For my blog post I went to the Starr career website. They offer lots of resources to help people get an idea of what careers could possibly fit them. Personally I’m already set and know what I want to do in my future but I thought it would be a great idea to seek out alternatives. My intended major is finance which is a very broad field. The quiz asked me a couple of personal questions about my work ethic. There were a few questions related to the work environment you see yourself working in but basically through these questions it determines what kind of a person you are when it comes to professions. After taking the focus 2 quiz, I found out that i’m a conventional, enterprising and investigative worker. This means that I have strong desire to figure out cause and effect problems as well as doing systematic work. My goal was to become a financial analyst. The results I got were mainly analytical jobs and that’s exactly what I was aiming for. Some of the jobs were: Credit analyst, budget analyst and employee benefits analyst. Also lots of the jobs were related to accounting so that could be something else worth considering. Now that I have seen my results there’s a lot too think about about for my career. These jobs all offer different income rates. It’s great that this system offers numerous jobs that fit an individual. I never knew that there were so many different analytical jobs out there related to finance, some of these options look very appealing to my skills. Starr career focus 2 gave me a better understanding of different job possibilities open for me. Its a great service Baruch offers and comes in handy to figure out which jobs interest you.
Author: m.rabinovich
Museum of Modern Art
After English class on Thursday I went alone to the Museum of Modern Art. Luckily for me there was a 6 train that went there straight from Baruch. This is a museum I am familiar with and visit a lot. They always add new artworks and exhibits throughout the year. I got to the museum about an hour before closing so I had a good amount of time to explore. Not much has changed since the last time I visited.
The museum has 6 floors filled with interesting pieces of art. The interior design of the building is really cool too. Most people think of art work as a painting or photograph but there is way more too it. For example I saw carvings and handmade work. There are different types of artwork too. The main ones I checked out where: Impressionism.Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism and Surrealism. My favorite out of the bunch has to be surrealism. Surrealism paints dreams. Surrealism is my favorite because the artist can express anything imaginable on the design. It looks futuristic as well. I found it really cool to look at art in person compared to seeing it in a book. Last year I read a book analyzing different types of artwork throughout the world. They had many drawings/paintings from the book at the MOMA museum. I thought these pieces of art would look huge but it turned out most of them looked tiny. The Persistence of Memory is a painting by Salvador Dali that really stands out to me. It expressed imagination and the colors Dali used were extraordinary.
The painting I took a selfie with was actually painted by a man that works at the Museum of Modern Art. Unfortunately I didn’t get an opportunity to meet with him. The experience I got from going to this musuem was really informational and showed me that I could learn a lot outside of school. I will be taking advantage of more free museums in the future.
Accounting Society
Freshman year of college is a new and exciting start in my educational life. Back in High School, my school didn’t offer as many clubs/organizations like in Baruch. The variety of club choices in college is appealing and there are so many options to choose from. At first I had no clue which club in particular to join because there were lots of clubs that interested me. I’ve heard various reviews on different clubs. At the end of the day I signed up for the Accounting Society located in room 3-239.
The first person I spoke with was Gabby Capello who is a senior at Baruch and also the vice president. She informed me of what the club was all about and the benefits of joining. The club isn’t only fun but also offers lots of information around the accounting field. I spoke with other kids from the club too that shared their experiences. Mostly everyone from the club was extremely friendly and had positive words from their involvement. I was invited to sit through the general interest meeting which had free food and a bunch of students. Even though Accounting isn’t my intended major I would like to learn more about it. The Accounting Society will hold lots of meetings and get representatives from professional firms to come to their club and give out speeches. Through this club you can make a great deal of connections with professionals in this field. These people have been through the same process and will share advice on how to succeed. The club itself will hold multiple meetings educating group members around the field of Accounting. I like that this club will meet during my breaks and its a learning experience. Last summer I actually interned at a big accounting company that gave me the opportunity to work with this material . I got valuable knowledge out of it and hope to gain more with this club. The club meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Another great perk of Accounting Society is that they will hold numerous workshops but the one that stood out for me was help with the interview process. This workshop will brush up on interview skills specifically when meeting face to face with possible employers.
To sum it all up, I am eager to learn from this club. Hopefully I will get to meet lots of inspiring people and learn from this club.
