After watching the event “From Classrooms to Careers” Listening Session, I found the impression of those students’ personal experiences. I admit that the path to our future career requires many dimensional preparations. However, the session made me realize that attaining an expected job after college also requires hard work. Students like me are not only desiring a good academic outstanding but also looking for an opportunity to find a future career for their later adulthood. In the meanwhile, not only do we train ourselves to be fully prepared for our future job in college, but we should also consider the incoming challenges for our future workplaces.
The students who talked about their work-hunting experiences and the faculties from the CUNY graduate center in the session shared countless advice and tips to help us prepare for our careers. The most impressive piece of advice from the session was establishing a connection with college faculty. It is because while we are still feeling insecure about our future careers, our school professionals and faculty will lead us to a proper path so that we do not get lost at those moments. Also, we could utilize the resources from the college we attend because they know what students need and want. Moreover, one of the students spoke about mentorship during the session, and I agree with her. She emphasized that students would need to communicate and share with peers consistently because the student from our classroom might get the same future position as we would apply for one. Communicating with professors, faculty, or even peers is the most significant way to obtain sufficient and efficient information for career opportunities. Seeking potential opportunities is the key to finding and building the option you want.
This listening session is an excellent opportunity to foresee the future that I might face. I am so grateful for this beautiful experience in our leadership program.
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Great job Lucas! I am so glad this session helped you! You are absolutely right, the college and job-hunting experience is multi-layered. But not impossible. Going forward with a plan based on the recommendations from the presenters can set us on a great path.