I wish I could say that the last three months have been a breeze. I wish I could say that. The truth is that they’ve sucked. It hasn’t been all bad, of course, but I don’t think you could pay me to relive them. I don’t mean that to sound like a complete Debbie-downer moment…the flip side of that coin is that I’m really, truly excited about what the next chapter holds! Aside from the Algebra class, all of my classes for the fall term are things directly relating to what I want to do! Biology, nutrition and a double dose of psychology!
And even the Algebra class is a little exciting; I’m starting to feel like I’m grasping the concepts in the current math class, which leaves me optimistic for the next. Also? I love autumn. I have a night in a North Florida hotel room already booked for September and I’m hoping to get to see the leaves in all their colorful glory. I love those rare days where it isn’t humid here and we get a wonderful breeze whipping through our hair. I love seeing all the kids get dressed up for Halloween. I love Thanksgiving. I love pumpkins and mums. (Mums! Sean! Mums! LOL Wedding flowers!!
That would be AWESOME!) I wait until well into December to put Christmas decorations up because I want to milk every minute possible out of the autumn ones. I love the way the sun hits the earth at that time of year; the golden sunlight that only happens then. I love that it’s dark before 8pm. I love all of it!
And I can’t think of a better way to end 21 days of grateful blogging. Truth: the last three weeks haven’t been perfect, but I think it’s helped. I definitely seem to be more resilient when something does come up that upsets me or otherwise throws me for a loop. We can’t expect to be happy 24/7, but being able to pick up the pieces within a few hours rather than days is definitely a step in the right direction.
I suppose the first thing I should address, in discussing my time at Gilder, is how I got to be there in the first place. The details are a little subtler than this, but the story basically boils down to the fact that there is necessarily a yawning gap of a year between when the Columbia premed postbac program ends and when med school starts, and a man has got to find a way to kill that year. As such, I started fishing around for work during the end of my time at Columbia. I applied to all sorts of things on the premed message board, and began going to interviews—you know, playing that game. Before long, a good friend of mine, who was working at Gilder at the time, caught wind of the fact that I was applying to jobs in the city.
“Why don’t you apply where I work?” he said.
“Oh—because I’m totally unqualified,” said I.
“Don’t worry about that,” he said. And when, a couple weeks later, I went into Gilder for the crucial in-person interviews, this friend of mine gave me only one tidbit of advice: “Don’t be an idiot.”
Apparently I wasn’t an idiot, because I got hired. It became overwhelmingly clear to me the moment I was offered the job that there would be no resisting the allure of discovering a world I had always assumed that I, as a philosophy major, would be forever denied access to—so even as I studied for the MCAT, I began to supplement my science textbooks with how-to books about Wall Street and some of those justly lauded Michael Lewis classics. I was perfectly aware at the time that the distraction of the imminent job may have been hurting my performance in my final set of science courses; but then (I mused philosophically to myself), every facet of life robs time from the others, and it is always simply a question of judging which ones are valuable enough to preserve, and which must be sacrificed. I found it strangely thrilling to be preparing for such drastically different tasks—the MCAT and a job on Wall Street—at the same time, and in my own eccentric world-view, such excitement is always a good sign; is always to be cultivated.
In the past, there had been little concern with increasing the productivity of private timberland because the supplies of forest products were very plentiful and timber lands still abundant.
This is no longer the case. Nationally, the timberland base has been shrinking while the demand for timber products is projected to sharply increase.
it's now necessary to increase the productivity of privately owned timberlands. To accomplish this, timber landowners and timber companies must manage their land more effectively.
When you send the CV for your application, include all certificates or job references you have from previous employers, which might be related to the activities and responsibilities for the position you are applying for.
Make a research for the company
Researching the company will give you important information about the past and the expected future of the company and their employment policy. You can mention some of the positive feedback you have managed to obtain about the company and its projects during the interview, as the HR person in charge of your interview might be delighted to hear a good word or two about their company efforts, as well as to know that you have done your homework and know the company.
Know the details related to the exact position you are applying for
Especially in the major companies with significant number of employees, it is very important to know exactly what your job is and what is expected from you. When you show during the interview that you are prepared exactly for the position you are applying for, it is more likely for the person leading the interview to take you seriously and to choose you and not someone else.
Make a research for the company
Researching the company will give you important information about the past and the expected future of the company and their employment policy. You can mention some of the positive feedback you have managed to obtain about the company and its projects during the interview, as the HR person in charge of your interview might be delighted to hear a good word or two about their company efforts, as well as to know that you have done your homework and know the company.
Know the details related to the exact position you are applying for
Especially in the major companies with significant number of employees, it is very important to know exactly what your job is and what is expected from you. When you show during the interview that you are prepared exactly for the position you are applying for, it is more likely for the person leading the interview to take you seriously and to choose you and not someone else.
People need homes: children assume their parents' place as home; boarders call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers … have no place to call "home", at least for a few nights.
So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time? Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only mobile!
And how about maintaining relationships while in transit? Some keep contact with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.
Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting to be found. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination, we can make the place we stay "home".
So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time? Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only mobile!
And how about maintaining relationships while in transit? Some keep contact with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.
Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting to be found. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination, we can make the place we stay "home".