My dream is to be a professional baseball player. I went to a baseball showcase in Battle Creek to get notice for college. The results were not D-1 material. I knew I was better than that so I went to another showcase in Grosse Pointe. They results said that I'm an average joe. Those results kinda hurt me. it lit a fire in my stomach. Most people would quit after one bad performance but I have gotten knock down twice in a row and I haven't quit on my dreams. I would stop until my dream becomes a reality.
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This article is about how companies uses social media to see if job applicants fit their public image. A study has shown that 70% of company recruiters decline applications due to what they found online. Some applicants have been rejected for inappropriate comments. In a survey, four out of ten hiring managers said they'd rejected an applicant because of bad comments.
Honestly, I think its understandable for companies to look at applicants' social media to see if they should hire the individual. People uses social media to show the most disgraced videos and comments. If I was a manager, I would look on people's social media before I give my decision. The author of this article is Dan Schawbel. This article is called “5 Reasons Your Portfolio Should Be Online”. It’s about Dan’s reasons on having a person’s portfolio online. Most people make portfolios to show who they are or to run a business on their own. For me, I made a portfolio so businesses that I’m interested in to see who am I and what am I able to do. My portfolio will help me possibly get me a college scholarship. I don’t believe kids in elementary school shouldn’t create a portfolio. Kindergarten through 5th graders doesn’t know what they want to do for a career. My portfolio will help my boss to be impressive about what I’m capable of doing for their company. My resume was the most helpful on my portfolio. I wish I could take off my journals from the requirements. It cost me a lot of valuable points. I’m most proud of my academics because it shows all the good things I have done over the school year. portfolio n 1: a case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually Opportunity n : a possibility due to a favorable combination of
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October 2016
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