After connecting with a small group of people who were looking to start a new affinity group geared towards the Latine community, Estamos Aqui, Somos Latine (EASL), which translates to, “We Are Here, We Are Latine,” was born. As a part of EASL’s leadership team we developed one of the largest affinity groups at the Allen Institute, planning cultural events, hosting keynote speakers, and brainstorming outreach ideas. Most valuable for me, I had found a community of hardworking, like-minded people who allowed me to share an important part of myself.

At the very beginning of 2021, I decided to reteach myself how to properly type. I had just graduated college in December 2020 and was in need of a project to work towards while sorting out my life plans. I was motivated to eventually hold a position as a medical scribe, but I was utterly unable to type without looking at the keyboard for every single stroke. In all honesty, I had never formally learned how to type.

Almost a full month has passed since I started working as a laboratory assistant in a medical-oriented lab! In the past 30 days, I have learned a boundless amount of protocols and procedures while also making a substantial amount of “learning moment” mistakes. In this post, I will recap the top five takeaways from my new job.

In a spontaneous, rapid, and borderline unbelievable turn of events, I find myself writing this post in a brand new state with a brand new job.

This will be a brief post about what I’ve learned thus far in the job searching process.

Although some were time-extensive, each position allowed me to form opinions about future career paths and proved to be learning opportunities for understanding myself and my aspirations.

Although some of us may dread the very existence of interviews, it is an experience that almost every person must conquer at some point in their life.