Recently, I attended a workshop that was hosted by STARR careers. It was called “Let’s Get Started: Building Blocks for First and Second Year Students.” At first I was a bit hesitant about going to this workshop because I felt that I had already knew enough about this school and about the resources that were available to me. However I decided to go anyways as it couldn’t hurt to find out more.
At first, I was a few minutes late so I was a little hesitant in walking in. A few other of my peers also showed up and so we all walked in together. The speaker welcomed us in warmly and filled us in the few minutes we missed. I had found out that there were much more resources that are available on campus to help settle on a major. I learned that talking to a professor in that field often helps because they might have past experience working in the jobs that we are seeking ourselves. Their insights can settle any wavering thought between majors or even convince us why not to pick that job.
Another thing that I learned was that making a LinkedIn will be beneficial when applying for jobs and internship. A lot of information that is not on our resume appears on our profile and it sheds a light on our personality that may not be seen during the interview. Also, we have to make sure that nothing inappropriate is posted or even shared to any of our social media accounts. Anything that is public can be found by future employers and seeing a picture of us drinking or anything else bad won’t be seen positively.
Overall, it was a pleasant experience because I had also learned that my peers were stuck in the same place I was in. The other students had some sense of what they wanted to do but was not sure of the first steps to take. I had thought that most of the other students at this school would already have their paths planned out but it was reassuring that they did not. 