Recently my class attended the Milwaukee Business Marketing Association (BMA) event. It was one of the most surreal education experiences I have had at college yet.
We went through four different stations which consisted of resume reviewing, speed interviewing, networking, which included pizza for dinner, and a room where we learned about the appropriate uses of social media. I think out of all the rooms my favorite was the speed interviewing station. I think interviews are a fear for many people and I know they are one of my fears. I always get so nervous and forget to be myself. It was awesome to get constructive criticism on my interview skills and get advice on areas that need to be worked on. It was a very eye opening experience. I also enjoyed the resume station because it is so interesting to see different people’s points of view on resumes. Some people look at your resume and tear it apart and give you 20 or more changes to make and others say it looks wonderful and they wouldn’t change a thing. It can get confusing, but overall once again it was very informative and educational.
This event even made the biztimes website. HOW COOL! I have included the link at the bottom of this post so you can view the photos taken and read the excerpt written about the event. I have also included other links for you to check out more from the event. Don’t forget to like them on facebook and follow them on twitter. Social media is everything today!
I met some great people to network with including Haley Landsman (@haleylandsman) and Anthony Piwarun (@apiwarun) of Fullhouse a Digital Marketing Agency. I really enjoyed their stories of how they got started and their involvement with social media. Check out the Fullhouse website: http://www.fullhouseinteractive.com/home.aspx
BMA home link: http://www.bma-milwaukee.org/
Twitter handle: @BMA_Milwaukee
I totally agree that it was and is one of the most surreal experiences I've had in college for a class as well. The resume critique was so crazy because there are so many different people with various opinions and can throw you for a loop. I'm glad to know you had a great experience!
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ReplyDeleteInterviews are definitely something that make me nervous as well, but last night was very refreshing for me. It was nice to have the pressure off from it being a real life interview and I really found the advice they gave to be very useful! I agree that all the different opinions about resumes can be very confusing. Which is why it was nice to be able to seek out a variety of people's ideas on what makes up a good resume. Glad you had a good time!