I enjoyed getting a good number of hours, and the ability to make my own schedule.
What I wish was different
I wish I had known that the stockroom is run very carefully, and that you have to learn the job very fast.
Advice
If you are looking for a basic job to get some money, it works.
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Research Assistant
August 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked having the experience of working full-time and really seeing what life is like in this type of career.
What I wish was different
I wish I had tried some more new things while taking part in this opportunity.
Advice
Try out different opportunities to find out what you like to do and what you definitely don't like to do.
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Conference Host
May - August 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I received experience working in Campus Living and I was asked to come back to work in the fall as a Student Assistant.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more training for some of the office work. We learned as we went. It turned out ok in the end but it would have been better to have more direction early on.
Advice
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Researcher
January 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Working with people
What I wish was different
Scheduling
Advice
Get in contact with many people and feel out what you like before committing
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Student Research Assistant
July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked learning new technical data processing softwares and creating designs. I loved the opportunity to get to know and work with professors and graduate students.
What I wish was different
I wish I started earlier.
Advice
My piece of advice to all the other fellow engineering students is that do not get frustrated when you come across a problem. Try to troubleshoot it with your best potential. It feels great to fix an equipment by urself. It feels great when supervisors trust you with executing the equipment/project.
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Sound Tech
June - August 2019 • Amherst, NY
What I liked
It was a fun, relaxed environment. Great co-workers. The work was fun, stimulating, and interesting. I learned a lot, and it paid pretty well.
What I wish was different
Nothing really comes to mind.
Advice
If you get the chance, try to work with S.A on the summer film series. You'll learn a lot, and have a blast doing it.
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Conference host
May - August 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Low-stress scheduling, positive human interaction, able to assist others
What I wish was different
Advice
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Lab Trainee
May 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
The lab culture was great; I love my coworkers!
What I wish was different
I wish I didn’t live so far away- the commute was long for me.
Advice
Be communicative with PIs about what kind of experience you’re looking for. Shop around for different labs and find the one where not only are you interested in the research, but you also fit in socially.
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Research Intern
May - July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I enjoyed gaining full-time research experience in a biomedical engineering lab. The supplementary activities and research methods course enhanced the internship as I had the opportunity to tune my writing and presentation skills.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more time throughout the week dedicated to time in the lab since the course took up Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Friday involved seminars with different speakers.
Advice
Take advantage of all the resources and guidance CSTEP offers throughout the experience. Be fully engaged in your research and make an effort to connect with your mentor.
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Math Tutor
September 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
How kind the supervisor has been, the flexibility and consideration when informing the management about your availability.
What I wish was different
Longer hours and opening all through the weekday, but that is really just minor, it is a good place to work all around!
Advice
Be sure to factor in the time that doing the job will take away from free time for studying and homeworks.
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Experiental Learning Student Researcher
June - September 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I loved being able to use my academic coursework in a real life research position. I had the opportunity to learn a completely new language using a structurally based approach.
What I wish was different
I live at home during the summer so the commute was challenging. I also found not having a working basis of the language difficult.
Advice
Stay in-touch with professors in your department because they are the best resource for professional opportunities.
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Student assistant
September 2018 - June 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I loved the professional staff I got to work with. They were all encouraging and patient in teaching me new things. I also really enjoyed talking to the students who came into the office or called. I got to learn how to use excel also.
What I wish was different
I wish I got to work there longer!
Advice
Knowing Microsoft excel is essential to any office job.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
August - December 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Gain a lot of knowledge.
What I wish was different
A better idea about what requirements would be expected of me.
Advice
Send emails if they do not get back to you at all. Most of the time prof just forget to reply.
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Research
July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Exploring new fields in image reconstruction
What I wish was different
Flexibility in time schedule
Advice
Every undergrad should do at least a semester of research work
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
December 2016 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I love working with the group of people there. Everyone is really friendly and always willing to help if I have questions. Most importantly, I am gaining valuable experience on the daily duties of a researcher and what it is like to conduct independent research.
What I wish was different
If I could change anything, it would be the flexibility in schedule. Working in animal research is heavily dependent on being to able to work most days which makes work/life balance difficult.
Advice
Try research. It is impossible to know if you will like something until you experience it first hand.
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Orientation Team Leader
November 2017 - August 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
It was a great job to learn about leadership and my role as a leader. It also opened doors to other opportunities.
What I wish was different
I don’t wish anything was different
Advice
I would say for people to really know that they want to do it an that they’ll be working long hours if they want to do it.
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Graduate Research Assistant
May - July 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I loved the people I worked with and the great campus.
What I wish was different
I wish I had more time to complete the research.
Advice
I would get in good contact with the professors so that you can find a research opportunity interesting to you.
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Volunteer
February 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
great exp.
What I wish was different
better coordination
Advice
you get meet new people
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Student Assistant
August 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I like working under a network engineer because it gives me alot of advantages. I experience the trade job first hand. I learn alot about organization structures. Both of which will impact me after I graduate and go on to a full time job. Perhaps as a network engineer.
What I wish was different
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
January 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
It helped me to see the process of research in depth by working with amazing faculty and fellow undergraduate research assistants
