I missed a week of an FYS reflection and I don’t know which one it was, so I can’t necessarily “reflect” on it, but all the classes were really interesting. I’ve learned a lot and hope I fulfill this requirement and pass this class. From discussing the cultures we see around us and our own, to discussing what classes we should be taking next semester, this class was a great help as an incoming freshman.

Today we had class in a lecture room where someone from the STARR center introduced the STARR center to us. She gave us an in-depth presentation on what the STARR center was about, how it would help us towards choosing  career path. She informed us on how we have many resources to help us with resume writing, preparation for interviews, job opportunities etc. I never knew there were so many workshops available to help us.

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Today I went to the undergraduate career day Starr center to talk about my future career. Im majoring in Business and minoring in psychology, I hope that I can use both in my future career because they work very well together. I was glad I finally made the choice to go in there because there are a lot of helpful resources, specially I never knew that you could just go in there and ask for some dress clothes for an interview so that was neat to find out. There were a lot of tables around and it was kinda busy when I first walked in there but I made my way around the room towards the business centered tables and got talking with this guy named Jim. He was pretty helpful with all the questions I had and made me feel more confident going forward in my career path.

Today we had our last freshman seminar class. It went by really really quick honestly. I’m only glad it’s over because now I only have one class on Tuesday and then I can go home back to sleep. Overall, the class was helpful in making that transition a bit easier. We left with information that will serve us throughout the rest of the years.  Both Gabbie and Bernice were super understanding and generous with assignments and due dates throughout the course, which  benefited me because I am a huge procrastinator. Besides the downside of getting no credits for this class, it is a class i will miss

Today we had to go to a different room for class. We had a speaker come from the Starr Career Center. She basically went over all the benefits from the center and general information about it. I came in late but I got to hear most of it. This program is probably one of the most suggested by everyone, which shows its importance. I will most likely be stopping by next week. 

For this Career Workshop #3, I decided to share my appointment at the Weissman Center, more specifically, the internship program. It was an honor for me to have the opportunity to have Justine, a representative, to review my resume. I filled out an application form, and then I scheduled a 30-minute appointment. It was to my surprise that it started on time and ended exactly 30 minutes after. In those 30 minutes, I learned how to word my resume better and to have a proper format in my resume. For example, putting action words in front of my sentences to make it sound better. Another example is my + or ~ in front or behind to indicate “more than” and “about”. I also learned that it is fine if each description line extends beyond one line and consistency is the key.

In addition to learning how to have a good resume, I learned what type of internship I should expect or I could expect. I did not know that some companies would give me credits (school/ class credits or community service hours) if they do not pay me. I also did not know that most internship applications are as simple as sending in my resume, and then the rest should be good. That being said, I learned the values of a resume and that if I want to get a good first impression, all of what is on it should reflect who I am as an individual.

Afterward, I was very happy to receive emails from the Weissman Center regarding internships. The one that I am most excited about applying to is the Spring 2020 Marketing and Communication Internship with Spadet and the position as Marketing Associate Intern at The Burgess Group. Since I am majoring in marketing management, anything associated with marketing, I get really excited over. That being said, I cannot wait for the next years to come as I spearhead my first internship in college!

For this workshop I decided to attend to the International Student Service Center career night for Undergraduates. In there there were 7 speaking, four of the people work at Baruch, one of them was a student from Baruch that won a stock competition, another one was a graduate from Baruch, and another one was a graduate from Hofstra University that now works for Bank of America. In there they discussed about things that I could do after graduating, they  said that I can only apply for internship once i’m fully accepted to the university; this means that I need to complete all the required classes in order to be admitted to Zicklin school of business.

During the workshop there were two people asking other staff members questions about how they did in order to get a job, how hard it was for them. There were some people talking about their experiences while looking for a job and what they did in order to find a job. I found very interesting how networking is so important in order for you to have a job even before you graduate.

The event was pretty quiet since there were not many students present. I found this very useful since I wanted to know more about internships and what I need to do as International student. Going to this workshop made me wonder about so many things so I started finding out more things about Baruch. I found out that I can go to someone in the office and ask them to help me write a resume and prepare students when going to a interview. In general I enjoyed going to this event because its was one of the first time that I attended to a Baruch career events.

The marketers expo was an interesting experience. I went there with fares and a few others because honestly it was kind of intimidating. A line full of hundreds of people in suits, and I was wearing timbs and my oversized jacket. Nevertheless i wanted to get an experience. So I waited on that line which seemed to take forever and I entered the room. It was basically an informational session. I basically watched how the people talked and interacted more so than interacting myself. These were professionals at what they did so i took in their atmosphere and reactions. I myself am not a marketing major, I am economics. But I am also still a freshman and don’t know exactly what I want, so I want to see it all before i make life changing choices. It was interesting. It was a fun event but I could only stay for around 45 mins-1hr because of previous commitments. Marketing seems interesting though, I may look into it more. I had fun there, worth the trip.

For this workshop, I went to the marketing expo that was brought to us by the STARR Center. It was on the 14th floor and I didn’t even know you could go that far as the staircase only goes to the 13th unless you use the ones behind the doors. Even though I am a finance major it seemed like an interesting event to go to as I was able to talk to many representatives of the companies that were there. They gave me insight on the types of people they take, the jobs they do and how they contribute to the company. I was considering marketing as it seems more group involved which is something I’m more into as Finance seems to lack a little in it and Marketing seems more fun and strategic at the same time while also a little laid back and casual. Overall I gained a lot of insight from the event and it’s making me consider switching to a marketing major but as of right now still not sure.

This past week has been challenging to say the least. I just felt overwhelmed. It feels like as much work as I do I can never get ahead in a class. It feels like I’m constantly striving to make sure I can cover myself for the next class. At this point  classes are starting to get very difficult and the material is very hard too.  I started to get the hang of balancing out school, laundry, cooking, grocery shopping, working out, and socializing, but when things start to overlap I’m often scrambling to make sure I do everything I need to. Last week was one of those weeks, with exams in Psychology, Music, and Math, food to cook, cleaning, laundry, and still finding time to sleep has been hard, but I did it.