Author: m.mahabir

On Wednesday, November 15 I attended a STARR Career development workshop. The name of the workshop is “Lets Get Starrted: Career Building Blocks”.The workshop began at 11 and went to 12:15, I had my english class end at 11:35. I arrived late to the second floor however there were others who were attempting to attend this workshop. We had went to the STARR Career main desk we asked if we would be admitted. They told us no we will not be admitted , we were 35 minutes late, however I know that its the legends who don’t let the haters tell them not what to do.We went to the workshop room and quietly and in a non-distracting way we entered the class. There were about twenty students attending, about fifteen there just to get a blog done. This is career building blocks, so the instructor today was going over how to build a strong convincing resume. As a student looking to apply for a part-time job, I found her tips and slides helpful to create a better resume and feel more confident. I learned that for a student with not much work experience highlighting academics and leadership skills. A thick packet was handed out. This packet full of many pages was a valuable resource. There was section on words that are more convincing and can replace words that are weaker. I believe little details like this in a resume can make you seem like a better candidate. There were also multiple sample resumes in the packets. The samples were helpful to use as a model, observing what a good resume looks like. At the workshop we had the opportunity to talk to other students. We discussed what we can do to make better resumes. What me and two other people had in common was little and no prior work experience. We had discussed how using school and other activities can strengthen and put some substance on a resume. Overall I found the instructor and the workshop useful. I learned there is much more than just having a great resume, other steps to take are getting involved in clubs and community service as well as getting work experience and plan to work with internships.

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This week I went to the writing center. There are a couple of essay currently I have to work on. I went to the writing center to work on my english essay. I walked in and a women named Anna helped me. I went with a pretty weak thesis statement and she assisted me to develop a stronger thesis statement. Beginning to write an essay for me is tricky, because I feel I need to cover so much. At the writing center, Anna helped my brainstorm ideas and paved an order of what to write. So now I have the essay all planned out.

I found the writing center very helpful. It can be a useful tool for whatever writing skill or assignment. The writing center is available to all students and its free! Personally, I was able to learn some writing skills there and feel like I have improved. Writing center is definitely an option for future tasks or just for feedback.

 

 

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FRO class.

I wish I had the opportunity to attend one of the many workshops or club meetings that Baruch has to offer. I couldn’t get toany this Thursday however I saw under the academic section that I can attend an exhibition offered at a NYC museum.

Today I decided to visit the Museum of Modern Art, my girlfriend joined me and we had a nice time. The museum was crowded and we decided to start from the top and work our way down. The exhibition on the fifth floor was memorable because the art was very abstract especially certain sculptures that seemed simplistic. For example paintings with one big word or a splat across it was considered art.
A particular piece I remembered was a sculpture that was a tub of what look like mud or clay that was boiling, I found that remarkable. I found the architectural art on the third floor very interesting. As we learned about city planning and how practical it is and how beautiful how it can also be at the same time.
Overall I had a wonderful time seeing the different styles of art and learned a lot while doing so, it was a nice experience.