Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Only A You'll Ever Really Need
Grades have a different significance for different students. Some students absolutely must have an A every time. Those are the students who practically had coronary arrest first year when their gpa was one full grade point less than high school. Well this isn't high school. Still for some anything less than a C is cause for panic. Everyone has their standards. While personal preference and at times scholarship standing have a great bearing on grades there is, in fact, only one subject you really must get an A in. That subject is Persistence. Though it may not be listed in your school's catalogue there is no underestimating the value of Persistence. Planet College has emphasized many times and probably will again that in fact you need to pass your courses with a grade of C in order to Graduate. And that takes persistence. Just a C. Sounds ordinary, uninspired to those who haven't attempted it. Cs take persistance and Cs get degress. Press on, persistently.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Get Those Graduation Announcements Out, Part Four.
Graduation Announcements, Part Four, The Really Important Part.
Now. Your graduation announcements are addressed, neatly addressed, stamped and mailed. Most importantly you have a list of each of the people to whom you have sent an announcement, especially at the businesses.
This list could be the key to your immediate and even long term future back on Planet Earth.
Here's why. Soon after your actual graduation, very soon, start calling the individuals from the list you had used for your mailing.
Once you reach them identify your self and say something simple and friendly like, "Hi, I'm Recent Graduate. I sent you an announcement and I'd really like to talk with you sometime about what I can do for your business."
Listen carefully to what they say and make a brief note next to their name on the list. If it is something like,"Thanks we'll let you know." note that and go on the the next name.
If you get an interview out of this effort, well, you're on your way. That is the actual point of this entire exercise, full time employment, or as close as possible, which recognizes your status as a college graduate.
Your very hard earned degree is now a permanent part of your resume and the recognition provided by your first job as a graduate is critical to your progress back on Planet Earth.
Now. Your graduation announcements are addressed, neatly addressed, stamped and mailed. Most importantly you have a list of each of the people to whom you have sent an announcement, especially at the businesses.
This list could be the key to your immediate and even long term future back on Planet Earth.
Here's why. Soon after your actual graduation, very soon, start calling the individuals from the list you had used for your mailing.
Once you reach them identify your self and say something simple and friendly like, "Hi, I'm Recent Graduate. I sent you an announcement and I'd really like to talk with you sometime about what I can do for your business."
Listen carefully to what they say and make a brief note next to their name on the list. If it is something like,"Thanks we'll let you know." note that and go on the the next name.
If you get an interview out of this effort, well, you're on your way. That is the actual point of this entire exercise, full time employment, or as close as possible, which recognizes your status as a college graduate.
Your very hard earned degree is now a permanent part of your resume and the recognition provided by your first job as a graduate is critical to your progress back on Planet Earth.
Get Those Graduation Announcements Out, Part Three.
Graduation announcements are an integral part of your re-entry on Planet Earth.
This is because you now want a real full time job and your graduation announcements can help.
The last post on this topic ended with stamps. You'll need some for this and you can get them from lots of places including the post office.
When you have your announcements and your name and address list, friends and relatives, ( you want gifts) and businesses, (you want a full time job) you will need to set some time aside to do the addressing, stamping and mailing. When doing so make sure the name and address is neatly applied to each announcement envelope. (If your hand writing still looks like it did in the third grade, get help. You want people to know you are graduating from college not middle school.)
Once the addressing has been accomplished take the envelopes to the post office, there may be a sub-station on your campus, but, where ever it is go there and deposit the entire lot.
Super Important. Be sure and keep a list of everyone you have sent an announcement to.
Almost Done.
This is because you now want a real full time job and your graduation announcements can help.
The last post on this topic ended with stamps. You'll need some for this and you can get them from lots of places including the post office.
When you have your announcements and your name and address list, friends and relatives, ( you want gifts) and businesses, (you want a full time job) you will need to set some time aside to do the addressing, stamping and mailing. When doing so make sure the name and address is neatly applied to each announcement envelope. (If your hand writing still looks like it did in the third grade, get help. You want people to know you are graduating from college not middle school.)
Once the addressing has been accomplished take the envelopes to the post office, there may be a sub-station on your campus, but, where ever it is go there and deposit the entire lot.
Super Important. Be sure and keep a list of everyone you have sent an announcement to.
Almost Done.
Get Those Graduation Announcements Out, Part Two.
Details Details.
If you are used to communicating by e-mail and are not familiar with mailing you can use this information.
I'f you have read the above post you may be a little under informed about 'mail'. Mail is printed, written or typed messaged placed in a sealed envelope and delivered to an address or post office box by a division of the United States Government called the postal service. When you lived in campus housing you had a post office box on the first floor. It was the little thing you looked into sometimes to see if anyone had sent you money.
Now, you are going to send mail and if you haven't done much of this you might need some help. You will notice the graduation announcements come with envelopes. These will need to be addressed and also stamped. Maybe you can get a list of relatives', especially the prosperous ones, names and addresses from your mom. Use this to hand address individual envelopes.
A list of businesses for whom you would like to work or at least be interviewed could take a little diligence. It is possible to find their mailing address on line but you will also need the name of some individual to send your graduation announcement to. Probably this will be someone in the company's Human Resources Department.
These envelopes also need to be stamped.
There's more.
If you are used to communicating by e-mail and are not familiar with mailing you can use this information.
I'f you have read the above post you may be a little under informed about 'mail'. Mail is printed, written or typed messaged placed in a sealed envelope and delivered to an address or post office box by a division of the United States Government called the postal service. When you lived in campus housing you had a post office box on the first floor. It was the little thing you looked into sometimes to see if anyone had sent you money.
Now, you are going to send mail and if you haven't done much of this you might need some help. You will notice the graduation announcements come with envelopes. These will need to be addressed and also stamped. Maybe you can get a list of relatives', especially the prosperous ones, names and addresses from your mom. Use this to hand address individual envelopes.
A list of businesses for whom you would like to work or at least be interviewed could take a little diligence. It is possible to find their mailing address on line but you will also need the name of some individual to send your graduation announcement to. Probably this will be someone in the company's Human Resources Department.
These envelopes also need to be stamped.
There's more.
Get Those Graduation Announcements Out, Part One.
It's already April and commencement is looming.
If you are finally graduating it is time to get your graduation announcements out. Most institutions provide graduating students with a set amount of graduation announcements, maybe twenty-five. It is part of the 'graduation' package that includes the gown rental and that other stuff that goes along with it. They're printed with the graduate's name, in this case yours, pretty cool.
For you, right now, if you have finally made it, there is probably a flurry of activity associated with your graduation. Among all this don't over look those printed announcements.
First of all they serve as really effective 'gift raising' devices, so for that fact alone they are practically priceless. Shameless, but what the heck, you earned it.
Secondly, but even more important, printed graduation announcements are really effective tools to present yourself to potential employers. Since your NEXT BIG STEP is career, a graduation announcement sent to a business in which you would like to work tells them you are now ready for the big time.
Read On.
If you are finally graduating it is time to get your graduation announcements out. Most institutions provide graduating students with a set amount of graduation announcements, maybe twenty-five. It is part of the 'graduation' package that includes the gown rental and that other stuff that goes along with it. They're printed with the graduate's name, in this case yours, pretty cool.
For you, right now, if you have finally made it, there is probably a flurry of activity associated with your graduation. Among all this don't over look those printed announcements.
First of all they serve as really effective 'gift raising' devices, so for that fact alone they are practically priceless. Shameless, but what the heck, you earned it.
Secondly, but even more important, printed graduation announcements are really effective tools to present yourself to potential employers. Since your NEXT BIG STEP is career, a graduation announcement sent to a business in which you would like to work tells them you are now ready for the big time.
Read On.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
C more
If you are having serious reservations about your abilities as a student on Planet College, based on mainly getting a C and occasionally not even that consider this.
A national organization whose mission is to place college graduates in to under achieving schools nation wide as teachers recruits widely for students right about now. Their criteria includes a 2.5 GPA. That's a C average. A C average. This organization believes that recent college graduates can bring something to primary grade students that they may not be getting from their current teachers. It also believes the graduates it places can benefit from exposure to an environment which they may not experience elsewhere.
Planet College does not wish to debate the rationale of this organization's philosophy, no doubt its intentions are well meant. Planet College does wish to point out that along with extensive rhetoric about 'exceptional' experience this organization, as noted, requires average grades for consideration as a candidate.
What does this imply? This implies that the essential philosophy of this site, that it is OK to get a C, in fact, that it is OK to get nothing but Cs is valid. The reason is simple. College is an exceptional experience. Average performance in an exceptional environment is regarded back on Planet Earth as suitable for employment.
A national organization whose mission is to place college graduates in to under achieving schools nation wide as teachers recruits widely for students right about now. Their criteria includes a 2.5 GPA. That's a C average. A C average. This organization believes that recent college graduates can bring something to primary grade students that they may not be getting from their current teachers. It also believes the graduates it places can benefit from exposure to an environment which they may not experience elsewhere.
Planet College does not wish to debate the rationale of this organization's philosophy, no doubt its intentions are well meant. Planet College does wish to point out that along with extensive rhetoric about 'exceptional' experience this organization, as noted, requires average grades for consideration as a candidate.
What does this imply? This implies that the essential philosophy of this site, that it is OK to get a C, in fact, that it is OK to get nothing but Cs is valid. The reason is simple. College is an exceptional experience. Average performance in an exceptional environment is regarded back on Planet Earth as suitable for employment.
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