For my career blog post, I was invited and went to the Google building in Manhattan located at 111 8th Ave. The event consisted of business professionals sharing their businesses and organizations as well as their life experiences. There were all sorts of people; there were people from ESPN, Fox News, Google, Professors and even Entrepreneurs. Every time a couple people shared their words, there would be a pause which allowed everyone to network with these professionals. I was able to obtain business cards and converse with them about what they do, why did they choose their career, what motivates them etc. There were many industries present. One particular organization’s goal was to decrease the number of homeless students in New York City, which was around 100,000. I could see and feel the motivation and passion of each of the individuals in their respective fields. There was also tons of food, ranging from tacos to burgers and from soda to lemon water. The building itself was a beauty from the inside, although the elevators were cramped. 

For my second blog post, I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It is located right next to Prospect Park. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has many plants from all over the world in an attempt to preserve and conserve wildlife. The garden contained many trees and plants such as cherry trees and roses. According to the signs, the cherry trees were a gift from the Japanese after World War 1. There were tons of people and bugs in the garden. Walking in the garden, I felt like I was no longer in New York City and that I entered a rural town or uninhabited place. I was surrounded by all sorts of colors and could smell all sorts of plants near me. There were plants such as the Autumn Crocus that were blooming as well as pumpkins since it is Halloween season. There were also many birds chirping and eating the plants and seeds. In the Botanic Garden there was also a library and a herbarium. The library contained at least a thousand books all on plants and trees while the herbarium probably had even more than a thousand.

I know this is an hour late but I’ll do it anyway. I went to the Baruch Acturial Science Society meeting where they had a recruiter and past actuary tell us about recruiting, specifically at the ASNY event on Sunday. They served subway sandwitches and had sodas. The guy spoke about resumes and acturial resumes. He spoke about skills that we should aquire such as microsoft excel, pivot tables and SQL. He included tips to recruiting such as taking a lap around the room to acan the area, having multiple copies of your resume, making the first impressions seem like a casual conversation and show your enthusiasm for the profression such as mentioning upcomming exams you will be taking and studying for. He stressed the importance of exams more so than your overall gpa. Exams are the most important factor in recruiting for jobs and internships and you such generally graduate with two or three passed exams. He suggested passing as many exams as possible while you are still in school to lighten the load for the future so that you are not stuck with the same lifestyle for months.