Some time ago, I was lucky enough to attend an event about finding a career, organized by the STARR center. I must admit that the STARR center provides a lot of help and is one of Baruch College’s most useful clubs. It has helped many undergraduate students gain information about various important fields, including workshops, career finding, internships, mentoring, jobs, corporate presentations and has organized a lot of informative sessions.
What I really like about the STARR center is their Career Counseling. Career Counseling consists of various weekly meetings with an assigned counselor, who helps students gain information regarding their major selection, internships, career explorations, decision making and a lot of other issues that may affect their career process. They also offer a variety of assessment tools to gather information on values, skills, accomplishments, personality style, interests, as well as other areas important to career development to assist you in major selection and career choice.
It is very easy to find and to book an appointment. You can make an appointment, come in during scheduled walk-in hours or attend resume rush to have your resume reviewed by counselors and specialists. They also organize mock interviews, in order to help students be more prepared in their actual interviews.
To sum up, STARR Career Development Center is by far one of the most important clubs at Baruch College. It is easily accessible by anyone and it helps students gain information regarding jobs internships, major selection etc. Now that I got the chance to walk around and ask questions, I know where I’m going in order to get prepared for my first interview, job application, or to check my resume draft.