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USEFUL INFORMATIONS FOR JOB HUNTERS

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Feb 2005

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! "eneral fa#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$
! Ho% is &'e IT fiel()!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$ !* +o %e nee( &o s&u(y any mainframe, &es&ing, !NET- e&c)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$ !$ Some of &'e easy %ays &o ge& call from &'e mnc.s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$ !/ Ho% (o %e 0re0are resume)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$ !1 Ho% (o %e a00ly)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/ !2 Ho% (o %e su3scri3e &o recei4e ya'oo grou0 mails)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/ !5 6'ere (o %e ge& com0any mo(el #ues&ion 0a0ers)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/ !7 6'a& are &'e 3oo8s %e 'a4e &o 0re0are 3efore %e go for &es&, in&er4ie%)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 !9 6'ere (o %e ge& &'e (e&ails a3ou& com0anies an( (e&ails)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ! : Am I sui&a3le for IT fiel()!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ! Em0loyee reference for MN;.s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

*! ;om0any &es& 0a&&erns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

*! Ho% &o 0re0are for Infosys)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 *!* Ho% &o 0re0are for T;S)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2

$! Useful %e3si&es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!5
$! ;om0any #ues&ion 0a0er si&es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!5 $!* Tec'nical (ocumen& si&es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!5 $!$ <u==le si&es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!7

/! NEST ;AREER "UI+AN;E TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!7

/! A3ou& us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!7 /!* A3ou& >nes&?o3s> ya'oo grou0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!9 /!$ "ui(ance, Financial su00or&, <ersonal Hel0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!9 /!/ Team Mem3ers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : /!1 ;on&ac& us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :

1! INTER@IE6 TI<S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/!2 ;ommon in&er4ie% #ues&ions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /!5 Jo3 In&er4ie%ing +oAs an( +onA&s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1

1! SAM<LE RESUME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7
1! Sam0le resume B Fres'er!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 1!* Sam0le resume B EC0erience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*:

2! +O FI"HT 6ITH JOB HUNTIN"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*1 5! Mo&i4a&ing %or(s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*2 7! A& any cos& (on.& le& your 'o0e (o%n- %e are 'ere &o su00or& you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*9
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GENERAL FAQ
How is the IT field?

>>Mar8e& is goo( or 3a(- %e s'oul( ge& a goo( ?o3>>- %e are in nee( of a goo( ?o3 %'ic' s'oul( 3e 0er&inen& &o our #ualifica&ion! Al%ays fres'er s'oul( 8ee0 &'is men&ali&y! Mar8e& is really 4ery goo(! 6e nee( no& %orry a3ou& mar8e& s&a&us! Dee0 on &rying &ill you ge& a goo( ?o3! +o fig'& %i&' your ?o3 'un&ing! Surely you %ill %in!

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Do we eed to st!d" # " $#i f%#$e& testi '& .NET( et)?

For fres'er- a3solu&ely no nee( for com0u&er courses! More 0rac&ice in Euan&i&a&i4e analysis ; - ;FF is more &'an sufficien& &o clear &'e sof&%are &es& 0a0ers also &'e recrui&ers (o no& eC0ec& 0rofessional eC0erience from &'e fres' gra(ua&es! A goo( gui(ance is 'un(re( &imes 3e&&er &'an a com0u&er course! If you are gra(ua&e( 3efore *::/ an( if you feel &'a& you (on.& 'a4e sufficien& 8no%le(ge in any of &'e sof&%are languages- &ry &o ?oin some com0u&er courses li8e &es&ing, mainframe, !NETmean%'ile u can &ry similar 0ro?ec&s a& your la3 or 'ome so &'a& you can inclu(e i& as a %or8 eC0erience e4en &'oug' you are no& em0loye( any%'ere! T'is is a &i0 gi4en 3y &'e eC0er&ise 3ecause in many of &'e in&er4ie%s- &'e can(i(a&e %ill no& 3e as8e( a3ou& &'e %or8 eC0erience ra&'er 'e %ill 3e as8e( &ec'nically!

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T'ere are some Ga'oo "rou0s %'ic' 0ro4i(e fres'er ?o3 4acancies an( also a3ou& &'e la&es& &ren(s an( sco0e for &'e fres'er in IT Fiel(! Here are some of &'e grou0s %'ic' 0ro4i(e fres'er informa&ion! nes 'obs (nes 'obs)subscribe*yahoogroups.com+, che ana If 0ossi3le 0lease crea&e a ne% i( so &'a& u can ge& ?us& a3ou& ?o3 informa&ion an( also use &'e same i( %'en you 0ar&ici0a&e in ?o3 forums %'ic' are con(uc&e( online no%a(ays! One more 0oin&- E4ery 6e(nes(ay- follo% ,Economic Times or Times o! -ndia,(.anga#ore openings+ and ,The /indu,(Chennai openings+ %i&'ou& fail! T'ere you can fin( more o00or&uni&ies! Try &o ge& 0as& one year Economic Times an( Hin(u 0a0ers from li3rary! ;ollec& all &'e ?o3s rela&e( i(s! HInclu(ing eC0erience also!I A00ly &o all &'e i(s! Gou %ill 3e regularly ge&&ing in&er4ie% calls from com0anies!

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How do we .%e.#%e %es!$e?

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4h#t #%e the 1oo7s we h#2e to .%e.#%e 1efo%e we 'o fo% test& i te%2iew?

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1.1; A$ I s!it#1le fo% IT field?

Anyone %'o 'as com0le&e( a gra(ua&ion from an affilia&e( uni4ersi&y is sui&a3le for IT fiel(! IT fiel( (oes no& eC0ec& any s0eciali=a&ion from your gra(ua&ion 3u& i& eC0ec& goo( 0ro3lem sol4inglogical &'in8ing an( goo( communica&ion s8ills! T'is can 3e ac'ie4e( along %i&' your curriculum su3?ec&s 3y s0en(ing an 'our 0er (ay! R!S! Agar%al is goo( su3?ec& orien&e( 3oo8 for 0re0aring a0&i&u(e! Any MBA en&rance 3oo8 is sui&a3le &o 0re0are logical reasoning e&c! In fac& anyone %'o is no& &ec'nically s&rong 3u& 'a4ing logical &'in8ing s8ills is 4ery muc' sui&a3le for &'is fiel(! I& (oes no& mean &'a& &ec'nical 0eo0le are no& sui&a3le!

1.11 E$.lo"ee %efe%e )e fo% <NC,s

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CO<PANY TE+T PATTERN+

How to .%e.#%e fo% I fos"s?

T'ere is no&'ing &o %orry a3ou& &'e Infosys %ri&&en &es&! I& is easy if you 8ee0 your min( cool! T'ere %ill 3e : #ues&ions in a0&i&u(e &es&- eac' of (ifferen& mar8s N %i&'ou& mul&i0le c'oices!

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How to .%e.#%e fo% TC+?

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Tell yourself you are a grea& in(i4i(ual an( 3elie4e in your self- for if you (onA& 3elie4e in your self- no one else %ill 3elie4e in you! ;rea&e your o%n life an( &'en go ou& an( li4e i&! T'e la% of a4erages &ells us you mus& ac'ie4e more- if you are &rying more! More- more an( more! T'e more selfBconfi(ence you 'a4e &'e less you %ill 3e affec&e( 3y &em0orary se&3ac8s Hne4er final- al%ays &em0oraryI an( s'or&B&erm (isa00oin&men&s! T'e more selfBconfi(ence you 'a4e &'e li8ely i& is &'a& you %ill li4e a life full of ac'ie4emen&- ric'es- sa&isfac&ion an( 0ure 3liss! MG FRIEN+- GOU ARE ETTRAOR+INARGQQ T'e o((s are grea&er &'an 1: crore &o agains& &'eir e4er 3eing anyone %i&' &'e uni#ue com3ina&ion of &alen&s- s8ills- an( a3ili&ies &'a& you 0ossess! Gou are uni#ue- ne4er forge& my frien(! T'e un3elie4a3le ac'ie4emen&s &'a& you are ca0a3le of- no one 8no%s- no& e4en your self! EC0loi& your s&reng&'s an( s&ar4e your %ea8nesses! Ges- of course &'ere is more &o i& &'an &'is 3u& no& muc' more! >6E ARE 6HAT 6E THIND ABOUTQ> GOU MUSTQ Gou mus& ma8e u0 your min( &o loo8 a& you 'ones&ly an( ma8e fu&ure (ecisions 3ase( on your uni#ueness! NO6Q TO+AGQ THIS @ERG MOMENT is &ime &o reali=e 'o% eC&raor(inary you are!

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Al3er& Eins&ein use( 'is 3rain! Na0oleon use( 'is 0o%er! T'omas E(ison use( 'is 3rain! T'a&= %'y &'ey reac'e( &'a& 0osi&ion! Use your 3rain my frien(! Gou can reac' a un3elie4a3le 0osi&ion! Gou can! T'e 0syc'ologis& A3ra'am Maslo% says &'e s&ory of &'e 'uman race is &'e s&ory of men an( %omen selling &'emsel4es s'or&! T'e grea& ma?ori&y of 0eo0le &en( &o com0are &'emsel4es unfa4ora3ly %i&' o&'ers! T'ey (%ell on &'ere o%n %ea8nesses an( limi&a&ions an( &'ey usually en( u0 %i&' far less &'en &'ey are really ca0a3le of! Ins&ea( of &a8ing con&rol of &'eir life an( en?oying 'ig' le4els of selfBes&eem- selfBres0ec& an( 0ersonal 0ri(e- &'e a4erage 0erson ?us& ge&s 3y from (ay &o (ay! "O+ 0u& you 'ere on &'is glorious ear&' &o (o more &'an >?us& ge& 3y!> If selfBconfi(ence an( &'e selfBes&eem &'a& goes %i&' i& is so (esira3le- %'y is i& so fe% 0eo0le 'a4e enoug' selfBconfi(ence &o li4e &'e li4es &'a& are 0ossi3le for &'em) From &ime &o &ime- HrarelyI %e 'a4e seen 0eo0le %i&' na&urally 'ig' le4els of selfBconfi(ence! T'ese 0eo0le 'a4e gone on &o ac'ie4e eC&raor(inary &'ings! In s&u(ying &'e li4es of &'ese su0erB ac'ie4ers %e 'a4e foun( &'a& >some> of &'em s&ar&e( ou& %i&' 'ig' le4els of selfBconfi(ence- %'ic' &'ey learne( from &'ere 0aren&s- #ui&e for&una&ely- in early c'il('oo(! Bu&- mos& of &'em s&ar&e( ou& li8e mos& of us %i&' (o%n (ee0 feelings of inferiori&y an( ina(e#uacy! Because of cri&icism an( lac8 of lo4e an( o&'er mis&a8es 0aren&s ma(e in early c'il('oo(- %e gro% u0 %i&' li&&le selfBes&eem an( feel less &'an o&'ers! T'e s&ar&ing 0oin& in (e4elo0ing a 'ig' le4el of selfBconfi(ence an( in reali&y 3ecoming an ET;ELLENT 'uman 3eing is &o &'in8 &'roug' an( &o (eci(e u0on your 4al4es! For eCam0le- %'a& is really- really im0or&an& &o you) Ho% (o you (efine 4alues) Ha4ing (efine( a clear se& of 4alues- no& 4ague- no& unsure- 3u& clear- concise- 4alues %ill cause you &o (e4elo0 &'e con4ic&ions an( en&'usiasm necessary for selfBconfi(ence! Gour s&ar&ing 0oin& &o%ar( 'ig'er selfBconfi(ence an( 0ersonal grea&ness is &o clarify your 4alues for yourself! As8 yourself %'a& you &ruly 3elie4e inQ H)I 6'a& (o you s&an( for) 6'a& %ill you no& s&an( for) 6'a& %oul( you 0ay for) 6or8 for) or e4en +IE FOR)))) Ma8e your o%n lis& an( remem3er- uns'a8ea3le selfBconfi(ence comes from uns'a8ea3le commi&men& &o your 4alues! 6'en (ee0 (o%n insi(e yourself you 8no% you %ill ne4er 4iola&e your 'ig'es& 0rinci0les you eC0erience a (ee0 sense of >0ersonal 0o%er> an( confi(ence &'a& em0o%ers you &o (eal %i&' life o0enly an( 'ones&ly an( %i&' com0le&e selfBconfi(ence in almos& e4ery 'uman si&ua&ion!

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+i( you 8no% &'a& E(ison faile( o4er 9::: H&'a&As &'ousan(I &imes 3efore 0erfec&ing &'e lig'& 3ul3Q Ho% many of us %oul( 'a4e &'ro%n in &'e >0ro4er3ial> &o%el a& *: failures- 1: failures or a& &'e 7:::&' failure! Af&er E(ison 'a( in4en&e( an( 0ro(uce( &'e lig'&B3ul3 a re0or&er as8e( 'im 'o% i& fel& &o fail o4er 9::: &imes! E(ison re0lie(- >I %as gla( I foun( 9::: %ays no& &o in4en& &'e lig'& 3ul3Q From &'is 0oin& for%ar( E(ison %en& on &o recei4e -:9$ 0a&en&s- more &'an any o&'er 0erson in U!S! 'is&ory! Rea( as many 3oo8s- an( maga=ines &'a& are 0osi&i4e ins0ira&ional an( mo&i4a&ional as you 0ossi3ly can! S&u(y &'e li4es of &'e 0eo0le %'o 'a4e a 0osi&i4e message &o s'are %i&' all of us- an( es0ecially in &'e gi4en fiel( you 'a4e c'osen &o 3e grea& a&! No&'ing in life &'a& is %or&'y is e4er &oo 'ar( &o ac'ie4e- if you 'a4e &'e courage &o &ry i& an( you 'a4e &'e fai&' &o 3elie4e! Fai&' is a force &'a& is grea&er &'an 8no%le(ge or 0o%er or s8ill! >T'e secre& of success in life is for u &o 3e rea(y for your o00or&uni&y %'en i& comes!> >Success comes in cans- no& canno&!> >T'ere are no secre&s &o success! I& is &'e resul& of 0re0ara&ion- 'ar( %or8- learning from failure!> >SelfB&rus& is &'e firs& secre& of success!> >Success is going from failure &o failure %i&'ou& loss of en&'usiasm!> >6e can succee( a& almos& any&'ing for %'ic' %e 'a4e unlimi&e( en&'usiasm!> +ear frien(- you s'oul( ge& S&reng&' &o 3a&&le %i&' (ifficul&ies an( o4ercome &'em! Gou s'oul( ge& <a&ience enoug' &o &oil un&il some goo( is accom0lis'e(! Gou s'oul( 'o0e enoug' &o remo4e all anCious fears concerning &'e fu&ure! Emo&ional (ecisions come from &'e 'ear&- &'in8ing ones from &'e 3rain! Gou s'oul( no& &a8e any emo&ional (ecisions! T'is is &'e age %e all &a8e only emo&ional (ecisions! As8 your 3rain al%aysi& %ill &ell you- %'a& is correc& an( %rong! To 'a4e a 0osi&i4e (ay 8ee0 &'e follo%ing in min(J ! E4ery 0ro3lem 'as a solu&ion! *! Failures al%ays lea( &o learning some&'ing you can use la&er! $! Many &imes you mus& &a8e a s&e0 3ac8 3efore u &a8e &%o s&e0s for%ar(! /! Af&er a crisis is al%ays an o00or&uni&y! 1! Gou con&rol your &'oug'&s an( feelings! 2! Gou ma8e &'e c'oices &'a& (e&ermine your fa&e! Mic'ael Jor(an %or(ings! HHe is famous US 3as8e& 3all 0layer!I ! I 'a4e misse( more &'an 9::: s'o&s in my career! I 'a4e los& almos& $:: games! *2 &imes- I 'a4e

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3een &rus&e( &o &a8e &'e game %inning s'o& an( misse(! I 'a4e faile( o4er an( o4er an( o4er again in my life! An( &'a& is %'y I succee(! *! I can acce0& failure- 3u& I canA& acce0& no& &rying! $! I 'a4e al%ays 3elie4e( &'a& if you 0u& in &'e %or8- &'e resul&s %ill come! I (onA& (o &'ings 'alfB 'ear&e(ly! Because I 8no% if I (o- &'en I can eC0ec& 'alfB'ear&e( resul&s! /! If you are &rying &o ac'ie4e- &'ere %ill 3e roa(3loc8s! I 'a4e 'a( &'emO e4ery3o(y 'as 'a( &'em! 1! O3s&acles (onA& 'a4e &o s&o0 you! If you run in&o a %all- (onA& &urn aroun( an( gi4e u0! Figure ou& 'o% &o clim3 i&- go &'roug' i&- or %or8 aroun( i&!

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