Author: b.rozenfeld

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any career workshops these past couple weeks that interested me, however back in September, my friend and I went to a workshop organized in Baruch by STARR. I did not take a picture at that point because I felt that it was unnecessary at the time, however, now I feel a bit dumb that I did not take the picture because it would have come useful to use for the blog post. This  workshop was based around resume building and cover letters. I do not remember the instructor’s name, but her lesson was mainly talking about what kinds of things should be included in our resumes, such as our favorite hobbies that may apply to the career we are interested in, useful skills that may stand out to employers in our particular job opportunities, and any past experiences that can relate in any way or help with getting the job we are applying to. She also let us know that we should definitely include our high school and current college GPAs if they are over 3.5. This is a good way to stand out from the rest of the applicants if they employers sees that you are an amazing student with incredible potential. She also told us that having internships on a resume is extremely important. This shows the employer that we are going out of our way to get the experience and knowledge for the job opening. Something she told us that I was confused about was the objective section on the top of my resume. I had an objective stated on my resume, however she told us that we shouldn’t have those. I did not understand, and still do not understand why she told us to remove the objective. She said they look unprofessional and they give the impression that you are “stuck with only one career path”. It makes some sense, but I still feel like employers should know which direction in life you are trying to aim for. I recommend at least one resume workshop for any student during their college career. It definitely helped me with my resume, and I assume will benefit me in the future to impress an employer. Before this workshop, I never had anyone help me with my resume and it was never complete, however now I am very confident with it.

On Thursday, I went to the second general interest meeting for the eSports Association. This club consists of a group of friends that play the same video games. I was considering joining that club since the beginning of the semester, but now I can confidently say that I will most likely join. I apologize in advance for no selfie, but I was embarrassed to take a picture of myself because everyone else was quiet and I hope that can be understood. During the meeting, we watched a live broadcast of a League of Legends world championships game. We also learned about the different committees within the club, such as the marketing or tournament management. We were given information about their computer lab in the library building on the 6th floor, which is only delegated for the ESA club’s members use. I will most likely join their competitive Overwatch team that will compete with other colleges. The president also brought us food 🙂

For my academic workshop, I went to check out the Writing Center in the building. It took me about 20 minutes to find because I was getting directions from other freshman, but I got there. The main reason I visited the Writing Center was to see what it could provide me in terms of help with writing and revising my essays for my various classes. I have some really strict teachers this semester that are heavy on reading and writing, so I am going to need to take advantage of the Writing Center. I did not have a Writing Center like the one in Baruch in my high school that provided that type of service, so I am really excited to see how my writing can improve if I consistently go there asking for more help. I learned that the people that work in this Writing Center are really experienced in what they do, and I am excited to meet some of them to really learn how to write better. The lady in the front desk gave me a paper with all the workshops they will be providing, and I am looking forward to going to these meetings.