IT Insights Blog — TestOut Continuing Education

This week on Thursday, angry alien invaders are returning to Earth in the long-delayed sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. The movie's trailers hint that the nations of Earth have not been idly twiddling their thumbs in the years since the first planet-wide conflagration. (Two decades past, both in real time and in the movie.) No, instead merely hoping that the intergalactic menace from the first film never darkens the skies over our major cities again, humanity has been bracing for the inevitable rematch. Our forward defense position is a base on the moon, and piles of money and resources have apparently been poured into advanced weapons technology.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a princess of Troy. A common version of her story is that, in an attempt to seduce her, the god Apollo granted her the gift of prophecy. Unfortunately, when she refused his advances, Apollo cursed her so that no one would believe her prophesies. During the Trojan War, Cassandra attempted to warn the citizens not to bring that large wooden Greek horse into the city. Unfortunately, the Trojans called her crazy and ignored her prophesy — leading of course to the unfortunate fall of the city and murder of its inhabitants.

“What millennials are most famous for besides narcissism is its effect: entitlement ... though they’re cocky about their place in the world, millennials are also stunted.” Ouch. As a millennial, this statement strikes a painful chord deep in my narcissistic and lazy core. I deserve better than this. It’s my right to be treated like any other adult! I would take the time to post my discontent on each social media platform I’m on — but I don’t want to play into the millennial stereotypes. Instead, I’m going to draw your attention to some of the many benefits that come with hiring a millennial employee.

Some activities in society are restricted by age. For example, in the United States you have to be 18 or 19 in most states to purchase tobacco products, and at least that old in many states to legally use them. (There’s no age restriction at all for legal use in a number of states, whereas California and Hawaii have a minimum smoking age of 21.) The legal voting age in every U.S. state is 18. And you have to be at least 16 in every U.S. state but four (Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota and South Carolina) to legally operate a vehicle.

Taking a certification exam is the final leg in what can certainly seem like a momentous endurance race, even if you've run a final leg many times before. Ask anyone who has ever completed a marathon: Sometimes the hardest part of the race is making that final push to get across the finish line. After all of the ups and downs, twists and turns, it's sometimes hard to know whether you've got enough left in the tank. Are you going to make it all the way to then end, or will the final crushing mile be the one that breaks your stride, leaving you wishing that you'd done a little bit more to prepare?