So coming to Baruch a month ago, I was bright eyed and eager to head start my life, more specifically to land an internship somewhere or rather anywhere. So I decide to attend a resume writing workshop, in fact the first one offered by this school this semester. I decided to attend one because my resume really really sucked a lot. So much that even when I got into the government program Ladders for Leaders, I failed to get a job. The disappointment fresh in my memory, I buckled and sat down in this workshop and gave the speaker my undivided attention, something I rarely give anyone. Sitting through this workshop, I tried to pick up as much information I might not know or had missed in previous similar workshops.

The main idea from this workshop is your format has to be clear and readable. It’s fine if you lack things to put on your resume as there are always things to put on it that aren’t work experience. Simple things like education, hobbies, volunteer experience and clubs can be used to fill out your resume. Also, each resume should be tailored for each job.

The next important thing is the cover letter or rather as I like to call it, the resume 2.0. This is where you introduce yourself yet again but this time through your words or rather your ability to write. So basically you have two chances to impress your employers, one with a resume to show how much you have done with your free time that doesn’t consist of playing video games and another with a cover letter where you once again introduce yourself.

The thing about this college is that they offer a lot of services to help your find your job. Once again let me emphasize, A LOT of services to help you find a job or an internship. The STARR search is an example where it makes it significantly easier to find jobs.