College Admissions Essay Assignment: Career Day

The career fair was one of the most unique experiences I have had. There were hundreds of companies lined up in the ARC. Before I went to the fair, I had to take several steps to prepare myself. Before I came to campus, I packed my suit. I had just bought a new one, since my old one was too small. A couple days before the career fair, I went to the bookstore to buy a padfolio and resume paper. These two things are necessary for everyone that goes to the career fair. After I collected my materials, I did research on the companies that I wanted to talk to. Since I am a freshman, I focused on companies that were close to me and were offering job shadow opportunities. These steps set me up for success at my first career fair.

My experience at the Dalton State College Fall Career Fair on November 3rd was really helpful for me. It helped me practice my networking skills, and at the same time, I was able to meet business professionals that gave me advice and guided me at getting a job. At the career fair, I spoke with the State Farm Insurance agent, Dan Runion. He told me how with state farm I could start as an employee working for an agent like him, and then after learning the job, I could eventually have my own State Farm business. In addition, I met Shaw Industries’ representative, and she told me that because I was a senior, I did not qualify for their internship programs, which were offered for juniors. However, she advised me to go to shaw.com/jobs next April

On the afternoon of October 24th 2014, the EOP freshman were required to attend an EOP career fair. Not only was this a unique one-on-one experience, it was also a great opportunity to get an inside look of what our futures can consist of. During this time, like other students, I was to speak to a couple of people in my career path. Even though, there were a less than five people I spoke to, I managed to ask important and informational questions. To start of the fair, I walked around several times, trying to locate those who I was most interested in speaking with, and on the third time around I spoke to Norelia Cerda- Caldera. The reason I spoke with her was because she received a bachelors in Phycology and Spanish, I found this interesting due to the fact that

Imagine a world with no educational problems? Unfortunately their are too many problems that ties to our education system. The problems that have not been noticed yet are Aiming all students towards college and not career ready , no diversity in AP/college classes and there is no one on one talks between the student and the counselor. Getting to know the students. And adding more vocational classes to bring students more choices or a career for them to pursue as early as possible. South is one of the most diverse schools ever seen, students will say it and teachers as well. I am qualified to talk about this because I am a highschool student and I have been to two different high schools. South is a great school but like all schools it has it problems that can be fixed. Although Denver south high school is doing well in the areas of Diversity and keeping student away from the student to prison

On Wednesday, August 23rd, I attended the Student Employment Fair in the Nebraska Student Union Ponderosa room. The fair took place from 11:00am to about 2:00pm. I was at the fair for a total of about an hour. I found that this employment fair was a really good opportunity for students who are seeking a job and wanting to connect with employers. I am glad that I took advantage of this opportunity, as it was a very positive experience.

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

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.

I was given the opportunity to get to know some recruiters and look into some possible internship opportunities with them. Being located in the nation’s capitol, I’m positive that the career services center along with GWork could help me polish myself to become the potential employee I aspire to be.

This discipline i choose for my career field description was structural engineering with is a branch of civil engineering. Structural engineering focuses on the framework of structures and designing structures to withstand the stresses and pressures of their environment and remain safe, stable, and secure throughout their use. In other words, structural engineers make sure that buildings don't fall down and bridges don't collapse. Structural engineering is among the oldest types of engineering, dating back to the first instance of tree branches being lashed together with vines to make a shelter. Throughout history, people have been designing and building increasingly larger and more sophisticated structures, from small huts to the International Space Station.

“Most people do not realize the wide array of positions available in the field of education and substitute positions often lead to full time employment. We encourage individuals seeking new careers, as well as college students and those looking to re-enter the workforce to attend the job fair,”

Who would have thought that a sudden mandatory security lockdown at my summer internship at the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation would be the answer to all of my career questions. Growing up with four older sisters who are all extremely successful and happy in their chosen careers, I was eager to start finding my niche and my purpose. I had a thirst for knowledge and understanding of the world outside of my little town in Staten Island. This eagerness helped me land my first real-world learning experience. I was thirteen years taking classes at a performing arts school in New York City and the manager of the school asked if I would like to shadow and assist the marketing manager of the school to gain an understanding of the Marketing industry. This opened my eyes to a different field and I was eager and ready to learn more. For weeks I applied online to several different companies seeking internships. I was surprised to receive an interview request from Downtown Magazine. I was shaking and petrified as I made my way to the offices of Downtown Magazine but the CEO loved me and offered me the position immediately after my interview. To her surprise, when she asked

Through out my high school career I never took my education seriously. For most of the four years it was a big blur. I’m not quite sure if it was because of me or if I found myself blaming my surroundings or teachers for my lack of focus and strive to learn. A failure can mean different things to everyone else. Maybe there’s just different types or categories of failures. These failures are meant to teach us something, or motivate us to simply not make these mistakes again.

I chose this career so that I can make everyone in the world happy. I love to cook, clean, and even give orders occasionally. I want to have my own restaurant and have many of them all around the world. I want to be able to visit these restaurants at least three times a year each. I want to make my uncle happy by succeeding in the business. I want to be like him one day, happy with what I do and very successful. I want to bake a bunch of sweets for children all around for their birthdays and even just every day parties. I want my kids to come from school every day and get a treat for being so good. Mississippi has a very low amount of employees compared to other states such as California. I may go to Texas though because it is bigger than Mississippi and my uncle also lives there.

I interviewed Officer Greenlee, who is a close friend. She works as a Correctional Officer for the Peoria County Jail, I interviewed her while we were on duty on Saturday, April 16th.

For the longest time I could not decide on a major and a career to study throughout college. When I came to Georgia Southern University I discovered that they had a major that was very interesting to me. Sport Management id the ideal major for my interest and me. Since I love sports I figured that this would be the career for me. A degree in Sport Management helps to prepare for success in sport related occupations.