(04/11/2012 10:44 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  

(04/11/2012 08:30 PM)Assassinator Wrote:  Remember he did all that with a pass average and failing 7 courses.  Normally kids with those scores work as burger flippers in KFC, not as business analysts in top tier firms.

That's pretty damn good.

Well, he probably tried harder at the job application process than anything else in his life.  He must have realised, "oh shit, I'm pretty fucked, my scores totally suck donkey, this is like the only remaining chance to win".  The alternative is like McDonalds anyway, so not like there's much for him to loose.

(04/11/2012 10:44 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  But for Tetris, his first priority is just to be more confident, not take things too seriously and try to learn from experiences (eg "it doesn't really matter if I'm unsuccessful in the next interview - I'll use it as an opportunity to see how well I can present my xxx skills to them").  BSing comes later.

Yeah, pretty much.

Just apply for lots of stuff, gives you more chances statistically if nothing else.

(This post was last modified: 04/11/2012 10:56 PM by Assassinator.)