STARR Career Fair

On September 15th I attended the STARR Career fair. I did not know what to expect and I was quite nervous. My resume was a mess. The last time I edited or even added anything to my resume was last summer. I felt like I was a mess and was not fully prepared. I wanted to be able to clean up my act overnight and actually put forth my best act. I was told the event started around 12.  Due to my insufficient funds in my bank account, I took a longer than expected Uber ride halfway there and took the 6 train to my final destination. Along the ride, I met up with Joseph Coburn, a classmate as well a friend of mine. I initially intended on going simply just to complete the blog post/homework assignment. However, I began to realize that attending this career fair was quite useful and aided in giving me a great insight into what these internships are looking for. I realized I was really not fully prepared mentally. I wanted to completely fix my act and felt embarrassed speaking to some of these people simply because my professionalism was in hiding. I didn’t want them to think I was clueless or oblivious to what they can offer either so I made sure I was in tune with everything they were saying. Unfortunately, when approaching big companies like Chase, TD Bank, or even NYC Dept. of Investigations, etc. I went into intense conversations but when I mentioned I was currently a freshman in Baruch they politely declined and told me to try again my Sophomore year. Although that should’ve really shifted my decision in regards to even staying at the fair anymore, it didn’t. I still wanted to look around and see what else this fair has to offer and there were so many important speakers there. Aside from the important representatives, both the gymnasiums were packed. They were both filled with a ton of people both students, professors, representatives, etc.  I was able to interact with a number of different people and got an insight into many things. I stepped out of my major that day as well. I broadened my mind and expanded my horizons to different options. There was a variety of different careers and internships to choose from I just needed patience as well as an open mind and heart. Luckily, I am a very social person so I was able to really hit it off with the representatives. I’m not sure who was running the event but I have to say they did a great job. It was organized in a great manner. Overall, I enjoyed my time at this event. The people there were great and had such high spirits and very enthusiastic. It gave me a sense of reassurance and I enjoyed every bit of the event. It was truly a great experience and really has my mind thinking a lot more towards my future. I realized that I have so much more to really accomplish and I am truly looking forward to what my future holds.