I can’t believe it is term three already.  So I’m going to set myself a task this term which is related to this weeks homework. I’m going to try and write these blogs grammatically correct and stop being lazy and imagine this is an assessment. 

Out of all terms for me personally this is the most important. As I’ve finished uni and i’m now waiting to graduate and have stared to apply to jobs. 

I’m very lucky to have Eugenie as a mentor and friend because having someone to look over your application and providing feedback is a real privilege and one that us co-creators should really appreciate. 

So two weeks in how is the job applying process going?

Well for me it is slow. Very slow. I take forever and I’ve submitted three applications and will be working on my fourth this weekend. 

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not sure where I want to go anymore but what I do know is I see myself as a creative!

So here are five areas that tickle my fancy….

1) Broadcast Journalism/ Documentary: I'm interested in factual stories that effect real people.

2) Social Media: So I am a self confessed social media geek and hugely interested in communication with audiences. 

3) NGO Communication sector: I love helping people and if I could work for a charity promoting all the good work they do. That would be awesome

4) Educational media content: I feel this is the matching of my two passions which are young people and the media. Departments I'm interested in C4 Education and BBC Schools.

4) Events managing: I do like the buzz or seeing and event come to life from that concept in your head to something that people enjoy.

So as you can see i’m all over the place really, I’m not sure what to do a skills gap analysis in but this is what I get for broadcast journalism: 

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/broadcast_journalist_job_description.htm

Here are the gaps…

1) using portable digital video (DV) cameras 

2) writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports which adhere to legal and contractual guidelines;

1) I might have done a media and communication degree but the working behind the camera has never really been my thing.  Looking back, I wish I took time to really learn how to shoot. I’m ok filming my own stuff like I do for youtube but I do think especially these days when you are expected to do everything yourself it is quite a flaw. 

2) Writing: This is mainly got to do with my grammar issues. 

However I believe I can showcase these skills…

1) Researching

2) Making contacts, following a lead.

3) Confident enough to generate my own ideas, and make important decisions like what stories to follow and what to scrap, decided the running order etc.

4) Confident enough to present and report and interview people. 

Another job that I’m really interested in is Content Development (I will be working on this application this weekend!)

• The applicant must have excellent numerical and analytical skills and be comfortable working with and analysing large quantities of data
• You will be taught how to use various industry research tools such as BARB and TGI, but any experience in this area and/or market research in general will be an advantage
• The applicant should be confident, able to work independently and to tight deadlines, have strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to manage projects from conception through to presentation of results
• A strong interest in TV and media in general
• An understanding of key social media sites (Twitter and Facebook in particular) and how Channel 4 uses them to interact with viewers.

This is what I would showcase if I was to get to the interview stage. 

1) I have great analytical skills as I worked as the democracy representation assistant and part of my job was to analyse and see the trends in the reports. Also my dissertation meant I had lots of data to analyse!

2) I don’t have direct market research experience however I am a quick learner.

3) I’m quite confident so I have great verbal skills and decent writing skills. I have lots of experience in project management and have plenty of times took something from conception to delivery. 

4) I have a huge intrest in TV and media.

5) Complete social media nerd.

Now I just need to go work on this application….