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Amy Journal #1

The quizzes were somewhat fun and entertaining, but at the same time they were irritating and annoying; especially the Emotional Intelligence quiz. There were many questions that I did not have a precise answer to which I have to pick one and test the end result to see how much I agree on the website conclusion. If I feel that the result is kind of off with my knowledge of myself then I will restart the quiz over again and choose the other answer. What made it even more difficult was that I also rated my friend’s personality so because the website said that it would be more accurate if I have someone to compare to. On the other hand, the Procrastination Survey was relaxing, thus making me lazy to answer. But overall, the quizzes get to the points. As for the Friedman article, I totally agreed with his perspective of the job industry. Things like degrees, colleges, and resumes really don’t do much if you don’t have the required skills to begin with. My friend constantly tells me that people who graduated from colleges like Harvard, Princeton, and NYU will not be starved because their college will offer them jobs without them having to search too hard. But I personally believe that it is just to convince us thinking that it is the reality when it is actually not. Wouldn’t the job industry be a better place if there weren’t so much requirements, cover letters, and resume to write? That way the majority of people will have a chance to prove their skills because bosses can be very discriminating based on the contents of the resume without even giving a chance unless you were lucky.