Tag: Career

Well, a few weeks ago I attended the Resume Writing Workshop. It was my first time and I was very bewildered when I just saw a bunch of socializing students. Still perplexed, I sat down with my friends since there were no other apparent places to head. Luckily, after a pretty long hour wait, the instructor arrived. I can’t specifically remember her name right now but she did a really nice job emphasizing the purpose of a resume and the dos and don’ts. I did learn a few things about writing my resume as a college student despite my initial motive of completing my FRO assignment. This is a pretty useful resource. The next time I need some extra help in an area, I think I will probably look at the list of available workshops and revisit VC 2-150.

Since the deadline for the third blog is close, my friends and I decided to attend a workshop to complete the career part. We went to the Dining Etiquette Workshop and found out that formal dressing was required. So, we couldn’t get it there and had to look for something else. We went to the starr office to get more information on the workshops.
On Thursday, November 2nd, I attended the Writing Winning Resumes workshop during club hours. The experience was funny because the lecturer was late for over half an hour. However, she did a great job on the lecture and I learned a lot of techniques on writing an effective resume. The most useful part for me was the bullet points part. I now know what I should put for the bullet points to make my resume a concise and impactful one. I gathered plenty of valuable information there.
Throughout the entire experience, the one thing that really benefited me the most was not the workshop itself, but the process of finding out what kind of career support Baruch provides. Baruch does have strong resources for its students. Workshops are scheduled on multiple days of a week at different time period. Staffs are there to help you with resumes and cover letters. What you can get will be a lifelong benefit. Thus, it’s a very significant to find out how one can get the most out of it.

Aaron D’Souza

At Tuesday’s career fair prep, we learned many valuable skills for standing out among the recruiters. At the prep, three speakers talked about dressing formal, being friendly and open, and making a strong first impression. One key point they stressed was the elevator pitch. This consists of a 30 second to 2-minute speech detailing your interest, skills, experiences, goals, and why you are a good candidate. The resume should include all relevant experiences, achievements, skills, and education. I have an old resume, and after this meeting, I plan to visit STARR to get advice on updating and improving it. In addition, anyone interest in going shouldn’t be afraid. The speakers told us that companies are looking for freshman and sophomores more and more for entry level positions. The career workshop also talked about how contacting recruiters and how to conduct ourselves around them. Finally, the speakers told us to choose our top five companies, because there will be long lines, and we will not have a chance to meet with 82 different companies.