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<blockquote data-quote="BrownieDriver" data-source="post: 1121310" data-attributes="member: 47116"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I went to intergrad recently and figured I’d post a few tips for you/anyone reading.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1. Have your 5/10 memorized beforehand. You can write them down and then read them, that’s what I did, less likely to mis-speak something.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2. Have your pretrip memorized beforehand, in order is helpful. (HR should be able to get you a copy) </span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Having all of this memorized beforehand really relieves some stress the first couple days.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3. Concentrate on doing things correctly, not quickly. Speed will come with doing it repeatedly.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4. Don’t panic. If you mess something up learn from it and move on. You are going to make mistakes, you are going to be corrected. It’s not a big deal.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">5. Don’t argue with the facilitators. If they say you made a mistake acknowledge it and try to do better. At one point or another there is a good chance that they will say you missed something minor when you didn’t. They are human and can mis-hear you. Don’t argue or complain.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6. Actually do your modules. Some of them you can just click through quickly and be done... don’t. The modules that ask questions are the same questions you will have to answer Friday, so pay attention. The modules that have you working in the sim trucks help you practice your movements for when you are doing your sation exercises.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7. The hotel is nice. The food is OK. Don’t expect to do anything besides go to class, eat, and iron your clothes. I’d have time to watch maybe one TV show a night... while I was studying.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">8. Get enough sleep. Seriously, at least 7 hours a night so you can concentrate.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9. Get up early. Nothing starts you off stressing more than having to rush in the morning.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10. Learn to iron clothes before leaving. They are really strict about it, especially the first day or two. I’m horrible at ironing , but was mediocre at it by the end of the week. They aren’t going to DQ you if you can’t get it absolutely perfect, mine weren’t.. but do your best and don’t look like a slob.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">11. Practice your diad beforehand. If it doesn’t come easy to you practice a lot. We had a couple guys who were having a ton of trouble with it.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">All of our facilitators were helpful and nice. While they will correct you, a lot, they aren’t jerks about it. Accept criticism without getting bitter. UPS doesn’t want to pay thousands of dollars to transport and train someone just so they can DQ them. We did have a few people DQ’d, but most made it through. Don’t get too stressed or you’ll make mistakes. Do everything slowly and correctly the first few days and you’ll be doing it quickly and correctly by the end of the week. The first day or two will suck, you will gain confidence through the week. I’ve done a local class (for air driving) too, and this was infinitely more useful, I’m only having a minor panic attack about my first day full time.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownieDriver, post: 1121310, member: 47116"] [B][FONT=Arial]I went to intergrad recently and figured I’d post a few tips for you/anyone reading.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Arial]1. Have your 5/10 memorized beforehand. You can write them down and then read them, that’s what I did, less likely to mis-speak something.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]2. Have your pretrip memorized beforehand, in order is helpful. (HR should be able to get you a copy) [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Arial]Having all of this memorized beforehand really relieves some stress the first couple days.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Arial]3. Concentrate on doing things correctly, not quickly. Speed will come with doing it repeatedly.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]4. Don’t panic. If you mess something up learn from it and move on. You are going to make mistakes, you are going to be corrected. It’s not a big deal.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]5. Don’t argue with the facilitators. If they say you made a mistake acknowledge it and try to do better. At one point or another there is a good chance that they will say you missed something minor when you didn’t. They are human and can mis-hear you. Don’t argue or complain.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]6. Actually do your modules. Some of them you can just click through quickly and be done... don’t. The modules that ask questions are the same questions you will have to answer Friday, so pay attention. The modules that have you working in the sim trucks help you practice your movements for when you are doing your sation exercises.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]7. The hotel is nice. The food is OK. Don’t expect to do anything besides go to class, eat, and iron your clothes. I’d have time to watch maybe one TV show a night... while I was studying.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]8. Get enough sleep. Seriously, at least 7 hours a night so you can concentrate.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]9. Get up early. Nothing starts you off stressing more than having to rush in the morning.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]10. Learn to iron clothes before leaving. They are really strict about it, especially the first day or two. I’m horrible at ironing , but was mediocre at it by the end of the week. They aren’t going to DQ you if you can’t get it absolutely perfect, mine weren’t.. but do your best and don’t look like a slob.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]11. Practice your diad beforehand. If it doesn’t come easy to you practice a lot. We had a couple guys who were having a ton of trouble with it.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Arial]All of our facilitators were helpful and nice. While they will correct you, a lot, they aren’t jerks about it. Accept criticism without getting bitter. UPS doesn’t want to pay thousands of dollars to transport and train someone just so they can DQ them. We did have a few people DQ’d, but most made it through. Don’t get too stressed or you’ll make mistakes. Do everything slowly and correctly the first few days and you’ll be doing it quickly and correctly by the end of the week. The first day or two will suck, you will gain confidence through the week. I’ve done a local class (for air driving) too, and this was infinitely more useful, I’m only having a minor panic attack about my first day full time.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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