Author: j.vasquez4

Today I stopped by the STARR center in hopes of receiving some career help and things like that.   I came in and was warmly greeted by the staff at the desk. As it was too early for the walk-in appointments to commence, I asked the staff member about the services the career advisers offered and if there was anything I should keep in mind about the process of fixing my resume. She told me that the advisers help assess your strengths and weaknesses in terms of subjects and interests and what degree you should pursue that meets your goals and needs in your personal life. She said many students come into the office with no idea of what they want to  do with their lives or career-wise and afterwards they find themselves all sorted out. When assessing what career choice would be a good fit for a student, the advisers tend to start with their personality and what they like to do in their free time. To get a clear picture of what this personality may look like, they ask the student to take a personality test focused towards careers online or use their very own Focus 2 Assessment. After this, the adviser matches the personality matches the student had with jobs that use those similar areas and suggest the student look into it. If they like it then they can take courses tailored for that degree or profession. Aside from that, what I learned is that I need to add more things to my resume while still keeping it to one page and make sure that those items are specific to the career or position I am applying for in the future.

For my second blog post I decided to do the student life category. To start, I went down to the 2nd floor of the Newman Vertical Campus from my history class on the 13th to see what they had to offer today to the students. When I arrive, I see that a couple of clubs have set up their tables to recruit new members for their clubs and invite people to events. One of the clubs, Team Baruch had some munchkins and cookies that were good but I did not really feel like their club was really calling me. Another table had free shirts. Another table was for the Ecuadorian club which seemed interesting because they had an event coming up where there would be ethnic food and other students celebrating their culture. While the event looked good and the club very interesting, I did not feel a connection enough to follow up with them for the future. From there, me and my friends went up to the game room where we found other students engaged in ping pong, pool and table hockey. This seemed like an ideal place to unwind with others after a stressful day or just a cool place to hang out when you have time to kill. I still would like to find a club that I am interested in and can also keep up with as the semesters gets harder. Maybe finding a club that I can connect with in school will help me look at school in a different light other than just stress.

 

 

 

 

 

For my first blog post I went to the Metropolitan Museum with my friends. From the start, we were immersed in very ancient art and pottery. I wasn’t very interested in those parts because it wasn’t really focused on a specific time or place, it was just general for me. Also, it reminded me of middle school when they used to take us to the Met in yellow busses wearing school uniform. Things were different now though, I was much older now and I actually have an interest in art now. We then moved on to the more interesting Greek sculptures and sword/armor exhibits. In this part of the museum we could see how beauty and death were dealt with in the older ages. It was quite awe inspiring. I found this part of the museum to be more enjoyable for me. I will definitely be returning to the Met and other museums because each time I go, it’ll be a different experience.