Month: November 2017

I went to the Wall Street Careers Panel with Ben, Jordan, and Fred. It was on Thursday, November 9. It was on the 7th floor in the Library, and it was a Starr Career Workshop. There was a panel of 5 businessmen and businesswomen who currently work on Wall Street. They talked about their backgrounds, their high school and college experiences, and their journey to Wall Street. They also gave tips on what to do in order to get a good job and what they did to get where they are now. They also had a Question and Answer part of the workshop for people to ask specific questions.
It was very interesting to learn about what they went through. They all had to work very hard to get where they are now, and they went through the same things we are going through now. They all had different stories, so it shows that different people can all have a great career, no matter their background. Working hard is what pays off in the end. I learned so many great tips from this workshop that I will keep in mind for now and for the future when I look for a permanent job. One of the panelists said you have to take risks in order to achieve your dream or to get a great career.
I don’t think I would’ve went to this event if I didn’t have to do this blog, but I’m glad I did because it was a nice experience to see how the panelists got such great jobs and what they went through to get it. It was comforting to see that the panelists had all different backgrounds yet they were all able to achieve such great jobs, which means if I work hard I can try to get a great job as well. Who knows… maybe one day I’ll work on Wall Street.

There is definitely a certain feeling of sophistication as you walk into the Metropolitan Museum Of Art on the Upper East Side of New York City. For CUNY students it is supposedly free, but when I showed my ID at the front desk, they quickly asked me how much I would like to pay. I gave them a quarter because I had a feeling that the Met is not an underfunded foundation. I went to the Met to start a project for Art history in which I would have to find specific pieces of artwork that were on display in the museum and answer questions of my findings. I enjoyed having this assignment to do while I visited the Met because it made me feel as though I had a sense of purpose in the museum rather than just walking around aimlessly.The most memorable exhibit was the Chinese garden on the second floor to the right of the museum. Though it was inside, it really felt like an outdoor garden somewhere in China. After walking through the dimly lit exhibits, it was so refreshing to step

into the garden with its babbling coy pond and cooling stonework. I know there is so much more of the Met to see and I am looking forward to going back as well as going to the many other fascinating museums in New York City.

On October 25 I attended a workshop, Finance 101, hosted by the Starr Development Center. Signing up for this workshop was not difficult at all, one can easily click into the emails the Starr Career Development Centers sends each week to check out the workshops they have available for the same and following weeks. To RSVP, you just follow the instructions provided in the email and you will be set. Apparently some workshops have seats that fill up quickly so if you find a workshop you are interested in, RSVP as soon as you can.

I went into the workshop knowing I did not want to major in Finance. I just went to learn about what the major is and what it gets you when you graduate. I’ve learned a lot in a workshop that lasted only a little more than an hour. Finance is such a broad subject there are so many directions one can go because of all specific majors under the umbrella of finance.

One thing I found interesting was that in a room full of about 30 students, most of them were not freshman. There were a handful of seniors at a Finance 101 informational workshop which I found interesting because I was just wondering if they were there to learn about a major they want to switch to because that just says that I do not have to make decisions as quickly as a freshman.

I found this workshop really helpful although I still do not intend to major in Finance after listening to all the opportunities you have when you enter the real world with a degree in finance. I look forward to attending more of these types workshops to broaden my understanding of different majors and minors.