Thomas L. Friedman Quote
How you got your college education mattered most. And two experiences stood out from the poll of more than one million American workers, students, educators, and employers: Successful students had one or more teachers who were mentors and took a real interest in their aspirations, and they had an internship related to what they were learning in school. The most engaged employees, said Busteed, consistently attributed their success in the workplace to having had a professor or professors who cared about them as a person, or having had a mentor who encouraged their goals and dreams, or having had an internship where they applied what they were learning. Those workers, he found, were twice as likely to be engaged with their work and thriving in their overall well-being. There’s a message in that bottle.
How you got your college education mattered most. And two experiences stood out from the poll of more than one million American workers, students, educators, and employers: Successful students had one or more teachers who were mentors and took a real interest in their aspirations, and they had an internship related to what they were learning in school. The most engaged employees, said Busteed, consistently attributed their success in the workplace to having had a professor or professors who cared about them as a person, or having had a mentor who encouraged their goals and dreams, or having had an internship where they applied what they were learning. Those workers, he found, were twice as likely to be engaged with their work and thriving in their overall well-being. There’s a message in that bottle.
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About Thomas L. Friedman
Friedman began his career as a reporter and won two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s for his coverage on conflict in Lebanon and politics in Israel, followed by a further prize in 2002 for commentary on the war on terror.