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Jae S. Brown emergency management specialist, CDC [homepage]

The CDC's Jae Brown talks to a class of Atlanta Grady High School students about getting on a path to a career that's in line with your personality type.

He tells a story of how, as a youth, he nearly got arrested and how a benevolent police officer gave him a second chance to straighten his life out. Jae tells of how he fought his own tendencies and made a life-changing choice.

Jae also tells of a family member who also got a second chance to be a success and made an unfortunate choice that landed him in jail for 15 years.

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Posted by hjussila March 28, 2012 at 12:43am

Everybody strives to become a management level employee nowadays, even when that is not necessarily what is best for their personality or even passion and interest. He makes some good points, and gives these kids a headstart in thinking straight about life.

Posted by sandford12 October 13, 2010 at 3:34am

good video there .