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Subject:Re: Breaking In - kinda long From:Sabahat Ashraf <sabahat_ashraf -at- MENTORG -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:24:32 EDT
Great post, Ron! Coupla comments:
On Sep 12, 9:59am, Ron D Rhodes wrote:
> this.). But the end-user pay scale is often lower, too.
You know, now that you mention it, that's right.
> 5. Ask for help when you need it.
> This business is full of good, make that great, people who habitually
> go out of their way to help you. Rely on them; they want to help you.
> As in my case, their positive attitude was infectious. The same will
> happen to you.
for example: Stay on Techwr-L. Especially between jobs. The greatest thing
about it is that it gives you a very nuts-and-bolts [do I need a hyphen here?]
feel for the business. And then there's the occasional job post. In fact,
there's even the occasional "I need a job in _______ geographical area in _____
field."
> That's my two-cents worth (do I need a hyphen here?). Well, back to
> work!
No, I don't think so.
Sabahat.
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