Workshop Reflection

The workshops were surprisingly helpful. I expected to just be talked to for ninety minutes about stuff that has been already said a dozen times while at the university. Many of the points that our speakers brought up actually pertained to my future interests and were quite refreshing. I did not know how specific and regulated publications are and that the process could take years with responses, revisions, etc., which has really made me want to get my work out sooner than later. However, most of the academic articles seminar was stuff I already knew but that's because I've been reading and analyzing dozens of journals during my research here at the university. The Career Development seminar clarified a few things that I can do in order to better prepare myself for future interactions and further understanding of how to build my profile and how to properly embellish it. I thought that the elevator pitch exercise is a fun exercise and it adds some perspective towards your accomplishments and highlights, even though I already had this down after the first couple career fairs. Ultimately these seminars helped me further consider what type of work I want to pursue once my undergraduate endeavors are over.