Is that like a spam license? -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:19 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills
I don't know anybody with a ham license :( On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: > Check for a ham license... > > On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for >> a bike ride. I never really specified where, and just kept ranging >> farther and farther from home. I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, >> climbing fences, walking through woods, construction sites, quarries, >> and basically anywhere else I didn't get kicked out of. I got there >> on my bike so in terms of parental permission I put it all under the >> category of "going for a bike ride". I only got arrested once, but I >> probably deserved it a few more times. >> >> I also took things apart and used bits of wire and a battery to play >> with the components. At an early job they were impressed that I >> correctly used the word "potentiometer" in a sentence. I also >> plugged a DC motor into a 120V AC outle --a valuable lesson there. I >> also melted a NiCad battery on the carpet when I left it on the >> charger too long. >> >> My hobbies included model trains and my RC car. I could tell you the >> difference between a parallel and series circuit when I was 10. I >> tagged along with my brother when he went out shooting with his Ruger >> 10/22. I slept out in the woods for the fun of it, and sometimes >> didn't bring anything but matches. Played with fireworks, made my >> own fireworks with homemade black powder and/or match heads. >> >> My dad made me do drywall, set fence posts, change the belt on a >> lawnmower, and so on. >> >> Every success and every failure contributed to a set of skills that I >> took for granted until I encountered people who didn't have them. >> Things like spatial reasoning, basic electricity, use of basic hand >> tools, and a general sense of time, distance, and direction. >> >> So the question for AFMUG is how do you find out whether a job >> applicant is the curious explorer who wants to know how everything >> works? How do I attract that applicant to begin with? I may want >> specific skills too like a juggler who can juggle, but I really want >> people who can figure stuff out and won't be deterred by every little >> bump in the road. >> >> > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
