Considering the fact that I am not looking for a job in the St. Louis area I did not think the Career Fair would be very beneficial to me. However, I decided to take a chance and get all I could out of the fair and I honest believe I got more out of it than I expected. My only regret was that Scheffel Boyle was not there, because they are my top choice for where I want to start my career once I graduate with my MSA and I really wanted to talk to them.
No matter, my experience at the March 2 Career Fair began at 8:00AM that day. I, like several other students, had volunteered to help before and after the Career Fair. Personally, I thought it would be a great opportunity to network with the companies and build my networking skills. So once they started to arrive I took every chance I could to have a conversation with them as I helped bring their stuff into the building and to their table. I believe by volunteering I got an extra benefit that many other students were not able to receive.
As for the actual Career Fair, I was networking everywhere I could. Since I volunteered to help after the fair I spent all four hours there meeting with representatives, collecting information, meeting with friends who had stopped by, and
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To be honest, I have always felt out of place. I never knew who the big CPA firms were and felt incompetent when talking to BKD. I have never had an internship or a job in the accounting field. When walking by their tables I knew I did not have the qualifications they were looking for. However, now after talking to the USDA I know that I have potential and I do not have to go to St. Louis to find it. If I can get a job at my local FSA office I could be on the pathway to a federal job. I could work at the USDA or the IRS. The possibilities are
I raised money for scholarships to camp; helping hundreds of kids come to camp that would be unable to afford it otherwise. Development of a diverse staff was important to me. So I recruited, interviewed and hired central city staff to be part of camp. This involved going to their neighborhood for interviews because they had no means of getting to camp.
Upon leaving the student world and joining the industry, it is important to still attend the conference. At this point in your career, you will benefit the same way a student would, but with far more understanding and with greater benefits at hand. You will have the opportunity to learn from others and collaborate with other developers. Along with this you will be able to meet prospective team members and students that are either
The last engagement activity I would like to highlight is the Career Fair. I think so far the Career Fair is one of the most important events I have participated in. At this fair, students can talk with businesses and companies to discuss potential job opportunities and internships. The week leading up to this event, I didn’t think there would be much to offer since I’m just an Agriculture Education major. Later that week, some speakers from Land O’ Lakes spoke in one of my classes to inform us on what their business is all about and the job opportunities they have to offer. This really sparked my interest to at least talk to them at the career fair. Also, one of my friends talked to me about the new Agriculture Education internship at Riverview this summer. I did some research on this job opportunity and it is definitely something I’m interested in. If I did not attend the Career Fair and talk to the people I did, I probably would
The Career Center was the most beneficial presentation, but I think the questions from peers help the most; they’re going through the same things.
On January 26, I had the opportunity to attend The Major Fair, an event in which the academic departments of FSU showcased their programs and gave information about various majors. Originally, I believed that I would not benefit from attending this event, but my perspective has changed. Although attending this event was mandatory for all students who enrolled in Freshman Seminar 2, The Major Fair allowed me to gain insight into the many majors and minors offered at this university. By the time I left the event, I received information that related to my intended major, which is chemistry, and the other programs that I found interesting and beneficial, which are the honors program and the 3+2 dual program.
For my second activity, I attended a meeting of Fossil Free SFSU. This organization is fighting to completely divest San Francisco State University from any connections with the fossil fuel industry. Meaning, this organization is campaigning for SFSU to eliminate all stocks, funds, bonds, etc.- anything associated to fossil fuels. I attended the meeting at a perfect time because it was sort of an introduction to what the organization is about and what they have planned for the future. It began with a quick introduction of everybody, and then we quickly went to business. We discussed and brainstormed what is needed to become a successful campaign team. I really
This week in my field experience I did some module training, some paperwork, and also was able to go with my supervisor as she gave a presentation on the Abused Adult Resource Center to a group called Foster Grandparents. They are a group of 55 age or older volunteers that go into elementary schools and help with the kids.
This year I worked at my elementary school, which was St. Rita, and I helped out with their open house. I chose this service opportunity because I've worked open houses before and I know what to expect at open houses. I chose this one because it gave me a chance to show families wanting to send their child there all the great things about my old school.
Winter showcase- Duing the winter showcase at the Chanhassen Rex center I looked after the little dacners while they waited to perform.
For my community service I volunteer at the event to help organize before and during the symposium. I helped organize the discussion
I attended the shocker resource fair, which represented all the different groups and resources offered at WSU. The fair took place in the RSC east courtyard. The people I spoke to were leaders or members of the groups that were offering resources. Each table had a group of people (some consisting of students) that were offering information about their group. The event was called the shocker resource fair, but each group had their name printed on signs so you could pick which one you wanted to learn more about. Student Involvement hosted the resource fair that took place on August 19th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. I chose to attend this event because I had a break between classes and I wanted to do something that wouldn’t take too much time. I
I volunteered at the Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair for two days. The first day my position was Sip and Stroll set up which I helped assembling tables, linens, organize bags of tools needed in each table, and helped put up posters. On my second day my position was Sip and Stroll set up and Production were I assisted on any last minute set up before the event stared then later helped bring things need on the tables.
I was too nervous to approach students at the career fair to ask them how their experiences were, but luckily I ran into an old friend named Ragav Subramanian who is currently a sophomore at the university. He was kind enough to step aside and answer some questions I had. One of the best tips he gave me was to always
Some events that I got a chance to attend was being able to volunteer for the Career Expo on behalf of SHPE during my first semester. Also during my first year as a SHPER member, I attended various workshops such as Cisco mock
After about talking for about 30 minutes on the phone, I was assured that this event was the one I wanted to attend. For example, I focused on this event because it had offered the community members and licensed professionals on how to help these