Month: February 2017

I visit the internship and career fair I found it very very interesting. When I got the fair everyone was to wear suits and bring resumes. The fair had many jobs and internship but not Continue reading “Internship/career fair”

To be honest I felt more at home working than studying. So coming in to Baruch I have years of credible work experience and was looking more for career opportunities. When I entered the Starr Career Development Center I immediately felt at home. Though it was my first meeting they gave me a preview of one of my top three goals here at Baruch: to find a particular fit in finding the proper career through building my networking and communication skills. I learned of upcoming internship seminars and even a Suit Up for Success, STARR’s annual charity event spearheaded by the Peers for Careers in collaboration with several campus organizations. Which is coming soon. With extensive career experience under my belt it feels like one goal is almost within grasp and it’s only my 3rd week here. I recommend it highly to anyone who hopes to have that foot in the career world way before they graduate or transfer whichever comes first.

Learning of another’s cultures’ intriguing foods, traditions, and the reasons for them etc. is always unfailingly fascinating and valuable. This fact led me on an expedition with my friend/classmate Natari, a fellow freshman at Baruch, to the floor 11 room 130 inside the Vertical building on Lexington Ave. During the initial 10 seconds of entering the room, we appeared to be incognito to the rest of the gathering who were caught up with talking to no end and eating up some fresh cooking. Not long after we were confronted by an oriental person who could clearly perceive our newness to the group, “welcome to the Hong Kong club, venture in, get some food, we don’t bite” he said. The room was majority female, yet it was still loaded with the Asians except for Natari and I. When we conversed with a couple of them to ask them a few questions, we acquired a multitude of stats. An intriguingly ironic one being that almost everybody in the Hong Kong club wasn’t actually from Hong Kong. For some, the path that led them there was unknown, but for others, it could have been that they were simply grasping their ethnic foundation, following after a companion and/or to my perception hunger was a big motive. Finally, I met up with the President and Vice President of the organization, Rebecca and Derek. We spoke about what type of club it was, its events, its members, “we are for the most part a social club,” Rebecca stated, “although we have some consistent individuals week after week, nevertheless, we don’t stop seeing new faces at every gathering. Derek, VP, told us the basic schedule for the social club which consisted of General Interest Meetings, movie nights, and every so often Cantonese class. Overall it ended up being a cool environment, quite homelike despite the cultural dissimilarities.

This is not my first time to visit the museum. But the each time when I visited the museum, my feeling always changed. The museum is not only a place to see the artworks, you also can through those artworks to know the background of the art and why this artwork was significant for the people. For my opinion, studying sometimes make the people feel boring when the people just reading and writing to get a new knowledge. But the museum can achieve the different goals for studying. Usually, we know the more information about our own culture. For the other countries, we just know a little bit information. So, the different artworks were not only shown the how the creator through their artwork to show their ideas or purpose, but also the artworks can show a country’s culture and civilization.  I don’t know did anybody have the same feeling like me. The museum likes the ocean of knowledge, in order to understand how the artworks change our life. You can feel when you visit the museum, you do not only learn the knowledge, but you also can see the roots of the history.

This club is a non-membership club, which means that their’s no real commitment. You can come, talk about music, listen to music, play music, or just enjoy yourself, then leave. It’s as simple as that. I could tell that everyone was friendly from the moment I walked thru the door. They told us about the club and how things actually worked. We went around the room getting to know each other and ate some bomb ass pizza. Activities such as “Lip-Sync Battles” and “Open-Mic Night” are a couple of things that make this club unique and fun. This club is ideal for people who want to put out their music and gain CONNECTIONS. Whether you’re a rapper or singer, produce dope beats or EDM, write song lyrics such as hooks/verses etc, there’s a place for everyone. Even if you don’t do anything and just like to listen to dope upcoming music, come and enjoy yourself. It’s open to anyone and everyone, so POP IN and POP OUT!!

 

Last Thursday I went to the orientation for a club called Conversation Partners Program. It was the club that was explained to us in class where English speaking natives and non-natives get together and talk in order to help assimilate the non-native student both into the language and the culture of New York and the USA in general.

I’m a native speaker so I went so I could have the opportunity to help a foreign student learn to talk more comfortably and to make friends while I do it. In order to stay in the club you must meet with your partner 7 times over the course of the semester for an hour each. I haven’t yet met with my partner but I imagine the majority of the time will be dedicated to getting lunch and talking about our respective backgrounds. I’ll try to give helpful tips on how to speak more eloquently and how best to socialize and get around the city.

 

Noah Yamamoto

Last Thursday, (February 16th 2017), I went to the Baruch study abroad fair event, there were around 20 table, and each of them was representing a University from another country. It was quite interesting because I didn’t know that exchange with other country was possible. there was two desks for French university which I found really interesting, because as a french, I know those University and they are quite good, so I could speak with them to understand how it work and they explain me everything, also I could talk with students who made these exchange, it was quite interesting to have their point of view on the subject. I also could speak with someone from an university in China, because it may be an idea to go study there for few months and it could really be interesting to discover a new culture.

Everything was very organized, we had a mad of all the desks, and everyone there was nice and it was a great experience which made me realize a new study opportunity that offer Baruch College.

On Thursday, February 16th, I attended Spotlight Program by Baker Tilly along with my friend Alison. A good advice about going to a first club meeting is, to never be late especially 20 minutes. It gets very awkward otherwise, and finding seats with your friend is also very hard. The speakers at the club include Alison Walsh, and Patrick Yu (CPA). The club is designed for members who want to major in accounting, and Baker Tilly is a very good start for those that want an internship or a job. At the club, the speakers went over how one should prepare for their first interview, how to make a resume, how to dress appropriately and etc. All these things were actually very eye-opening, even though we might think we know the basics. Mr. Yu specifically talks about how you should present yourself and that includes how you dress because first impressions are everything. You don’t have a second chance at a job interview. The resume advice was very helpful as well, and how to build a resume based on what you want to do. When presenting yourself, self-confidence is the key. Having to do background research on the company you want to go in, is always very important. Memorizing key points could just about help you in this.

Overall I believe the presentation was very well done. Students participated from the Baker Tilly firm and talked about their experiences so far. Other students who want to join the firm or want an internship with them over this upcoming summer, also talked about what they want to do. I would recommend this club to anyone who’s interested in majoring in accounting because not only were the staffs exceptional but the new students that joined the firm, also had a lot of good things to say about the firm. They teach will teach you ways to get ready for that job interview you have, and it would actually benefit you to join if you’re interested in the Baker Tilly business. A major plus point is that you get free food, and they have really good sandwiches.

On Thursday February 16th 2017, I attended Baruch college study abroad fair event and I was amazed what I saw there. Study abroad nowadays is a one of the greatest opportunity that you would ever have. It gives you a chance to get acquainted with new cultures. I think everyone would agrees with me that such kind of experience will increase your employability in our globalized world.
I want to emphasize staff member’s work, they readily answered every single question that we asked. Because of the perfectly organized event, the navigation was extremely easy for me even though I am a freshman. Oh, and by the way, they gave me a candy and it turned my day positively
Finally, I strongly recommend you to go to Study Abroad Information Session, held every Wednesday, to use this chance to lay the foundation for your successful future.

On Thursday February 16th 2017, I attended Spoon University General Interest Meeting. Spoon University is a food publication by and for college students. It features recipes, resturant reviews, and personal stories for anyone who loves food. The Co-founder of Spoon University was Sarah Adler and Mackenzie Barth, but the program started 2 years ago in Baruch. There was mozzarella sticks, veggie pring rolls, chicken fingers, and pizza served. The meeting started off with an introduction of why people love food. This program benefits people in variety of ways like getting contacts with the resturant owners and getting discounts.

The  meeting was for any students who are interested to fill in positions as treasurer, secretary, writers, photographers, videographers, and marketers. The position for the treasurer is to manage the financial assets and know when to spend what. The secretarys job is to know if the other people are doing the right thing inorder for the program to go well. The photographer and the videographer works together and goes to different places to take pictures and mak videos of different types of food. Along with then the writer will be there to write about whats going on and write recipes. Every month, the job of the writer is to publish atleast 2 stories. Lastely, the marketers job is to publish videos,recipes,  or any food related stories online, and their goals is to make it go viral.