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Dirk Parker

Dirk Parker

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Dirk's work combines: Art, Music, and Working Independently

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Day In The Life

Custodian

I clean college dorm housing buildings

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • Some High School

    Dunbar high school

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers:

Bachelor's Degree: High School Equivalence Certificate Program

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Losing my uncle

  • 2.

    Losing my cousin

  • 3.

    Losing my grandad

  • 4.

    Losing my grandma

  • 5.

    Starting my very first job

  • 6.

    Switching to a new school

  • 7.

    Getting a little pay raise at my job

  • 8.

    Passing my first semester in my senior school year

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Peers:

    You wouldn’t make a lot of money.

  • How I responded:

    Just stayed dedicated to what I want to do.