Thursday, November 13, 2008

Attitude Influences Opportunity

Have you ever applied for a job after earning your training in the field and not been able to find work even if positions in your field were abundant? Take stock in your academic performance and you might be surprised. The truth is that the problem may have started your first day of school. Did you groan over the magnitude or type of work you were given? Did you threaten to quite because it was too hard or you just didn't get it? Ever hang out in a pack of students and gripe about an instructor? Were you a student who "texted" in class and didn't go the extra mile on your homework and classwork? Although these things are not directly related to you knowledge base, they did influence what other people saw about your personality and what you had to offer. That impression will remain with them, and haunt you, long after graduation. Teachers, deans, admissions reps and placement officers all ask each other, "Who goes the extra mile? Who always came to class no matter what? Who did the best work and is the best representative of our school?" I can promise, the negative, no-show, nay-sayers are not the ones that get the job of their dreams. Every negative choice these people make take money out of their own pockets for their future. The choice is simple. Life is chaotic and full of surprises. Work and training require effort, application of knowledge and everyone wants to be associated with positive people who get the job done. If you're not with the program from day one, you won't be hired when all is said and done.

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