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I have also learned a lot from my sponsor, Gary Klingler. One day, he talked to me about the type of people he liked to work with. He explained a little about himself to me, talking about how he worked 40 hours per week while attending the University of Michigan. When he started his job working in air traffic control, he noticed how the stress of being an air traffic controller took a toll on people. He decided that he was going to work hard in order to work his way up to management as quickly as possible so he wouldn’t be stuck at a low level job until he retired. He worked his way up the food chain through hard work and determination. He told me that when he was looking for people to hire after CSC bought Nexsim (the company that Gary started), he chose people who were similar to him- people who have a good work ethic. He chose Pat and Jim because he knew both of them and knew that they would work hard for him. Gary explained that if you gave them an hour for lunch, they would both be back in 45 minutes. They would always get their work done as soon as possible and would work hard until they got it done. I learned from Gary that being hard working is one of the most important qualities that you can have if you want to be hired for any position.