Career Services

As part of my internship each Friday we had a weekly “Friday programing”, which consisted of different speakers or activities that would promote self-growth.  This week our Friday programing consisted of “resume building with public policy fellows.” We were able to share our resumes with the public policy fellows so that they could critique and offer advice. In addition, we had the chance to mock interviews with the fellows as if we were interviewing for a governmental job. I was able to get constructive feedback regarding my resume. I sat down with Alex Sarbia, who is currently a public policy fellow interning under the administration of Julian Castro who is currently the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Alex was able to give me very constructive feedback on the changes that I need to make to my resume. As far as my interviewing skills I was able to sit down with Victor Mena who is also a public policy fellow. On my first round of mock interviews I did fantastic! I was answering the right questions and I was also asking the right questions. During my second mock interview I found myself having a harder time answering certain questions. Overall, this career-training service served me in many ways.