I am pleased to announce my coulmn pitch was sucessfull :)
I am now officially part of the Big Red Barrel team.
This means 100% success rate in pitching as apposed to 0% CV success.
In other new, I didn't get an interview at stranger collective, but I'm waiting to have feedback on my 5+ page application form.
I've also applied to be an editor for an online games magizine but I haven't heard back from them yet and I emailed it last Thursday, so I'm not sure what's happening there.
I have another day off today but chances are it won't be quite as productive as my last. I can still hope though.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Friday, 14 September 2012
It's not what you know it's who you know
Today is my first day off in fourteen days. So I'm determined to make it productive.
I think I've mentioned this a few times on here, but it's not what you know but who you know. Today this is very true. And looking back, this is how I've gotten pretty much all my jobs in the past few year. Before uni it was just about being the first person to reply to an advert for semi-unskilled jobs; paper-round, waitressing etc. It's also how I became a photo editor at a photography studio for two years.
Getting back to the point. I've decided I want to write. I don't exactly know what or in which medium but I'm sure that will come in time. I've also been told that many PR agents started life as journalists. So this is my starting point now. Building up a portfolio.
As mentioned in my previous post, I'm now a games review. This lead to my boyfriend suggesting I email someone he knows who is the content manager of a website. This time I did something a little different from my know, plz can I haz some work experience. I sent him a pitch for a column. He replied saying it could be interesting and would I also be willing to do reviews and cover events. Score!
I have now drafted my column, and said I'm open to doing other writing bits. Now I play the waiting game and see what he thinks. I will report back with the results of my mini experiment when I know the outcome.
I would also like to wish all of this years Falmouth Graduates(and any other recent graduates)good luck with their exciting steps into the big bad job seeking world.
I think I've mentioned this a few times on here, but it's not what you know but who you know. Today this is very true. And looking back, this is how I've gotten pretty much all my jobs in the past few year. Before uni it was just about being the first person to reply to an advert for semi-unskilled jobs; paper-round, waitressing etc. It's also how I became a photo editor at a photography studio for two years.
Getting back to the point. I've decided I want to write. I don't exactly know what or in which medium but I'm sure that will come in time. I've also been told that many PR agents started life as journalists. So this is my starting point now. Building up a portfolio.
As mentioned in my previous post, I'm now a games review. This lead to my boyfriend suggesting I email someone he knows who is the content manager of a website. This time I did something a little different from my know, plz can I haz some work experience. I sent him a pitch for a column. He replied saying it could be interesting and would I also be willing to do reviews and cover events. Score!
I have now drafted my column, and said I'm open to doing other writing bits. Now I play the waiting game and see what he thinks. I will report back with the results of my mini experiment when I know the outcome.
I would also like to wish all of this years Falmouth Graduates(and any other recent graduates)good luck with their exciting steps into the big bad job seeking world.
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Looking back over this blog, I've realised how much of a long process this job stuff is. At least for me. Luckily I'm in a position at the moment where I've cleared my overdraft (so proud) and I work between 50-60 hours a week so I'm now in a place where I know how I'm going to pay my rent and where my next meals coming from. This time last year it was a completely different story and possibly some of the hardest months of my life.
However, it is in the back of my mind that summer season in hospitality is nearly over, and my hours will get slashed. So, despite there being millions of new graduate fighting for jobs, it's now the perfect time for me to actually get on the graduate job hunt.
A couple of weeks go I applied for an associate position at The Vine PR and Marketing who I've worked with before as a freelance event photographer. Unfortunately I got the dreaded, we're looking for someone with more experience reply. But Lotte told me she'd contact me if anything else comes up and she hopes we'll work together again soon.
Last week I applied for a eight week PAID internship at Stranger Collective. I'm still waiting back to see if I got an interview. I don't know if it's because deep down I know that it's likely loads of people who have tons of writing experience applied and they'd get it over me or that fact that I have just had so many rejections to jobs I really want and I'm tired of setting myself up for a fall, but I don't think I'll get an interview. Don't get me wrong, I put a lot of work onto my 5 page application. But while writing the previous experience bit, I realised that I haven't really done that much writing. Well over three blogs I have. But that's self published and I don't think that counts for much in the professional
world of copywrite. If I get an interview I will be absolutely ecstatic. It is only an internship though, so I'll still have to be looking for a job after it as I doubt I'll be able to go back to my old one. So it'll be a big leap if I do magically get offered the job.
As the club is opening less and less, I've been applying for a few evening bar jobs, but they're few and far between. I'm just trying to do everything possible to be able to stay out of my overdraft during the winter. Falmouth seems to shut down and it's a bad time to be looking for work.
In some super good news, I'm getting some writing experience! Purely by coincidence and my boyfriend being on twitter and the right time I am now a freelance games reviewer for x360gamer.co.uk and you can find my first review which was published today here.
So that's some pretty good news. I'll be looking high and low on the Internet to try and find some more oppitunities like this. And then I will start making a portfolio website!
Anyone know of any freelance, paid or unpaid writing work going at the moment?
However, it is in the back of my mind that summer season in hospitality is nearly over, and my hours will get slashed. So, despite there being millions of new graduate fighting for jobs, it's now the perfect time for me to actually get on the graduate job hunt.
A couple of weeks go I applied for an associate position at The Vine PR and Marketing who I've worked with before as a freelance event photographer. Unfortunately I got the dreaded, we're looking for someone with more experience reply. But Lotte told me she'd contact me if anything else comes up and she hopes we'll work together again soon.
Last week I applied for a eight week PAID internship at Stranger Collective. I'm still waiting back to see if I got an interview. I don't know if it's because deep down I know that it's likely loads of people who have tons of writing experience applied and they'd get it over me or that fact that I have just had so many rejections to jobs I really want and I'm tired of setting myself up for a fall, but I don't think I'll get an interview. Don't get me wrong, I put a lot of work onto my 5 page application. But while writing the previous experience bit, I realised that I haven't really done that much writing. Well over three blogs I have. But that's self published and I don't think that counts for much in the professional
world of copywrite. If I get an interview I will be absolutely ecstatic. It is only an internship though, so I'll still have to be looking for a job after it as I doubt I'll be able to go back to my old one. So it'll be a big leap if I do magically get offered the job.
As the club is opening less and less, I've been applying for a few evening bar jobs, but they're few and far between. I'm just trying to do everything possible to be able to stay out of my overdraft during the winter. Falmouth seems to shut down and it's a bad time to be looking for work.
In some super good news, I'm getting some writing experience! Purely by coincidence and my boyfriend being on twitter and the right time I am now a freelance games reviewer for x360gamer.co.uk and you can find my first review which was published today here.
So that's some pretty good news. I'll be looking high and low on the Internet to try and find some more oppitunities like this. And then I will start making a portfolio website!
Anyone know of any freelance, paid or unpaid writing work going at the moment?
Monday, 30 July 2012
3 things I wanted to be as a kid
1) Indian Jones. I genuinely wanted to be Indiana Jones, but after I realised I was actually fascinated by snakes not scared of them the ambition died. Although at one point I was considering being an archeologist. This was also spurred on by Jurrasic Park. Spielberg pretty much shaped my childhood.
2) A rabbit. When I was very young I used to hop around my garden and eat grass. I obviously had a very over active imagination as a child. Who Framed Roger Rabbit confirmed this. If I had stuck with that lucrative careear option I wouldn't have been able to type this blog however. No opposable thumbs.
3) A time-traveler. Yes I wanted to travel the 4D with Marty McFly. I still want a delorean.
2) A rabbit. When I was very young I used to hop around my garden and eat grass. I obviously had a very over active imagination as a child. Who Framed Roger Rabbit confirmed this. If I had stuck with that lucrative careear option I wouldn't have been able to type this blog however. No opposable thumbs.
3) A time-traveler. Yes I wanted to travel the 4D with Marty McFly. I still want a delorean.
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