opened me up to the possibility of expanding my career choices and presented me with the correct guide to be able to pursue such possibilities. I also got the contact of many representatives that attended the event and other upper class men that were registered under those fields. Their explanations of the courses were very convincing and got me thinking about the plausible choices I have. By the end of the event, I handed in the forms that I was given at the start of the event and took a picture with the Baruch bear cat. 
Tag: #Career
Whitney
I went to the Whitney Museum. It was a very enjoyable experience. I got to explore the careers of many different artists and painter. I saw the way they expressed themselves through their paintings. It was for an English project but I got to explore the interior and the beauty the museum holds. Even the elevator and staircases showcased some kind of artwork. The building was shaped in a way that allows viewers to get a whole new experience.
This opened my eyes to different career paths. I necessarily won’t be pursuing a career in art but I got to see this through the lives of people who already done that. The different painters whose work was exhibited in the museum all have different back stories that accompany their work. Some wanted to politically express their views, and painted nationalistic artwork. Others wanted to outline a problem with their society and get the message across through visual aid. Some just wanted to take their ideas and put them on a canvas. All these had a similar enough effect to make them the paintings they are today.
The Whitney Museum is famous for this. Although I didn’t gain any physical career help through examining art, I picked up the way these careers were made. These artists had a vision that they would see their dreams come true and were able to pursue it successfully. This is what I gained from my trip to the museum.
Career Building Blocks
As a DIY type of person, its usually hard to reach out for help because that requires swallowing your pride and showing weakness. I’d rather struggle and figure things out myself rather than ask for a helping hand. Attending the Career Building Blocks program, it was an easier way of saying “HELP ME PLEASE” because it did not involve any direct plea.
At this event I learned how to create a resume that will stand out to future employers, how to choose my major based on the vision I have for my future, and how the Starr Career and Development center can aid me in every step of the process.
When I first came to Baruch I thought that my intended major will be Business Management. People assume that the manager runs the company/branch, which is true, but I have a larger goal for myself. At this session I realized that my intended major should be Business Entrepreneurship. I want to have my own business which means I won’t be some boss with some authority, but The Boss with all the authority.
This event also taught me how to write an appealing resume. I currently have a high position job as an medical office manager, but in the future when I do apply to other jobs, I will need an eye catching resume to help me land the dream job.
Overall I met a lot of inspirational people and helped build my “Career Building Blocks” to the next step in my future.
Bloomberg Workshop
- Like most of the freshman this time around, I decided to attend the Bloomberg workshop. Despite having no idea what a Bloomberg terminal was or how it worked, I entered the trading floor with excitement and a willingness to learn. The first thing I noticed was the strange setup of the Bloomberg computers and keyboard. The keyboard had some keys that were color coded and had special labels. Instead of one monitor there were two, with wires snaking together in the back and joining together at the plug. Once I was logged in I opened the Bloomberg application and the screen turned black, with yellow writing covering the monitors and some open tabs where I could type in searches. The instructor then proceeded to begin explaining some of the plentiful functions of the terminal, such as the help icon which was in the form of a question mark at the top right of the screen. He began delving into different searches we could make, such as checking up on a certain year’s revenue for different companies. The example he used was VISA. Then, he began showing us the different i icons on the left side of the screen which could reveal more and more details in regards to the search. I was fascinated and felt so adult and like I was a part of something secret only only a few people are ever able to grasp. Admittedly, I was very confused the entire time as I had no previous experience with trading computers, stocks, or anything in this particular field. However, I was so intrigued by the program that I decided that I wanted to try out taking a class which would teach me the basics and explain to me step by step all the functions of trading computers so one day I could use the Bloomberg terminal with full confidence.
Bloomberg Workshop
“What were we even doing there?” I thought to myself. We don’t even know how to trade yet and we are learning about a 2000 dollar system that has enough features to drive you insane. It was not a bad experience, simply one that would of been avoided if I knew the content would simply be a summary of a program that none of us could really use effectively at the time because of a lack of basic understanding in trading.
To this extent in the future maybe I will come to be very grateful to some of the knowledge I have gained at the event. When I understand the theory of trading and can accurately use the technology of Bloomberg, I will be golden for a career as a trader.
One of the incredible features of Bloomberg that really impressed me was the social media tracker that could analyze all social media posts for companies and rate them as negative or positive for the company’s stock. It displayed everything from the volume of posts about the company, how negative the comments were, and how the stock price was effected. What was interesting was that while many stocks were affected by the news about 30% showed no change in direction after the media and social network attention.
I am one that believes in behavioral economics, people do not act rationally most of the time, unlike how economists model things. To this extent I am happy to have attended this event even if it was to learn only one thing that I found extremely useful. With the information that Bloomberg makes simple to attain, one can begin to make strategies and theories for trading successfully.
Bloomberg Workship
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.
Reading the lines
It was a trade-off going to this workshop.
Me and my friends were contemplating going to the 6th floor computer lab to enjoy some quality bonding game time. Instead we ended up taking seats in front of computers not really knowing what was going to happen.
The computer we sat in front of was open and had a program running. Bloomberg, shortly afterwards introduced as a overpriced program with functions that are highly specialized. Honestly we didn’t know know what was going on but we knew how to read a line chart. We tried as best we can to follow the directions provided for the next hour and struggled to stay awake. As interesting as trading seems this session was like telling us to play the piano without learning the theory. We can play with it and hopefully learn a few things along the way but without knowing the basics we are disadvantaged at playing this game.
Nonetheless, I hope my friends at least got something out of it that I missed. I can’t think of a reason to come back in the future but will continue in my endevours to learn to play this game that has so much to offer depending on our knowledge.
This experience probably leveled me up. If we just went to the computer lab to play games we could have had a fun time but not really learn anything new. By going to something that we had no clue what was about we were able to note another perspective life has to offer. Like jumping out a plane and experiencing parachuting for the first time, ive never done it but wish to, we can feel the thrill of something new rushing past us and if it leaves us feeling elevated then you only have yourself to thank for taking the first step towards you.
Bloomberg
I was in my English class and the last thing on my mind was that I had a blog post to do. So many things were on my mind with midterms coming up. I decided to check out the Baruch app and see what they had for me. I read through and found this Bloomberg trading event very intriguing. I figured it would help me see if I would want to do something like that in the future. I entered a little late and everyone seemed very interested in what was going on. I was excited because it was my first time in the trade room. I felt very sophisticated and smart. I walked in as the guy was talking about how to read revenues and profits. I also thought that the teacher would be very boring like many others, but he connected with us. He engaged a conversation within us, so it didn’t feel like a boring lecture. He sparked some of my classmates questions and caught our attention. He also showed us how to read some revenues, then asked us practice questions to sort of test us. This definitely made it more successful. Sadly, this workshop had to come to an end. We were very disappointed in that. I learned a lot of things that I never understood before. Now I understand more about stocks and revenues then I did before. Now I am going to consider finance as my major because it truly is fascinating. I am glad he took our information down and is going to invite us to more of his events. 
Bloomberg 2 Workshop
This wasn’t something I planned on going to nor did I have known that this kind of workshop existed at Baruch. I first learned about this workshop from a friend of mine and decided that as a group we would go together. I thought this workshop would be an influential person making a speech on how he or she got rich. I mean it is called “Bloomberg workshop” and the guy is the 11th richest person in America and the former mayor of NYC. But as I came into the workshop I saw a professor giving a lecture in the stock hall and didn’t think that was the workshop. It didn’t take long before I sat down and began to understand what they meant by “Bloomberg workshop”. Everyone inside the room was eager to learn about this program called “Bloomberg”. I never knew such programs existed before. It was my first time using this program and I have to admit it’s a pretty nice program. I believe the professor told us the reason why there are only 10 Bloomberg terminals in this room is that it costs $2000 a month to rent the program out per computer. During the workshop, I got to experience many different aspects of the program like exporting a stock list onto an excel sheet and also to be able to maneuver through the program. Although many of things that were said in the lecture I didn’t know at first I started to get a grasp at what the program was meant to do and why it’s important to have knowledge of this program. My favorite part of the program has to be when the professor showed us how social media directed at the company’s affect the prices of the stock. Overall it was a fun experience going to my first workshop with my group of friends not knowing what to do on the Bloomberg terminals and having a fun experience trying to follow up with the professor.
Bloomberg Workshop
Attending my first workshop in Baruch. I didn’t quite know what I was attending. All I knew was that I had to attend a workshop in order to write this blog, and that I was following my friends. Upon arrival, there were only 10 designated stations that had the specialized program called “Bloomberg”. The program itself costs $24,000 a year. The stations were also accompanied by specialized Bloomberg keyboards as well. There was well over 10 students within that workshop, so we had to share between 2-3 students per station.
For a bit of background to what Bloomberg is, Bloomberg is a professional service that provides financial software tools. The financial software tools are such as an analytics and equity trading platform, data services, and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal.
The instructor of the workshop was teaching us how to navigate through the program itself. He showed us how to open data, equity, and charts that show the companies history. There are certain keys that you can type as a shortcut to navigate through the program. He then told us to look at the history chart of a specific company. He then proceeded to teach us on how to transfer the data from chart onto Microsoft Excel.
The instructor was patient, and went around the room helping those who were struggling to follow his instructions. The course itself did not teach us how to analyze the data or what the information presented meant. The only thing we learned was how to navigate through the program, and how to transfer the information. Overall I found the workshop to be quite useless for someone who doesn’t have a core fundamental understanding.
