[etblg]

> When I was an undergrad researcher back during the height of the Great Financial Crisis,

Keep in mind that was 17 years ago, how do you know the job market is at all the same now?

[the_snooze]

What's fundamentally different that initiative and strategically picking your battles are no longer applicable?

I'm on the other side of the hiring table now. I proactively look for students that exhibit these traits. I'm not the only one.