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Halfway Reflection

1) Tenaciousness is a competency. 
Before beginning this class, I thought that I was pretty good at time management for my classes. This is my first semester having more than one online class at one time, this has made me realize that my time management skills needed some work. At the start of the course I was able to keep up with most of my assignments but I had to rush more than I wanted to. I have gotten to work on these skills and I have been able to get more of my assignments done much before the deadline. 
2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. 
I feel as though things that I have been through prior to this class have made me work on a "not giving up" attitude. I think that through this course so far I have been able to increase that attitude and make it even easier for me to push through and continue to work towards my goals. I think that Professor Pryor's lectures have helped me to be interested in what I am learning which makes working on an assignment that I might not be interested in a lot easier since the class itself is holding my attention. 
3) Three tips. 
  • Stay on top of your work, don't think you will be able to do all of the assignments at the last minute because some of them take more time than others.
  • Try to be confident in all of your interviews, it will get easier as you go on but in the beginning it can feel like the people you are interviewing are not going to take you seriously. 
  • Prepare more questions than you think you need to for an interview. Sometimes people do not give you as much information as you think they will so it is good to have additional questions ready if you feel you need more information from them. 

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