The Right Attitude

An applicant, be it for a university application, or a job interview, needs to be down to earth, something, I realise to be seriously lacking these days among youngsters. Research says that it is 99% attitude and 1% skills, I fully acknowledged that, just wonder, whether it is really adhered to by people, be it professional or students, or it has become mere rhetoric for high school students. But again, we cannot blame the young when the old are just the same. How many times have we come across situation when the so-called seniors, were not willing to listen, to others but remain dogmatic?

So, it has become heredity, and I just wonder, if there is an end to all this, or perhaps, everyone will live in ignorance and eventually hypocrisy. Nevertheless, the what is right remains right, it is not poetic justice.

Recently, I got an applicant, as usual, it is always enquiries, and I do wonder, if a University is actually more inferior, than the applicant. It is more like a chicken and egg situation, is it the University that exist, or it will not exist without student?

I guess, the humility that matters, an applicant need to have the right attitude, as Homme d'Affaires, I just wonder what is in the minds of these applicants. Are they really thinking they are doing the University a favour by enrolling, or do these students realise how lucky they are to be accepted in 'Menara Gading'. This is what I mean having to come to basic.

As MPEC Edulink,the word 'rescuing students' refers to those who value good education, and appreciate the opportunity which exist and given. But again, human being human, as the Malay adage 'hangat-hangat tahi ayam', every New Year, there will be New Resolution, after a couple of months, it waned. The same thing for students eventually 'accepted', the same thing for employees in their comfort zone, eventually, being very lackadaisical and improper. There are exception, but what I am seeing is becoming a norm..

Does anyone know the fine line between personal and professional? I reckon, the current training in education, lacks the in - depth of this matter. What a sad day for our students..