The Blog Is Back!

It’s been exactly one year since I’ve written a blog post, and I can honestly say I’ve missed it! So much has changed in my life and in my college career during the past year – I’ve decided I want to revitalize my blog and share all of that with you. Tonight’s post will be a summary of what you can look forward to reading about this summer. So welcome back and enjoy the ride!

What It’s Like To (Finally) Be A Senior – I’m sooooo excited to begin my last year of college!

Graduation 2013 – someone special graduates and the second class of MCOB Honors students celebrate their graduation. And I was there to photograph it all!

Internship – I’ll be going on a retail adventure this summer, and I can’t wait to share it with you!

Major Change – hear about the biggest decision I’ve made this year and how successful that change has been in my life and college career!

Senior Thesis – perhaps the most exciting project I will ever undertake; I can’t wait to get started!

Company Visit – I had the opportunity to visit a local piece of history and learn so much from being there!

Interviews – what I learned from my most recent interview experiences!

1,000 Gifts – probably the most life-changing book I’ve read in the past year and I just have to tell you all about it!

Twitter Adventures – a project that wasn’t so successful… #ohwell

So, now you have something to look forward to this summer (as if you didn’t already!). Keep your eyes open for my next post. Until next time!

Career Fair

Every year, there are several opportunities for BSU students to meet and network with companies looking to hire college graduates. Another perk of these events is that many of these companies also have internships available for undergrads. That’s why I attended the most recent Fall Career Fair last week.

At first, I really thought it was unnecessary for me to attend the job fair. Why would I go if I don’t need a job yet? Then I went and realized how beneficial it was. First, though, I had to develop my resume. This was kind of a big deal because I had no idea where to begin. Fortunately, Ball State has an excellent resource for students:  the Career Center. This is a place where students can explore job and internship opportunities, as well as find assistance with interview skills and resume creation.

The Miller Honors Program sets up a “resume workshop” just before this career fair to help us prepare – a benefit of being selected for this program! I learned everything I needed to know to create a basic resume for the fair.

Like I said before, I really didn’t think I would need to be at the career fair. In some ways, I was right. As a sophomore, many companies weren’t interested in even hiring an intern my age. However, they still took my resume and made a note for next year. The benefits started coming in because I was able to make those contacts already for internships I may be interested in next time around. Also, there was less pressure to perform, because I’m just a sophomore. It made a good experience being able to practice networking with real recruiters, even though they won’t be interested until next year.

The moral of the story is that no matter your year, attend a career fair for the experience! There are more coming up this year - check them out here!