Month: November 2017

For the career blog post, I went to the Hillel Start-up Tech Fair with my friends. We listened to the panelists talk about their start-up companies and their experiences as an entrepreneur. The host asked them five questions and they spoke about their failures and what they learned from them.  All five gave a similar message which was to work and work.

I don’t remember much except SportsGuru, which is a place where people can give their commentary on sports. The founder of SportsGuru was incredibly successful in Israel before he decided to move to America and start over again. He said it was amazing to watch the first person use his site, to capture that first person, and for him to share it with his friends. There were envelopes hidden around the room which rewarded the person who found them with prizes including gift cards and an Amazon Echo.

Since the blog post date was coming up soon, my friends and I went to look at the STARR website and find any events that were going to happen. Good thing, the Marketing Career Expo was on the 17th of November. Going up to the 14th floor was confusing since the stairs outside of the classrooms ended, but we figured it out and made it there. Before we even went in, we already felt out of place by seeing upperclassmen dressed up somewhat business casually while we were in casual clothes. Inside the expo, there were many professionals and many more upperclassmen. Two professors came up to the front and presented a small presentation. We then had a set amount of time to talk to some professionals on what they do in their job and how was their experience getting into the field. Going to this event is not useful now but, if I attend other career expos in the future, I’ll know what to expect.

On Thursday, Nov. 16th, there was a Marketing Career Expo. I thought it would be a good opportunity to learn more about marketing because I have been somewhat interested in the field, but don’t really know a lot about it. At the expo, we were all seated at a table where there was a professional in the field of marketing that would answer questions and talk about their experiences. At the start of the expo, there was a presentation that explained the differences between marketing and advertising. I learned that advertising is just a component of marketing, and that marketing involves a lot planning and calculating the strategies for advertising. After the presentation, we were able to talk to the professionals at our tables. At my first table, we talked to someone from the company, GroupM. He is an associate director for the company and works on many ads that we see on the subway or in the media. He talked about what he does in the company and how they select interns. Next, we talked to someone from Horizon Media who works mainly on ads that we see on social media or on other websites. Overall, the expo was a good experience to learn more about marketing.

The Marketing Career Expo happened on Nov 17, getting there was a challenge for me and my friends because we had never been up to the 14th floor of the Newman Vertical Campus. I was really excited to get up there and was surprised that it looks so different from the floors below. I was worried that we won’t be able to get in because the line was quite long. When we got in, I immediately felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there because everybody else were really well dressed. They were either in a dress or in a suit, only a few of us wore everyday clothing. The video they showed us really grabbed my attention and it got me thinking about Marketing, a field I never thought of until I saw that video. I learned quite a few things from that Expo and was amazed by how serious yet light the meeting were. We talked to employees from different companies and it was definitely a pleasure hearing their experiences. I was a little disappointed because they are only looking for juniors and seniors to be interns and felt unprepared when everybody else from the same table handed in their resumes. Overall  it was a very pleasant experiences and I am really glad I went.

Last Wednesday I went to a Starr workshop. Although it was my first workshop, it was a apart of a series of workshops for first and second year Baruch students called “Let’s get Starrted”. Its aim is to familiarize students with Starr and the job search program. The workshop I attended was about resumes. They gave out packets about the resume format and talked about key points all resumes should have. Because I am apart of Baruch’s women in business, it’s necessary for me to get my resume checked for me to meet the club’s requirements. I learned about how easy it is to get your resume checked at Starr. After going to that workshop, I updated my resume and then that Thursday went to get my resume checked at Starr. At first, I didn’t really think that my resume needed many revisions but after going to Starr I realized that there was more I could do with my resume. Overall it was very helpful and it was an informative experience.

It was November 16, 2017 and I finished class and had nothing to do during club hours. After 9:55 AM math class, I grabbed a sandwich. I decided to just sit in the library and hang with friends. Suddenly, I remembered I needed something for my FRO Blog for the career section. My friends and I decided to hit up a “Start-Up Tech Fair” that was sponsored by Hillel at Baruch. This event took place in the Baruch Multipurpose Room. This was an excellent opportunity to network with individuals and obtain some knowledge on popular NYC Start-Ups. There were many employees from different start-up companies such as OCC, Frist Lex Capital, etc. At the end some girl won a prize which was an Amazon Echo, a great Bluetooth device. Bonus they saved me a trip to Staples and gave out a free folder.

I went to the Majors and Minors fair and I learned a lot there that is going to help me for my major in the future. I am still currently between finance and accounting and it is very difficult for me to choose which one that I want to choose. After going to this fair I got great information on both of these majors and nowI have more knowledge on both of these majors. I still do not know which one I want to pick, but going to this fair opened my eyes and made me think about different things for my future when I get out of college. There are going to be different job opportunities depending on which one I pick.

For the careers workshop, I went to the major and minors fair. I found it to be pretty interesting and useful. I went over to the accounting major and listened in on what she was saying. The information I gathered from that will hopefully benefit me in the future. I also grabbed the paper for accounting majors that shows what classes are required for zicklin and the major itself. Following that, I was given a little survey to fill out and give back to the people on if the fair was helpful, which it was, and if I’ll be changing my major, which I won’t. Finally, Justin and I took a pic with the bearcat because why not make that our selfie.

Today I went to the Whitney Museum and my experience was very interesting. The price to get into the museum was free because of Baruch so that was cool. The first thing I noticed was the big statue that was on some sort of chord hanging down the staircase which was pretty weird. however, I really enjoyed the vast variety the museum had ranging from pictures to articles to hand built pieces. that was very cool to see how different artists can really be.

Most of the art I saw there really didn’t remind me of art so to speak, it seemed as though some things were much more elaborate than others. they had a cool painting of a cheetah, along with a piece containing all different bike wheels from all different centuries which was very cool. The one piece of art that stood out was the moose head that was blue and black with what seemed to be one horn and a type of pipe you would find under your sink as the other horn. Along with an array of random things all placed together to form art. however, I liked how they left really no descriptions so it was up to you to form your own view of what the piece meant or what it was. Overall I enjoyed getting to learn about all the different types of art there were, along with how some artists interpret things differently than others.