by Camila Pena Rosell
The meeting started with those who assisted with the Founders Dinner sharing their experience(s) at the event. This is one of two major events for the program other than commencement. For some of the ambassadors, this was their first event of the semester, so it was great to hear that they had such positive interactions with alumni – not only as a way to get know them as individuals, but also as a way to network.
After the stories and the laughter that came with it, we did an icebreaker activity where we had to find as many things in common as we could in our groups of three. I was put in a group with Shyanne and Abby, and we found ten things we had in common. However, we realized after finishing the activity that, while we thought about the specific things we had in common, we left out the general ones, such as we are all women. Even though we didn’t come up with the highest number of commonalities, it was a good way to get to know each other more.
Sharing stories and doing the icebreaker helped us loosen up before moving on to the main topic of the meeting: building basic skills for professional interviews. I found this very important because most of the time, we are not taught these skills, and we are sent into the workforce without knowing how to properly integrate ourselves. We were also given tips on how to create a resume and how to change that resume for the job we are applying for. I really appreciated learning all these things (I would assume all of us did) because we need to know them – not only for when we are looking for jobs, but for internships too.
We ended the meeting with another icebreaker. This time, we had to partner with someone we weren’t too familiar with and teach him/her something new. I partnered with Shyanne and taught her how to introduce herself in Spanish; and she taught me what the body systems are. You learn something new every day and, for us, that is definitely true!
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