{"id":30426,"date":"2017-01-17T10:16:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=30426"},"modified":"2017-01-17T10:16:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:16:08","slug":"career-exploration-and-campus-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2017\/01\/17\/career-exploration-and-campus-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Exploration and Campus Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My most recent U of T event adventure: The Literary Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nBefore I was even accepted to U of T, I heard rumors about how supposedly difficult and heartless it was. It was a place where 4.0s were unachievable, peers were competitive, and social lives were obsolete.\r\n\r\nHowever, once I actually arrived at U of T, I found out that wasn\u2019t true. There are all sorts of opportunities for career-related and academic success, as well as networking and friendships. One way I like to network, seek out opportunities, and explore my career options is through U of T events and workshops.\r\n\r\nU of T (and its divisions, like the Career Centre) constantly has events and workshops<\/a> going on to help students in their career searches, learn more about their programs, and build relationships. As a Career Centre Blogger, I\u2019ve attended quite a few U of T events, and have found most of them helpful or\u2014at the very least\u2014good places to meet new people.\r\n\r\nThis week, I attended the Literary Fair, organized by the Literary and Library Committee at Hart House. As a writer, I was interested in the Lit Fair because it featured many campus publications that were interested in recruiting writers and sharing what they do. I learned about new publications, networked with editors, and ended up hanging out with some of my friends who also attended the event.\r\n\r\nUnstructured events like the Lit Fair are the perfect places for\u00a0planned happenstance<\/a>. I wasn't sure who I would meet or what opportunities would pop up, but I left the Lit Fair with new contacts and new insights into the student publication world at U of T.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve learned that attending U of T events related to my major or future career, like the Lit Fair, are also great places for career exploration<\/a>.\u00a0I was initially interested in getting involved with academic journals in some capacity in order to explore writing and editing opportunities in academia, and perhaps complement my major.\r\n\r\nHowever, after attending the Lit Fair and seeing the plethora of students papers and literary journals, I realized I was more interested in these creative publications, rather than the academic ones. I figured I was already getting my fill of academic writing through school itself, and\u2014as basic as it may sound\u2014I just prefer reading and writing non-academic material when I'm not in class. Basically, I like variety, and I like room for creativity in my projects.\r\n\r\nOf course, in my experience, campus events aren't these perfect, flawless utopias for career epiphanies. For example, although the Lit Fair was\u2014overall\u2014a good experience, I would have liked to see more campus publications there in order to explore more options and network with a larger variety of people.\r\n\r\nBut on the other hand, if the Lit Fair had been impossibly crowded, the intimate atmosphere might have been altered, and I wouldn\u2019t have networked with the same people. I guess it's all about perspective.\r\n\r\nMy insights from the Lit Fair\u00a0might help me make career decisions in the future. Or, who knows, maybe I'll meet someone or learn something new at another campus event and completely change\u00a0my career direction.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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My most recent U of T event adventure: The Literary Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nBefore I was even accepted to U of T, I heard rumors about how supposedly difficult and heartless it was. It was a place where 4.0s were unachievable, peers were competitive, and social lives were obsolete.\r\n\r\nHowever, once I actually arrived at U of T, I found out that wasn\u2019t true. There are all sorts of opportunities for career-related and academic success, as well as networking and friendships. One way I like to network, seek out opportunities, and explore my career options is through U of T events and workshops.\r\n\r\n
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