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A) Despite graduating with a first-class degree, Louisa Troughton, 30, drifted between temping jobs before landing a costume apprenticeships at the Royal Opera House in London. Louisa had studied publishing, but she found it hard to find work in her chosen field. She'd always loved dressmaking, so she saved up and did a part-time one-year course in tailoring while continuing to work in a shop. At college one day, she saw a poster advertising the two-year apprenticeship, she applied and beat 70 applicants to win the place. | successful strategy it's never late use of mistakes the advantages of education finding the best job | |
| B) Do find out what type of interview you can expect to have. It may be an interview with a panel or just a person interviewing several candidates at the same time. If you have a group interview, it's often because the interviewer wants to see how you interact with people, to find out if you are a leader or a team player. The style of interview should be indicated on the letter you receive, but if you have doubts, do contact the company in advance to find out. Find out as much as possible about the company you're applying to, and the particular job they're offering. | ||
| C) People who don't make mistakes are unlikely to learn anything. The best way to learn something is to make mistakes first. Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, told his colleagues, 'Of the 200 light bulbs that didn't work, every failure told me something I was able to incorporate into the next attempt. Benjamin Franklin, the US statesman and scientist once said, 'I haven't failed, I have had 10000 ideas that didn't work.' Both these people understood that failures and false starts are the condition of success. In fact, a surprising number of everyday objects had their beginnings in a mistake or a misunderstanding. Post-it notes and packets of crisps are all unexpected inventions. | ||
| D) At the age of 100, Rose Hacker started a new career as a journalist after a newspaper editor heard her giving a speech. This career was just one of many she had in her lifetime. Her first job was as a clothes designer, buyer and model for he father's fashion business. She also managed to find the time to do the charity work and teach in the evenings. Later she became a marriage counsellor and even a member of parliament. She said, 'You need to keep as interested as you can.' She died at the age of 101. | ||
| E) People with at least some college education have mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 individuals per year) less than half of those without any college education, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, people who are more educated exhibit less anxiety and depression, have fewer functional limitations, and are less likely to have a serious health condition like diabetes, cardiovascular disease or asthma. |