Month: November 2017

Clubs at Baruch got together to throw this mock wedding to share with Baruch  the joyful, rich and rambunctious occasion that is South Asian wedding. It was a wonderful cultural insight as weddings are, even throughout vastly different cultures, a thing of gathering and celebration regardless.  With singing and dancing performances with a mixture of tradiotn and modernity, it was extremely enjoyable learning experience. 10/10 would definitely crash a fun South Asian wedding.

I talked to as many professors as I could ranging from professors that taught law to English to actuarial science. I’m really glad I was there. Each person that I talked to was able to offer me a unique insight as I asked them the purpose of their work and what good I would be able to do if I did study and work in that field. I felt the importance and the impact of each and every single subject and I genuinely felt that the professors learned just as much from me as I learned from them. The English professor struck out to me as we discussed the meaning of life and the reason why I stopped reading and the Science professor who was intrigued by my question of unbiased science and its achievement. Looking forward to meeting them again as years progress.

To begin, I got an email from American Eagle last week. They went over my application and called me in for an interview. I had to bring my resume with me to the interview. However, my resume was very outdated and lacked professionalism. I needed assistance from someone who knew how to write a successful resume. My search ended quickly as I recalled that Baruch has the STARR Career Development Center right on campus. After revamping my resume on my own, I decided to set up an appointment online. The website was very simple to use and I managed to find the perfect time for an appointment. I met with Parmeet Manchandani, a counselor at the center, the next Monday. Parmeet helped me understand the very basic flaws in my resume. It came to knowledge that a good resume should be no more than one page. To add on, I was missing a cover page. I was very lucky to have a counselor who is very dedicated to helping clients. Although the counseling session was supposed to be thirty minutes long, the counselor put some extra time into helping me and making my resume look good. The visit helped me pick up many different skills when it comes to resume building. I learned how to phrase words in different ways. I understood by phrasing the words in a certain way helped make you look more intelligent. It also helps whoever reading your essay by simplifying things such as your past work experience. Speaking of past work experience, I never had much retail experience. Therefore, I was taught how to use the accolades, skills, and community service contributions to help strengthen my resume. Past experience as simple as freelance tutoring were worded in a way to give it great significance. When I left the Career Center that day, I felt very confident in my resume. After the interview, I think my resume played a huge part of me being called in for a second interview.

Racquel and I decided to go to a Career Panel event, sponsored by ‘Unicef @Brauch” during club hours. During this panel, the guest speakers talked about the process of networking from non-profit organizations and UN officials.  So we got some really good insider info on how networking actually works. Networking is the process by which you create connections with individuals or groups of people in order to have a bigger spear of influence and knowledge.  Networking is an essential part of the college experience. The people you meet in college will be those out in the workforce with you.   You have to open yourself up to talking to people you don’t know and have to have the self-confidence to try and fail or succeed.  I was excited to be able to get tips on the best ways to interact with people in the professional field I want to enter.

On November 9th, I attended the Majors and Minors fair which took place in the multipurpose room in Vertical Campus. Upon entering, we were given various handouts providing us with information about the majors offered in the three different schools along with a short survey for feedback that we would hand in once exiting the room. Tables were set up and a representative from each department/major had their own flyers that entailed a description of the major, the courses offered, and the amount of credits one must acquire for the degree. Although the information for each major can be found online at Baruch’s website, what made the fair edifying was having the ability to speak with someone and ask specific questions. As a finance major, I had the opportunity to inquire about the different paths I can take career-wise upon graduating as well as what to expect. Additionally, I was told which minors could assist me in acquiring future employment. Overall, it was beneficial and I was able to learn about new minors I would’ve never known existed.

For almost 2 months now, I have had an internship at the digital marketing company OpenSlate Data. My cousin, Carlos Restrepo, approached me with the opportunity to help out the sales team if it was able to fit my schedule. I knew this was going to be an amazing opportunity to work with a successful start-up that was rated by Business Insider as “The 19 most interesting tech start-ups of 2017.” I made time in my schedule and fitted it in by going Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Initially, I was a little nervous because I would be working with professionals in a field where I virtually had no experience. However, the sales team, especially Larry Miller, who oversees my projects, is the leader of the East Coast Sales Team, and he’s been very friendly and helpful with me.

OpenSlate focuses on giving advertisers information and data on YouTube channels in order for them to choose the channels that are best-suited for them, that fit with their brand-safety and demographic requirements. So far, I have been tasked with checking Spanish videos for brand-safety (they are expanding their product to hit the Spanish market), organizing their revenue accounts, and gathering information on potential clients. While these projects have been relatively simple, I have been able to learn a lot about the company’s functions such as the process in making a sale, maintaining customer relations, and how processing revenue works.

Most importantly, I hope this continues to be a fruitful and rewarding experience. It’s been a great opportunity to get into the professional world, especially marketing, which I am highly considering for my major. Just being able to work with an amazing sales team has been a great experience and I have learned so much in the couple of weeks I have been working with them. I hope there will be many more opportunities like this one.

 

 

On Thursday November 9, I attended the Majors and Minors Fair, which was taking place in the multipurpose room in the Newman Vertical building. The fair consisted of all the different majors and minors that Baruch offers and had representatives for each. At the table sat one or two representatives who were giving handouts with information regarding their assigned fields; they were also answering any questions one may have about a major or minor they were considering to take. I approached the Finance Major table and spoke to the two representatives and asked about the difficulty level, compared to accounting, as well as the competition that came hand-in-hand with the major. After answering my questions, I felt that I made the right decision pursuing this major and I’m excited to see what opportunities head my way. The fair had undoubtedly helped me gain useful knowledge about the course I plan on taking and I’m glad that I attended.

On Thursday November 9, 2017, I attended the Majors and Minors Fair held in the multipurpose room in the Newman Vertical Campus. There were different tables set up with the names of several different majors and minors. At each table, there was one or two representatives from those departments who were ready to give out handouts with useful information and answer any and all questions you had. After approaching the Communication Studies Major table and speaking to the two Communications professors, asking questions about the academic requirements for my intended major, as well as reading the information on the two handouts they gave me, there is no doubt that this is the major I want to pursue. This fair definitely helped me clarify the path for my future academic endeavors at Baruch. So glad I went!

For starters, the lighting in the museum was terrible! This isn’t the first time I’ve visited this museum, but I went in with a purpose this time. I was curious as to human origins and how different aspects of humans came to be. This interest stemmed from conversations we had in my anthropology class. I learned about our development and what different parts of our brain allow us to do. For example, if you touch a monkey’s amygdala, you will trigger their emotions. Also, the Darwin’s theory is the only scientific explanation for the spectacular diversity of life on Earth. This was one thing I found interesting. The whole experience of just taking an hour and walking through the museum and seeing all the different origins was very informational.