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Re: Idle Ramblings
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Philip Ogston writes:
> > > And you
> > > can learn how to please people who don't actually know how to recognize high
> > > quality work (like corporate managers and human resources departments).
> >
> > If that works, I won't have any trouble finding a job. ;-)
>
> Well, don't count on it. I did well on a lot of standardized tests and
> required essays because I knew the rules to follow, but I've been looking for a
> job for nearly a year now. It seems that you not only have to know the rules,
> you also have to be willing to restrict yourself to following them. Thing is,
> my B.S. degree is good, but my just plain BS isn't.
If you haven't already, read "What Color is Your Parachute". A great book of
practical advice on job-hunting.
Bruce
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| (...) Of course you did, and I bet you and everyone else at that school learned things they were really interested in. I think one problem with American schools is that they think that there's a strict curriculum which everybody needs to learn in (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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