The career fair was a very exciting experience. The event took place in both Baruch Gyms and had a large amount of both students and companies. I was able to converse with multiple different organizations and companies and find job listing specific too me. At first I was intimidated, I did not know what to say to the presenters from these big companies, but as I listened and eventually talked to some upper classman, I became a little more involved in what was going on. The students advised to remain cool and confident and try to start off with a brief summary of yourself and why you would be interested in a specific company. After a while it kind of became a second nature, going around to a majority the companies and stores present.
As I got to around to most of the companies, a few stores offered applications to some jobs and some even offered jobs on the spot. Although, I did not visit the fair with the intention of jumping straight into a job, I did contemplate it after receiving all of this new information. After the fair was over I had a whole list of companies to look up and even take into consideration for future job applications. It eventually lead me to open up my Starr account and there were even more job and internship opportunities on their website.
I recommend the career fair for every incoming freshman and even sophomores and juniors. It was a very eye opening experience that allowed me to gain the skills to portray myself as a professional individual. It also made me fix up my resume, for future job references. Overall, the fair allows students to learn to grow professionally while they are partaking in their individual studies. It can be very intimidating thinking about finding a job and working, but the career fair showed me that jobs and internships are readily available to students who are willing to commit themselves.