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Just a quick post for this week since I haven’t mentored recently (my mentor is on vacation). This past Thursday, I was identified as a Student of the Month at my high school for “pressing pause and demonstrating compassion.” I was nominated by a classmate of mine as well as one of my teachers, and was one of around fifteen students in attendance of a breakfast to recognize us. At the breakfast, we listened to one of Darby’s business teachers, Mr. Evan Bell, speak about what it means to be compassionate. Additionally, he walked us through how Southwest Airlines conducts a group interview, in which a few candidates tell their most embarrassing stories and the interviewers watch the faces of the other candidates to see if they are relating to and sympathizing with the candidate speaking. Those who showed signs of compassion were selected to move on to the next round of the hiring process, and those who did not appear to connect with the speaker were sent home. Mr. Bell emphasized how more and more companies are hiring people based on their personality rather than their abilities. He told us, “companies hire for attitude, train for skill,” meaning that the skills required for a job can be taught, but emotions cannot. This just serves as a reminder for all of us that no matter where we work, or what path we take, we must continue to be compassionate, as that is something that will go further than simply being able to complete a task.
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