Author: k.catena

For my career blog post, I attended a workshop at the Starr Center, ‘Lets Get STARRted.’ This workshop mainly focused on resume building and how this step is useful and almost essential to landing an internship or job in your desired field. During this workshop, the instructor handed out four samples of resumes and we were told to chose the resume that we would pick for an interview. We were only given one minute to look at these four different resumes. This exercise was helpful in that it exposed us to different types of resumes and what makes one resume better than the next, but it also demonstrated the fact that when looking at resumes, most people spend very little time and do not perform a thorough read. This is why it is important to avoid paragraphs in resumes and keep bullet form throughout. This will most likely keep the reader more engaged because they can move from bullet to bullet in a more efficient manner than they would if they were to be reading a lengthy paragraph. This exercise also taught us that minor errors, such as typos and format errors can quickly turn away those reviewing your resume. The instructor followed this in saying that it is crucial to proof-read your resume before finalizing it. The workshop later proceeded to inform us of what exactly to put in your resume, including your contact information, education, work experience, relevant skills, languages, relevant courses, leadership activities, extracurriculars, projects, honors and volunteer work. The instructor explained that it was important when stating your skills to list beneath in bullet form how these specific skills can apply to the job or internship in which you are applying for. Additionally, the instructor taught how including a personal section that touches on your personal interests or hobbies can be advantageous during an interview in creating a more hospitable atmosphere.

For my second blog post I decided to visit the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West side of Manhattan with friends. Within this museum I saw a great deal of interesting attractions. My friends and I watched a presentation on the Big Bang in the Hayden Big Bang Theatre. This theatre is located in the lower half of the Hayden Sphere in this museum. The Rose Center for Earth and Space is where one can find this fun interactive. This presentation was shown on a concave screen enclosed in a small room and it showed the journey that our virtual universe has taken over the course of many years. This presentation was very informative, but at the same time I have more questions about the topic after having watched it than I had before. We also visited the Eastern Island Head which is located in the Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples. If I’m being honest, the only reason we decided to see this was because of the movie Night at the Museum. Pictured below is me with the Alaskan Brown Bear. This was taken in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. This Hall is also home to many other furry tailed mammals. Another interesting sector of this museum was the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. This Hall had countless underwater species on display. I found the Giant Blue Whale Model to be the most interesting part of this Hall. This fiberglass female whale model is ninety four feet long and weighs in at twenty one thousand pounds! The Giant Blue Whale is the largest animal alive today and can weigh up to one hundred tons. Unfortunately, the Mummy exhibition was closed by the time my friends and I reached the floor it was located on, but following this we went to the Ornithischian Hall of Dinosaurs and saw momentous displays of prehistoric dinosaurs to make up for it.

I went to an undergraduate student government booth which was located on the second floor during club hours. I do plan on participating in Baruch’s undergraduate student government during either my first or second year here. I was a member of my high school’s student government for four years and I enjoyed the leadership opportunities and qualities that I gained from my experience in the club. For my participation in student government at Baruch I would prefer to just be a member and not hold a position as I did when I was in high school. I would like to keep the management of my school work and class assignments as my top priority, over clubs such as this one. Baruch’s undergraduate student government is very active in giving the students a better college environment based on their needs and also providing the students with activities on campus. This type of organization is something that I would like to be a part of. A club such as student government is also a great way to meet new people and make new friends which in my opinion is all part of the college experience. The representative that I spoke with described to me how student government has positively impacted his college career and that he would recommend it to anyone seeking this type of school involvement. He also said that student government is one of the best ways to maximize your time academic career while enrolled in Baruch college. For example, he said that student government is an extremely optimal outlet where students can  express their own personal political ideologies in a safe, judgement free environment. After he mentioned this, I found myself more adept to joining student government. I believe that freedom to express opinion is crucial to open debate and growth as not only a student, but also as as an individual.