Today was career day at my school and it was quite interesting. We had 11 different speakers who came in and four 30 minute sessions. We had to pick a mere four out of the 11 speakers which was hard but I managed to choose.
The first person that I chose was a software engineer at Twitter. I am actually not that interested in software development but he worked at Twitter so I just had to go. During the first session he talked about how he started working at Twitter and what kinds of problems that Twitter faces everyday. The most concerning problem is a potential crash when there are too many connections at one time. An example of this is when Ellen DeGeneres posted her famous selfie from The Oscars, which got over 3 million retweets and caused twitter to crash.
The second person I chose was a civil engineer. She had double-majored in college for architecture and Engineering and discussed how she enjoys working at smaller firms because they give her the flexibility to move between departments. We were also shown some pictures the projects she worked on which included mapping out the citibikes in NYC and raising the street level in an area of Queens to prevent flooding.
The third person I chose was a managing director at Merrill Lynch. He spoke to us about investing in stocks and the responsibilities of a stock broker. We also learned about saving money and how to avoid a common mistake. This mistake is that after many people get their first job, they do not save their money! If you start saving money at a young age, a small amount can grow exponentially and you will have a much larger amount when you are older. I already know a few things about stocks and finance because I talk to my parents about it but this session made me a bit more interested.
The last person I chose was an entrepreneur. He is the CEO of a company that designs laser products. He discussed how although engineering is very technical, it involves a lot creativity and imagination that is used to find solutions. As well as why he enjoys creating his own companies. If you make your own company, you are the boss and you can basically do whatever you want. However, creating your own company and having it be successful is a difficult process that not many people can do.
Career day was much more fun than the math class that I would have had today! Oh and I almost forgot...
HAPPY PI DAY
(a pizza pi of course)
The first person that I chose was a software engineer at Twitter. I am actually not that interested in software development but he worked at Twitter so I just had to go. During the first session he talked about how he started working at Twitter and what kinds of problems that Twitter faces everyday. The most concerning problem is a potential crash when there are too many connections at one time. An example of this is when Ellen DeGeneres posted her famous selfie from The Oscars, which got over 3 million retweets and caused twitter to crash.
The second person I chose was a civil engineer. She had double-majored in college for architecture and Engineering and discussed how she enjoys working at smaller firms because they give her the flexibility to move between departments. We were also shown some pictures the projects she worked on which included mapping out the citibikes in NYC and raising the street level in an area of Queens to prevent flooding.
The third person I chose was a managing director at Merrill Lynch. He spoke to us about investing in stocks and the responsibilities of a stock broker. We also learned about saving money and how to avoid a common mistake. This mistake is that after many people get their first job, they do not save their money! If you start saving money at a young age, a small amount can grow exponentially and you will have a much larger amount when you are older. I already know a few things about stocks and finance because I talk to my parents about it but this session made me a bit more interested.
The last person I chose was an entrepreneur. He is the CEO of a company that designs laser products. He discussed how although engineering is very technical, it involves a lot creativity and imagination that is used to find solutions. As well as why he enjoys creating his own companies. If you make your own company, you are the boss and you can basically do whatever you want. However, creating your own company and having it be successful is a difficult process that not many people can do.
Career day was much more fun than the math class that I would have had today! Oh and I almost forgot...
HAPPY PI DAY
(a pizza pi of course)