Workshop Reflection

I found both the Career Development 101 and Writing Academic Articles and Getting Published seminars to be informative and beneficial towards obtain a job in the near future. I learned about resources for professional development, including a strategy in the networking structures of companies, and writing academic articles/professional emails.

The Career Development 101 seminar showed me the many resources that University of Michigan gives away for no charge to undergraduate students, such as free business cards from the Alumni Center and free feedback and revision on academic papers at the Sweetland Writing Center. The high percentage of jobs that never are posted surprised me the most. I have always known that is all about who you know that benefits you when you are looking for either an internship or job. Hence why networking is important people of all ages. As an upcoming senior, I have communicated with many companies and networked with employees that will give me an edge in the application process. I will continue to network with professionals throughout my career.

The Writing Academic Articles and Getting Published seminar was very informative. This seminar was different from any other seminar that I have attended. The seminar was very interactive and relaxed. The speaker offered valuable insight on the process of publishing an academic article. She gave us insight on the do’s and do not’s of professionalism when submitting articles. All of the experiences that she shared with us about her process of submitting a academic article was informative and insightful to me because she showed us the harsh comments that the respected readers had to say about her paper. The one thing that I would change about this seminar is that our speaker only had experience dealing with academic papers in non-scientific areas of study. It might have been helpful to us to hear from someone with experience in academic publishing from a scientific field.