CAREER HELP & ADVICE: WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES IN CLASS.
I MIGHT ADD A 'Q&A' PAGE FOR YOU TO ASK ME A SHORT ANSWER QUESTION. USE THIS EMAIL: mcmillan01@gmail.com & PUT 'WEBSITE CAREER QUESTION' IN THE SUBJECT LINE LINE SO I'LL BE SURE TO SEE IT AND NOTICE YOU NEED MY HELP.
HAS ANYONE EVER EXPLAINED "WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES IN CLASS"
HERE ARE 5 GOOD REASONS YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES IN CLASS
1) YOU HEAR IT, SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT YOU REALLY NEED OR WANT TO REMEMBER, SO ....
2) YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND DECIDE YOU REALLY WANT TO RECORD IT, SO ....
3) YOU WRITE IT DOWN AND BY DOING SO .
4) YOU VISUALIZE IT GIVING AN IMPRESSION ON YOUR BRAIN.
5) #1-4 ARE REPETITON USING DIFFERENT SENSORY INPUTS - ALL BEING SENT TO YOUR BRAIN & STORED THERE
THESE REPRESENT THINGS YOU HEAR, THINK ABOUT, WRITE DOWN (SEE AND VISUALIZE),
SEE & STORE 5 TIMES IN YOUR BRAIN. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY HELP YOU TO REMEMBER IT LATER.
THAT IS WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH BY TAKING NOTES. THIS OF COURSE ASSUMES YOUR BRAIN IS STILL FUNCTIONING.
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HOW TO AVOID EDUCATIONIAL DISASTERS : IT'S YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY TO ADJUST TO WHATEVER SITUATION YOU ARE IN THAT WILL GET AND KEEP YOU EMPLOYED. NO MATTER WHAT DON'T OVER SALE YOUR SKILLS OR ABILITIES AT THE INTERVIEW. I WANT TO SAVE YOU LARGE SUMS OF MONEY AND HELP YOU AVOID VARIOUS CAREER ENDING MISTAKES LIKE THESE . . . . .
1) SUCH AS WRONG SCHOOL CHOICES, BIG NAME AND EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS MOST OFTEN DON'T GIVE YOU YOUR MONEYS WORTH. BOTTOM LINE WHEN YOU GRADUATE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB OR YOU WILL GET FIRED, POSSIBILY AFTER YOUR 3 MONTH PROBATON PERIOD. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU ON YOUR FIRST TWO JOBS YOU PROBABLY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER CHANCE EXCEPT AT A BOTTOM FEEDER POSITION. I'VE HEARD THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF RECENT ENGINEERING GRADUATES ARE OUT OF ENGINEERING IN 2 TO 3 YEARS. THEY COULDN'T CUT IT.
2) OUT OF TOUCH PROFFESSORS THE EXTREME LIBERAL PROFESSORS WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED IN THEIR FIELDS OF STUDY ARE LEADING STUDENTS OFF A CLIFF WITH THEIR SOCIALIST IDEOLOGIES AND RADICAL VIEWS. I DOUBT THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES IN AMERICA THAT ACTUALLY TEACH TRUTH ANYMORE. THIS IS WHY I QUIT TEACHING IN 2019. MY STUDENTS SIMPLY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE MOST BASIC ELEMENTS OF DESIGN, MUCH LESS TAKE NOTES.
3) COUNSELORS THAT LEAD YOU IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
YOU MUST CHOOSE A CAREER THAT YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PLUS HAVE AT LEAST 2 BACKUP PLANS WHERE IF YOU HAD TO CHANGE MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS REQUIRED COURSES WOULD NOT BE LOST. THIS WOULD SAVE YOU MUCH TIME AND MONEY. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A GOOD COUNSULAR AT YOUR SCHOOL TO HELP YOU. IF POSSIBLE TRY TO FIND THE BEST ONE WITH CONNECTIONS IN YOUR DESIRED FIELD OF STUDY THAT MIGHT SUGGEST A NEW OR DIFFERENT CAREER THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN. AT THIS POINT YOU NEED HELP. THESE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LAST MINUTE DECISIONS. THESE ARE GENERAL TOPICS AND WOULD NEED TO BE ADJUSTED TO YOUR PARTICULIAR CAREER. I MOSTLY KNOW ABOUT ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL CAREERS.
4) NOW ADDRESS THE: I JUST GRADUATED - WHAT DO I DO NOW? HOPEFULLY BUY THIS TIME YOU ARE AWARE OF SOME COMPANYS OR PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO LIVE OR WORK, OR MAYBE EVEN GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU GRADUATE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE WATER TO SEE WERE THE ACTION IS AND THE BEST JOBS OR CAREER CHOICES FOR USING YOUR DEGREE. RENEW OR START NEW CONTACTS, SEND RESUMES, POSSIBILY GET PROFESSIONAL HELP ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN THE UPPER 10% OF YOUR GRADUATING CLASS. I DON'T DISCUSS HOW TO INTERVIEW PER SAY THERE ARE BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT. BUT I DO HAVE A LIST OF SUGGESTIONS. (NOTE TO ME-FIND THEM)
5) ESPECIALLY DURING PROBATION PERIOD BE AWARE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IN THE INTERVIEW IF-YOU'VE BEEN SET UP TO FAIL UNKNOWN TO YOU, YOU ARE THE ENEMY. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST.
6) I CAN ADVISE YOU ON YOUR CHOICE OF A COLLEGE AND CAREER PATH BASED ON WHAT YOU TELL ME. HOWEVER, REALIIZE A DIPLOMA IS ONLY A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SHOWS YOU ATTENDED & GRADUATED. IT BASICALLY GETS YOU IN TO GET AN INTERVIEW BUT IN NO WAY GETS YOU HIRED OR MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL. YOU MUST BE CAPABILE OF DOING THE JOB THEY HIRED YOU TO DO. IN AN INTERVIEW DON'T PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT, IT'LL ONLY GET YOU FIIRED IN 3 MONTHS OR LESS. A DIPLOMA ONLY OPENS DOORS FOR YOU, IT GIVES YOU A CHANCE BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE OR ELSE.
7) IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY CONSIDER A LESS EXPENSIVE COLLEGE, IT'S NOT SO MUCH WHERE YOU GRADUATE AS IT IS THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE YOU CAN DO THE JOB. BEST TO HAVE A WORK RECORD WHERE PAST EMPLOYERS WILL SAY THEY HATED TO LOSE YOU . HAVE A FLEXIBLE CAREER AND LOOK FOR YOUR SPECIAL PLACE.
8) HAVE A PART TIME JOB PLAN TO HELP KEEP STUDENT LOANS SMALL WITH LESS RISK. ESPECIALLY AT THIS UNSETTLED TIME IN HISTORY. PICK A PLAN THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS AND ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN. - JUST IN CASE. IF YOU DECIDE A CAREER CHANGE IS NECESSARY THE QUICKER YOU MAKE THE CHANGE THE BETTER.
A) COLLEGE, GIVES YOU 4 YEARS OF BOOK LEARNING IN MANY CORE SUBJECTS AND HOPEFULLY TEACHES YOU HOW TO THINK AND USE YOUR MIND TO DO CERTIAN TASKS. YOU LEARN THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF MATH, SCIENCE, ETC.
THE FIRST TWO YEARS you take basic courses required for your degree. During this time you can check with people doing
the work you wont to do. Make sure you're going in the right direction & if necessary you can change to a different major. . The longer you wait to change the more it'll cost you in time and money. " Rich or Poor" it's up to you - it's your life and for . now you have the ball, don't punt, drop or lose the ball right now you are in control. Never let it go.
THE LAST TWO YEARS are classes specifically required in your chosen field of study, "Your Major" With each semester it . . becomes more time consuming and expensive to change to something else unless you have lots of money you could get . . . . "locked-in" to a wrong career path. In the good old days you could change you mind if necessary and start over again, not
. so much now. This time it's the money and time that limits you. For most people that's no longer an option - so, you really
need to get it right the first time. Recovery from mistakes can take years and cost many thousands of dollars to correct.
COLLEGES will try to teach you general knowledge and requirements needed for your major. YOUR ability to grasp & understand this information will determine if you'll make it or not! YOU must study and apply yourself from day one. This is about your future not a time to play. Schools don't train you to do the job you will be required to do when you graduate. That's the result of your experience and/or training by the company that hires you. This is why recent graduates and others without "the right experience" are put on probabation to see if they are worth keeping. It's also a good reason to have experience so you can prove yourself worthy, jump ahead of others and be able to keep your job and progress at a quicker pace. All this is gives you money in the bank.
TAKE COLLEGE SERIOUS, IT'LL DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE: Takes 4 Years of your life and can leave you with massive Student Debt & Pressure (to become a success) . But this could all become wasted time and money: if you can't get and keep a job and have to start over or accept a lower paying job with less status or chance to reach your original desires. This would not be good.
IF YOU CAN: Take classes from highly regarded professors (ck their credentials) that have worked in the field before they become educators. They would have better understanding of what you will be facing. You want someone that's enthusiastic about what they have to offer you, how can they teach something ther're not excited or knowledgeable about. When you graduate you will get a permission slip (a Diploma) which tells a future employer that you just might have the qualifications to work for them. So if called in for an interview they want to see if you are what they're looking for. If you are able to impress them that you're the one they're looking for you might be hired. If you are hired they will most likely put you on 3 month probation to see if you can
handle the job! Go to Link#2, Stuff You Need 2 Know to see what you are up against in the interview and after if you are hired.
#1 THE JOB INTERVIEW - DO YOUR HOMEWORK, DON'T JUST SHOW UP!
IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY CONSIDER A LESS EXPENSIVE COLLEGE' HAVE A FLEXABLE CAREER PLAN & IF POSSIBLE A PART TIME JOB TO KEEP YOUR LOANS DOWN CONSIDER: WORK VS SCHOOL FIRST OPTIONS, TO "WORK FIRST" HAS MORE OPTIONS & LESS RISK - ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY. PICK A PLAN THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS AND ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN - JUST IN CASE. IF YOU DECIDE A CHANGE IS NECESSARY, THE QUICKER YOU MAKE THE CHANGE THE BETTER FOR MANY REASONS ESPECIALLY THE TIME & THE MONEY.
BEFORE YOU GO TO AN INTERVIEW THERE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW - BUT NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS OR EVEN WARNED ABOUT BY THOSE IN THE JOB MARKET. IT'S CRUCIAL STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVEN IF THINGS DON'T SEEM TO BE THIS WAY "BE AWARE" SO YOU AREN'T CAUGHT "OFF-GUARD". IT'S USUALLY THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH (NOT THE COMPANIES) THAT DO THE THINGS THAT COULD DAMAGE OR HURT YOUR CAREER (GET YOU FIRED) BEFORE IT GETS STARTED. YOU ARE THE ENEMY, THOSE IN THE GROUP YOU ARE WORKING IN THINK YOU ARE THERE TO TAKE THEIR JOB OR ONE OF THERE FRIENDS JOB, IF THIS IS TRUE, THEY WANT YOU TO GET FIRED, NOT THEM OR ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS. BEWARE WHO YOU TRUST.
IF IT HAPPENS (YOU GET FIRED) YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW HOW OR WHY IT HAPPENED. IT WILL CAUSE IT TO BE HARDER TO GET A SECOND INTERVIEW AS WELL. IF THIS HAPPENS BE SURE TO CONTACT ME SO I CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME IT. BUY THE WAY THIS IS ONE REASON YOU SHOULD NEVER OVER SELL YOUR SKILLS OR ABILITIES AT AN INTERVIEW. YOU NEED A FAST OUT OF THE GATE WORK HISTORY - THIS WILL BE ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD. IF YOU WERE TO FAIL ON YOUR SECOND JOB AS WELL (AFTER THE 3-MO PROBATION PERIOD) YOU WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME EVEN GETTING AN INTERVIEW, WORST CASE YOU MAY HAVE TO TAKE ANY JOB YOU CAN GET AND TAKE YEARS IF EVER TO OVERCOME THIS.
CAREER DISCUSSION: IS IT BETTER TO GO TO WORK OR GO TO COLLEGE FIRST ???
OPTIONS: GO TO WORK FIRST & GAIN EXPERIENCE OR GO TO COLLEGE & HOPE IT'S WORTH IT
DISCUSSION: WHAT'S BEST for you & your future: RESTART EDITING HERE zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
(1) TO GO TO WORK FIRST, GAIN EXPERIENCE AND SEE IF YOU LIKE THAT TYPE OF WORK, THEN GO TO COLLEGE. OR
(2) GO TO COLLEGE, PAY/BORROW BIG $, ENJOY YOURSELF & GROW UP WISHING YOU'D DONE IT DIFFERENTLY. OR
(3) FIND A LESS KNOWN SCHOOL THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS, STUDY HARD, WORK SUMMERS, GET A GOOD START IN LIFE.
It varies depending on many things: like your age / money / other commitments, etc. But the most important thing is to work &
study hard. Try avoid the wild college party life style. Now is about your future. This is the most important time in your life.
A COMPANY WANTS SOMEONE: WHO IS COMMITTED, SMART, A HARD WORKER AND FILLS A NEED. SO
YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONS: ALL DEPEND ON WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO OFFER WHEN YOU DO APPLY
A) WHEN YOU GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND HAVE LITTLE OR NO WORK EXPERIENCE .
B) HAD SUMMER JOBS IN YOUR CAREER PLAN. OBSERVED & TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO SHARED . THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE JOB SO YOU COULD SEE IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
C) TO HAVE MORE WISDOM, EXPERIENCE AND WORK HISTORY THAN THE OTHER GRADUATES
YOU ARE COMPETING WITH.
JIM SPENT 45+ YEARS MODIFING, DESIGNING AND INVENTING MANY INTERESTING PRODUCTS
AND UNIQUE ONE-OF-A-KIND ORIGINAL PROJECTS FOR HIMSELF & MANY OTHER COMPANIES.
DESIGN SKILLS:
I THINK ALL COULD BENEFIT FROM DESIGN SKILLS, LINK#3 & DESIGN ELEMENTS, LINK#4 FREE .INFOMATION. SCALE DOWN TO THE "10 ELEMENTS LIST". THIS OLD SCHOOL WAY OF THINKING IS .THE HEART & SOUL OF MY CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DESIGN SYSTEM - USE THEM TO .BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS (WORKS IN MOST CAREERS) IT BECOMES A WAY OF LIFE:
HOW TO DO THINGS RIGHT, THE FIRST TIME.
WISDOM FORMULA & ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS THE 2 MOST CRITICAL PARTS OF THE SYSTEM.iT'S ON DOWN THE PAGE A BIT.
#1) THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS IS A LIST OFVALUES I COLLECTED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER TO GUIDE MY THINKING AS I DEVELOPED MY PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS FROM A VERY EARLY AGE. MY GREATEST GIFT IS THAT OF PRONBLEM SOLVING, IT HAS SERVED ME WELL.
#2) THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS I LEARNED THESE EARLY IN LIFE & USED THEM TO DEVELOP MY WAY OF THINKING. I LIVED THESE VALUES AND HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED THEM. THE ELEMENTS ARE A COLLECTION OF BELIEFS AND SAYINGS I HEARD WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE 50"S. IT BECAME A LIFE STYLE OR WAY TO LIVE THAT I STILL FOLLOW AND LIVE BY TO THIS DAY. MY PROJECTS AND DESIGNS HAVE BEEN ABOUT 95% SUCCESSFUL IN MY CAREER - ON PROJECTS OR JOBS WHERE I WAS IN CONTROL, NOT SO MUCH IN MY EARLIER YEARS WHEN I HAD LITTLE CONTROL ON WHAT WE DID. THIS IS WHY I STARTED MY OWN CONSULTING COMPANY AND EVENTUALLY BECAME AN ENGINEER, A TEACHER (NEVER IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL) AND MANY OTHER THINGS.
IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY CONSIDER A LESS EXPENSIVE COLLEGE, A FLEXABLE CAREER PLAN AND A PART TIME JOB TO KEEP STUDENT LOANS LOW. SEE WORK VS SCHOOL FIRST, OPTION SUGGESTIONS & IDEAS ARE DISCUSSED NEXT ON THIS SITE.
SEE JIM'S BIO, A RETIRED R&D ENGINEER OFFERING: LINK-2 CAREER HELP TO AVOID MAKING MAJOR CAREER MISTAKES. IS IT BEST (?) TO: WORK & GAIN EXPERIENCE OR GO TO COLLEGE FIRST. CLK: LINK#2 FOR CRUTIAL DECISION MAKING INFORMATION.
TO "WORK FIRST" SEEMS TO OFFER MORE OPTIONS AND LESS RISK. ESPECIALLY IN THIS CRAZY TIME OF POLITICAL UPHEAVAL. PICK A PLAN THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS & ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN. IF YOU DECIDE A CHANGE IS NECESSARY, THE QUICKER YOU DO IT THE BETTER. iT SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY PLUS IT MAY BE HARD TO GET IN A CLASS. it the better - for many reasons.