Career Advice

May 7, 2006

My First Job: Bert Markovich, shareholder

Bert Markovich

Current position: Shareholder in Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt.

First job: Working as a cook on a tugboat based in Oregon.

How I got the job: I met a man who offered to put in a good word for me for a cook position on a tugboat. Despite my extreme lack of cooking skills, I ended up getting the job. My hard work won him over and he agreed I could stay.

What I learned: Besides mastering the basics of cooking eggs, I learned that new and unfamiliar experiences indefinitely shape us. Since I was a kid from Montana who grew up without seeing the ocean, I find it ironic that I am now a maritime attorney. I think we surprise ourselves and often find that we learn the most from the experiences farthest from our intended path.

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