Guess I may as well post this essay up too. It's for the UC app prompt 2
Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
In the summer of 2008 after attending my morning classes, I went to the local college and volunteered at the Job Placement Center. Although this opportunity had appeared by accident, I found the experience very enthralling once I began working the front desk and helping clients. Because of the people I worked with, I not only became more active in helping my community, but I also brought away an important lesson about the necessity for education.
I had originally planned to find a tutoring position on the campus in the Learning Center, but because I was only a high school sophomore, the Director of Job Placement decided it was best I work elsewhere. She asked me if I wanted to volunteer in her office and gain work experience at a resource center for college students and the local community. At the time, I was a bit wary, not certain what I had gotten myself into, but I accepted the offer.
Making that decision proved extremely rewarding. As soon as I started manning the reception desk, I found myself immersed in several lists of information regarding jobs ranging from babysitting to radio internships. People constantly visited us to get contacts for those listings-I had to speak up and write faster. They tended to always ask for help at noon, and I had to adjust by balancing my time between files and clients. After many hours at the front, I became skilled at multitasking between giving them information and updating their paperwork.
Whenever I had difficulty dealing with certain situations, the other staff always showed me what to do. Many clients who sought job information were stressed from their struggles to find a salary. Some had experience in the field they hoped to find a job; I noticed many did not. We had to be patient and help them whenever we could. It was not easy, but with experience, I was able to sift through each person's questions, and help the next person in line. I was moved by the fact that each person we helped became another individual with some more hope for the future.
Learning about peoples' dilemmas and helping these clients find possible jobs, I saw some happily leave and others rush out to call potential employers. While filling out papers, I sometimes sat back and wondered about all these people. The majority were young students, but some were middle-aged citizens looking for menial employment. I now understand why my co-workers encouraged me to continue my schooling. Studying and earning a degree in a college are essential for seeking a (strong career/stable job) and are even more necessary in this unsteady economy.
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I was told that I should leave out the stable job and use something else...as it seemed self centered? any advice would be helpful. I plan on clicking that submit button soon. It almost crashed on me >_<
Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
In the summer of 2008 after attending my morning classes, I went to the local college and volunteered at the Job Placement Center. Although this opportunity had appeared by accident, I found the experience very enthralling once I began working the front desk and helping clients. Because of the people I worked with, I not only became more active in helping my community, but I also brought away an important lesson about the necessity for education.
I had originally planned to find a tutoring position on the campus in the Learning Center, but because I was only a high school sophomore, the Director of Job Placement decided it was best I work elsewhere. She asked me if I wanted to volunteer in her office and gain work experience at a resource center for college students and the local community. At the time, I was a bit wary, not certain what I had gotten myself into, but I accepted the offer.
Making that decision proved extremely rewarding. As soon as I started manning the reception desk, I found myself immersed in several lists of information regarding jobs ranging from babysitting to radio internships. People constantly visited us to get contacts for those listings-I had to speak up and write faster. They tended to always ask for help at noon, and I had to adjust by balancing my time between files and clients. After many hours at the front, I became skilled at multitasking between giving them information and updating their paperwork.
Whenever I had difficulty dealing with certain situations, the other staff always showed me what to do. Many clients who sought job information were stressed from their struggles to find a salary. Some had experience in the field they hoped to find a job; I noticed many did not. We had to be patient and help them whenever we could. It was not easy, but with experience, I was able to sift through each person's questions, and help the next person in line. I was moved by the fact that each person we helped became another individual with some more hope for the future.
Learning about peoples' dilemmas and helping these clients find possible jobs, I saw some happily leave and others rush out to call potential employers. While filling out papers, I sometimes sat back and wondered about all these people. The majority were young students, but some were middle-aged citizens looking for menial employment. I now understand why my co-workers encouraged me to continue my schooling. Studying and earning a degree in a college are essential for seeking a (strong career/stable job) and are even more necessary in this unsteady economy.
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I was told that I should leave out the stable job and use something else...as it seemed self centered? any advice would be helpful. I plan on clicking that submit button soon. It almost crashed on me >_<
