Melissa McGuire Director of orientation and transition programs A1: As a kid, I wanted to be an FBI agent. A2: At a marketing firm as a account coordinator.
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Here’s what our Twitter followers had to say about their first jobs:
Counseling graduate student
KevinRoden @ntdaily my first try at a Denton job failed when I couldn’t get hired at a telemarketing job in town. Failed the vocab test...
A1: A fireman.
LeslieWimmer @ntdaily My first job was being a roller skating kangaroo at a skating rink. I also served nachos. #Memories
A2: Teaching history at a high school in Irving.
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Josh Brine Radio, television and film junior
Veronica Tucker
@ntdaily My first job was at a paintball range in Mansfield, TX. I was 15 and got paid $35 a day. It was miserable. #Ontherecord #UNTNews
Biology sophomore
-Corrisa Jackson, Senior Staff Writer
Campus Chat Q1: What did you want to be when you were little?
A1: I guess I could say a ninja.
A1: I wanted to be a veterinarian as a kid.
A2: Washing cars for my dad’s dealership.
A2: Working at a kid’s club in a gym.
Ashuni Perez Radio, television and film junior A1: I wanted to be a rock star. A2: A student worker for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Q2: What was your first job? Joseph Lamb Hospitality management senior
A1: At first a race car driver, then an engineer. A2: I was an usher at Cinemark in Grapevine.
Leon Meadows Trade book coordinator at UNT bookstore
A1: I wanted to be a lawyer. A2: Working at the UNT bookstore.