Tim Van Patten Quotes

Choosing a role is very difficult. There's no way to have a strategy.

I have always advised people never to apply for a job you do not really want.

I've come to realize your career is all about the choices you make. Every single one matters.

It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I didn't know what the steps were, it never even dawned on me. It seemed so outside the realm of possibility.

One of the perks of growing up, but also one of the biggest challenges, is making decisions about the future. Deciding what kind of job you want, whether you want to finish school, or whether you want to go to university are huge choices to make.

Even though I have been receiving offers left, right and centre, I have been a little choosy about my projects.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

It took a long time to get to the place in my career where I could pick and choose what I wanted to do.

I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.

I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most.

There was a time where I chose my jobs based on what jobs were available to me, so I would choose 100 percent of them.

The decisions that you make in your career stem out from the experiences you have early on in your career.

I have a very clear idea of what kind of career I want and the choices I need to make to get there.

Your first job can set the trajectory for the rest of your career.

I got my transferrable skills from working at entry-level, gauging what I wanted from my career, and making sure I had what it took to get the one I truly wanted. But now there's a Catch 22: school leavers need experience to get jobs, but they can't get experience without jobs.

I have always enjoyed my work and have chosen only what I thought was interesting by way of a role.

I'm not sure what I want to do - business, law, something else.

You only have a true choice when you know what opportunities are out there and what qualifications you need.

Earlier, I used to take up any role that came my way. But now I feel that I should take time and consider the role before taking it up.

My career needs to progress. Time's ticking.

I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning.

If you are a manager who is in your first or second job, the big worry would be where is your next job coming from, but I'm not in that position.