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Technical Education is Important! Thoughts from Past Grad Jesse Wright
File Under: Admissions, Alumni, Career Services, Our Grads Success, Schools, Technologies
Mark Twain once said, “‘The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” I couldn’t agree more. I’m Jesse Wright, I graduated from the Bachelor’s program at Hamilton Tech in early 2007 and have been an active member of the Program Advisory Committee ever since. I have worked as a salaried employee for John Deere for the past three years, first as a Technical Writer and now as a Product Engineer. The education I received at Hamilton Tech exposed me to all kinds of areas related to technology, allowing me to identify what appealed to me the most. From there, what I did on the job seemed less and less like “work” as I began to find ways to get paid for things I enjoyed doing anyway. This also made me less vulnerable to the economic tides of the day. A combination of education and ambition can allow an employee to be seen not as a replacable cog in a machine, but rather as a unique and valued asset to a company. Managers lobby to hire you, instead of the other way around. There are some really great opportunities out there for students willing to put in the needed efforts.
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