The term "Student Mentality"

[Carradona]

What exactly does it mean?

 

If I was to have a good 'student mentality', does it mean I am a good learner?

[Karl_b]

Good drinker, scruffy, lazy, etc, etc...

[Carradona]

I was expecting someone to say that, but thought you were better than that, Karl!

[Joe Le Taxi]

A thirst for knowledge, cheap alcohol, slags and a good career?

[Jairzinho]

I think it means you're a bit of a cunt.

[Carradona]

I've repped Karl for being the first in with a student joke, but negged the other copycats.

[Karl_b]

I was expecting someone to say that, but thought you were better than that, Karl!

 

Never!

 

Plus, I include myself in that.

[Carradona]

Come on guys, I need a things to say about myself to sell myself in a job interview tomorrow. "Student mentality" is something that was talked about in the last interview I had.

[Jairzinho]

Perhaps your student mentality is not having anything to say about yourself.

[Joe Le Taxi]

I was actually being serious, I'm a fresher now Cain...

 

You learn many skills that are unique to just students and just being one gives you different experiences. Moving far away from home to live with people you don't know shows you're willing to adapt, for example. I suppose that one aspect of the mentality of a student is that they're positive with change?

 

It's quite difficult really to pinpoint what you've asked but hope this helps.

[setreal]

Beer pong expert, innit

[RJ Fan club]

I would usually think of it in negative terms. Usually someone who hasn't grown into or acquired a professional outlook yet. Still a bit of a party seeker or uncommitted.

 

But I suppose if it were positive then you could take it to mean having a good academic aptitude or having not yet developed a cynical outlook, perhaps eager or hungry to prove.

 

But usually its the negative I'd associate it with.

[Indian Red]

Being able to perform under pressure. Swear thats the only thing I learnt at uni

[Carradona]

Cheers for the sensible comments.

[sparta7]

I guess they mean someone who is always looking to learn, who accepts that there are always things they can pick up from any situation, be it positive or negative, and have an open mind about who and where they can pick up knowledge and expertise from. Something like that I guess.

[Nomad]

Model student sounds better then having a student mentality I think. depending on the context you are using it in.

 

Student Mentality I read straight away as a negative.

[Section_31]

In what context was it said during your last interview? Context is everything.

[Pony Princess]

When I worked at the same place as Jennings, there was a lad there who was described as having a 'student mentality'. Funnily enough, he was a work-placement uni student. He didn't get invited back when he graduated because of his student mentality.

 

I think in his case it meant unprofessional and lacking concentration, without malice, just caused by immaturity.

 

I've never heard the term used in a positive sense; I think instead 'eager to learn', 'fresh clay ready to mould' are sometimes used to describe a fresh faced graduate ready to be spitroasted by the twin-cocks of money and 'the man'.

[Carradona]

Cheers.

[Code]

I cant for the life of me understand that student mentality was used in a positive context there.

[bri]

a know it all who hasn't had felt the full brute force of getting up at 6am with a fkin reaking hangover and had to get through a full days work, recover about 4pm, having sweated like a bitch then go out and done it all again

[bri]

has the potential to say Tuesday is the new Thursday

[Lucky Pierre]

Willingness to learn and find it easy to pick up new tasks.

[Section_31]

I cant for the life of me understand that student mentality was used in a positive context there.

 

Depends who said it and why, still need the context before advice can be imparted.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Come on guys, I need a things to say about myself to sell myself in a job interview tomorrow. "Student mentality" is something that was talked about in the last interview I had.

Cain, I honestly feel as though they want to know if you've grown out of your student ways. If you get asked the question in your interview tomorrow, for fucks sake lie through your teeth.

 

Genuinely, good luck mate.