The Wonderful World of the Wise!

What do you what to be when you grow up? What did you want to be when you were four? Eight? Thirteen? Sixteen? Or a freshman in college? Do you have an answer? 

If you haven’t got a clue, I found the answer for you! It all begins with a little something I like to call the wonderful world of the wise! 

Rutgers University’s Career Services provides the resources choosing your major, resume writing, future planning, networking, career guidance and more! It’s free, easy, and fun to use because it’s right on campus and available for everyone to take advantage of!

 Coming into such a large university like Rutgers can be such an overwhelming and challenging experience for most new first year students! But the key to success and overcoming these struggles is strictly in the power of your own hands! Yeah you might challenge me and say there’s over 300 student organizations, over 100 programs and events, over 80 fraternities and sororities, and you don’t know where to find anything. But, that is one of the greatest things RUTGERS UNIVERSITY has to offer. If you are looking for something in particular like a past hobby, an extracurricular, or a sport there’s a 99.8% chance that you can find what you want! But, there’s something evener cooler about this and that is if we don’t have it, then you can simple CREATE it! Everything is at your fingertips waiting for you to dive deep and fully submerge into the greatness! Now that is what screams Rutgers Pride! RU Rah Rah!

Speaking of Rutgers Pride, nothing makes that heart bleed scarlet and beat loud if it wasn’t for the main reason that is rooted in the history of this school! Rutgers University has the mission of instruction, research, and service! With that said let’s reserve back into that Wonderful World of the Wise! Speaking of reserving back , a terrific Thursday, kicked off with a unique program from Rutgers very own Career Services called 

The Reverse Career Fair:

 Where Employers and Students Leaders Connect

This unique opportunity allowed student leaders and organizations showcase all their talents with a home advantaged! This amazing event allowed me to engage in a career fair where the tables were flipped! Instead of me anxiously walking around nervously going up to employers and “sell myself”, I was able to hold down the fort at a table and have employers come to me. As the University Relations Coordinator for Student Volunteer Council, I manned our table proudly awaiting and ready to speak to employers about my organization and contributions to Rutgers. Throughout this magnificent event I able to identify, gain, and put to action some KEY SUCCESS TIPS from the Wonderful World of the Wise!

Most important lesson to take away: it is never too early to begin NETWORKING! If you’re a first year student that just rings opportunity because you get more time to learn and grow from the experience! Recruiters appreciate your interest and can love the fact that you are starting to plan for the future early! This is your chance to build your LEADERSHIP and practice that elevator pitch that everyone always talks about! Don’t be afraid to get out there and start talking! Did I forget to mention that Career Services (The Wonderful World of the Wise) also provided the students that were attending the session a beforehand training? Here, we had the opportunity to ask questions and learn what to expect! We discussed some things like what we should wear, things that are appropriate, and the importance of small talk! Now you see the wise definitely think of everything! 

That’s why they are the BEST RESOURCE to use when you’re a first year student! (And boy oh boy do they help 3x more when you get to be my aged and looking for jobs, phew!) 

Start early and get ahead!

Attending this event as further added and made my experience here at Rutgers much more comfortable! Getting involved has made this BIG university were you sometimes can feel like just another number, such a small close knit community to my heart. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! Just start stepping and start your trail….