Reflection

I enter the class room and sit down. I am the only one in the room. My mind is racing a 100 miles an hour. Minutes go by and the classroom is now full with students. Just go for it. There’s no other way, I say to myself. I sit up straight and introduce myself and explain why I chose the Human Resource Management Master’s program at Georgetown University. Gosh dang it, I scream in my head reflecting on the answer that I gave that did not truly express my true reasoning. However, I continue to pay attention to the others as they go through the same process that I just have finished. All the while I finally sit back and smile reminding myself that this is just another part of my journey that I need to finish no matter the fears, uncertainties, or tribulations.

I’m not sure if my fears and self-doubt mirrors others in my class, but for me they are truly terrifying. I have been out of a formal class room setting for 10yrs. In addition, I am entering into my new journey with no professional Human Resource management experience. Though, for me what is assuring is that everyone in the class room no matter what their professional background is will bring something to the field of Human Resources through our experiences professionally and personally.

Reflecting upon my first two weeks of class, my nerves have been running high. On one end I am excited to be making a shift from Student Affairs into the Human Resource Management field while, expanding on my interest in diversity and inclusion. However, on the opposite end I am extremely nervous and uncertain about my ability to jump back into a formal classroom setting on the graduate level. Through the assigned readings at times I find myself having trouble with absorbing all of the information