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<p>I agree completely. A candidate needs to use those attributes, experiences, things that set them apart to communicate how they’ve contributed to making them different, not merely in physical attributes, skills, gifts, etc. Still, they keep students in the game.</p>
<p>Conversely, as we all learn in life somewhere sometime …and is clearly expressed by many frustrated, disappointed folks on this thread …being good or even great in what were once the traditional measures, areas is no longer sufficient. Necessary for sure, but it helps to be good …and different …and being able to offer humor, intrigue, or insight about it all in a couple hundred words. A harsh reality of colleges and the work place. Good only gets people on base.</p>
<p>And with more and more jobs being redistributed from the private to the public sectors, stay tuned. The playing field will never be level again.</p>