by Suquida » Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:32 pm
Similar to what sparkyoriental said I think my biggest thing I need to work on about myself is to be kinder and more patient with people, which...if you know me, isn't exactly the case. Not even a little bit. I feel like I'm already making strides with that as I've been on Ativan for a little bit now and from what I can tell it's really leveling me out. I guess I've got a year to experiment with that
Also similar to her I've resolved to be competent with at least Java by the end of the year (and hopefully C# too), which I've already started on and it's going pretty well. I've got a good grasp on the fundamentals of object oriented programming etc, gonna get tougher the more in depth I get though obviously, gotta stick with it. Also, certs, Cisco and maybe less useful ones like A+. I'm just trying to make myself really hard for an employer to turn down, trying to fill up my arsenal in all sorts of ways even if they're only tangentially related to biomed.
My big goal once I graduate is to get hired in one of my preferred locations, those options being LA, outside of NYC, or Chicago domestically. There are international options as well but the postings are somewhat rare and go pretty quickly, but that doesn't mean it's not a possibility that I could end up somewhere inn Europe or maybe Australia. I think I've got a pretty good chance to be hired immediately after applying as I've completed two internships with the company and they seemed to really like me. It's just a matter of the right posting being up at the right time. I'm just really hoping I don't get a very attractive offer in an area I'd rather not live in, because I'd be sucking it up and taking that job for the time being.
I'd have one relating to girls and relationships but honestly I think my resolution is to continue not caring until I've at least started my career. Can't really predict the future there though, if something happens with that it happens, but I'd prefer to focus on working for as long as I can right now.
I want to get less into clothes and more into cycling since the places I hope to be moving to will be much better for cyclists than where I live right now. A track bike has been at the top of my buy list for a while now, but it's that and a few more tattoos and I'm not sure when I should pull the trigger and on what first.
With that in mind, more tattoos! I found a really good artist up near Atlanta that I see as totally worth driving up to once I decide to pull the trigger on that. Might stick to legs until I find some official statement on company policy, I've seen guys in the lab with tattoos on their forearms but I'd still rather not risk it just in case.
Maybe it's dumb to be this hopeful this early but 2016 is looking like a good year for me, it's hard not to go uphill from last year I suppose