School is mostly a complete waste of time. Businesses are more impressed if you have a job that uses a mouse. Having friends that work in the industry is a big bonus. Technically, learning all of this would be quicker if businesses could hand off their odd jobs to students. The catch for them is that they wouldn't have to pay the students and the students would get experience. This is what school should be.
9/10 a business will hire the guy that has real world experience, even small amounts. I was talking with my bro who works in the field and he routinely says that the college kids underperform. They go out of their way to find someone who has experience in the field. Personally, I think THE PERSON also is important. Too many college kids think that college is all they need. It reflects badly on them. People who have real world experience show you that they mean business and aren't just coasting on their parent's college money.
Be willing to work for long periods for years with little to no pay at all. Be prepared when nobody notices. Don't be personal. Don't moan. Just keep working hard. Eventually, you'll get credit. That's what it takes.
School is about everyone winning. But that's not how the real world works. I think this is the biggest reason that school fails. We need a stronger partnership between business and education.
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