I felt both prepared and unprepared for the career fair. On one hand, I did my homework before the fair, so I felt prepared in that way. I knew exactly which companies I wanted to visit and which positions at each company I was interested in. I had my resume critiqued and updated it with the recommendations provided. On the other hand, regardless of how much research I did or how much I pored over the details of my resume, I still felt unprepared because of my lack of real-life engineering experience. I felt as though I didn’t have anything to prove or even suggest that I would be a competent scientific researcher. Thinking about this deficiency before the career fair, I decided to focus on my current record of work experience as evidence that …show more content…
I had expected the winter career fair to be quieter than the fall fair, but it was packed. The atmosphere was one of bustling energy tinged with the collective nervousness of hundreds of students trying to get hired. I was nervous myself, but the recruiters that I talked to came across as friendly and very willing to consider freshmen for open positions. This was a pleasant contradiction to my expectations, which were that employers would be polite but would make it clear that the jobs and internships that they had available were overwhelmingly likely to go to upperclassmen. I had practiced and polished my elevator pitch for my favorite company before the career fair, and the representative of that company that I talked to seemed to appreciate my pitch. She noted that it was good that I had come prepared with a specific position that I was interested in, as opposed to asking her what positions were available. She also asked to look over my resume and made some positive comments about the extent of my work experience, and the fact that I was recently promoted at my dining hall job. At the end of our interaction, she asked to keep my resume, and encouraged me to apply online both for the position that I was specifically interested in and for any other positions that caught my eye. Overall, my talk with the recruiter was positive and made me feel as though I was actually a competitive candidate for a summer internship at the
I went for the Career Network Event and it was a great learning experience for me. I went there trying to apply everything that I learned from my job search class and it was a success. Because I had the chance to speak to the employer of my interest, and I everything went as planned, I remember my professor in class told us to make sure we have a goal and to know which company that we would like to work for and just go for it. I went in there and I did the exact thing that he told us. I remember before taking this class I used to try to speak to every single one of employer and then I put everything in one folder. Later on when I went to contact the job that I was interested in, I would get all the employers mixed up and because of that, that cost me a lot of jobs that I always wanted in the past.
Career and technical education courses are intended to prepare high school students to enter the work force in a skilled trade. It equips the students with the experience and education necessary to succeed in an average skill level job while maintaining the student’s interest. In an article that focuses on an aviation CTE program, a “senior policy analyst at the Morrison Institute, said that Career and Technical Education provides another opportunity for students who struggle in high school.” The assumption is that students who struggle in high school presumably do not want another four years of education to attain a bachelor’s degree. Until recently, schools have been excessively geared towards college readiness. The dogma was elementary school, high school, college, without exception. With this “one size fits all” education system in place, a different education course had to evolve. CTE courses offer a break from the tedious grind by introducing career readiness as an alternative. In place of the four years in a college, CTE programs gives student...
I believe each one of us is gifted with a certain potential, and we are trimmed and molded accordingly by the tribulations of time until we reach our goal. Julia Roberts is an actress, Ronaldo a soccer player, and I am a doctor. What separates me from them is that, they have mastered the art, which in essence fulfills their destiny while I still soldier on with hard work in hand, and ambition right ahead. A wise man once said ‘Success is a journey, not a destination. Have faith in your ability rest will be just fine’. Inspired by my mentor at Shifa Clinical Research Center Islamabad, who I credit for my understanding of the sublime nature and cause of the term ‘research’, I wish to be on board as faculty at the institution in
After looking around for a few moments, I noticed straight ahead was a table for AAA. I was very happy to realize that the recruiter was one of my former co-workers, Nick. Nick and I talked for a few minutes and he explained the positions that were currently available at AAA. I don’t have any background experience for either of the positions that were open but I am very much interested in the internship opportunity that is available. Nick explained that they will be looking for a travel agent intern and I do
Time sure does fly; in the blink of an eye, yet another 7.5-week class has come and gone. Just like life, it is scary to think that in just a few short years I will be graduating college and in search of a future career. The magnitude of readings, assignments, PowerPoint lectures, and videos have all contributed to the valuable knowledge I have gained since taking this course. Nothing that was presented or required was seen as invaluable towards my progression of career development. This career development course has allowed me to do some self-exploration, career research, and help me understand what influencing factors are related to the job market.
For me competency 2 is the ability for us as social workers recognizing the characteristics and factors that help shape an individual’s identity and help define what an individual believes in and what they stand for. These characteristics and factors include things such as gender, ethnicity, culture, religion, age, etc. Its these characteristics and factors that affect an individual’s human experience and it’s what makes each of us incredibly unique. As social workers, we must have both respect and appreciation for diversity. Finally, competency 2 also means that we’re able to see how diversity and difference also brings oppression, marginalization, and as well privilege and power. We must be able to understand the different forms and mechanisms of discrimination and oppression and how
The path of a young scientist to the career of their choice is driven by many factors. Preferences strongly influence a person’s decision to enter a certain field, but so does ability. In addition, gender is a major factor that can be attributed to a young person’s decision for entering a scientific career. In a way, gender plays two roles. It can influence career choice from the beginning, shaping preferences, and well as having an influence on “making it” into a specific field. In scientific fields, it is not uncommon for job desirability to increase when a particular career is viewed as “men’s work” versus “women’s work”.
I tend to be quite critical of other speakers. Much of what I write is about what he or she
The Career Planning Self-Assessment helped me to identify the areas that I need to seek assist with, such as connecting with others that share similar career goals. Connecting with others will be a dynamic I need to improve upon, because I am typically a loner. To be successful in my degree program I will need to establish and identifying networking contacts.
This past Tuesday, Howard University had their annual Spring Career Fair which was located in Blackburn Ballroom with over 50 different companies. The career fair at Howard is always an exciting time as students eagerly await the opportunity to earn a job either during summer or after the graduation. This year’s career fair featured such employers like Target, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, Emily’s List, Kipp DC, and many more different companies. Not only did the career fair feature a bunch of different job opportunities it also had representations from different graduate schools some of those were University of Maryland, Wake Forest University, University of Rochester, and many others. What made this Career Fair even more
An internship is a formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession. By this point in my internship I am more than half way through it and taking on more and more responsibilities and positions as I go along.
Career Counseling, or Career Services depending on the institution, is frequently offered on a one-on-one basis, but at times this service is provided through group workshops, classes, or computerized guidance systems. Traditionally a standard function of the career services role is to help students develop job search skills however the scope of the career development services has broadened considerably in recent years (Komives, Woodard, & Associates, 2003, p. 344). Career services professionals may teach resume writing, critique students' resumes and cover letters, provide resources on resume and employment letter writing, job interviewing skills, and planning job search strategies. Students may be videotaped in mock interviews so they can see themselves in action. Additionally some career services offices involve alumni, school advisory committees, or employers in critiquing resumes, conducting practice interviews, or leading workshops. Many may also offer sessions on related topics such as professional networking, proper attire, or transitioning to the work place.
It has been a while since I started at the internship and I am really glad I decided to work here. I think the experience in this area is a good preview of my career and future. I am learning some important skills and finding out some things about myself and the tough skin I will need in order to stay in the area of juvenile support.
MY RESPONSE: A job analysis should include in every human resource function, because it supports the business strategy, analyzes employees’ performance, and broadcasts the future developments. This practice helps to identify the needs for specific skills, and it's a useful tool for hiring, promotion, and training. For instance, when performing an assessment, you are looking not only for a job performance, you can identify a specific behavior or areas of possible improvements. The job assessment helps to identify additional needs for enhancement or correction. There is a correlation between managers and employees, and collected data will help to determine the internal environment and how good the relationship is. For example, during training,
This video mock interview was a great experience. The questions were based on interview questions that a company can ask you and prepared you for a real interview. This mock interview was fun to do and taught me many lessons I can do in a real interview setting. To start off, I had to prepare for this mock interview. Some things I considered when preparing was to firstly, look at the questions and briefly go over my answers for each question. After that, I had to wear my best attire and adjust my camera and lighting. Lastly, I had to remind myself with some tips when doing this interview. Such as, making sure there was no distraction around, controlling my speed and most importantly adjusting my body language. However, there are some things