Janelle is an undergraduate in her second year at Newcastle University studying Media, Communication and Culture. She is a budding public relations professional with a penchant for musical theatre. Janelle is a self confessed ‘keeno’ with numerous placements under her belt and she will be updating you with all her career related adventures and general tit bits of advice.
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London calling Mar 29, 2009
Hello all. I headed "daan saaf" yesterday and have arrived in the big city. I begin my adventure into the world of arts PR on Monday. All very exciting (and I'm glad I have remembered to change my clocks) I fear I'm getting a bit of a reputation as "that girl that applies for loads of work experience placements." It could be worse! I think...
Work Placements and Smaller Organisations Mar 04, 2009
I had my first day at one on of my new placements today, at a PR agency in Newcastle. I would definitely recommend getting some work experience in a small team, (this particular company employs 7 people) as you really do get stuck in with some real tasks, not just the obligatory making coffee and sorting post. The whole company works from the...
She's Alive!!! Mar 02, 2009
Oh dear... I seem to have been in some kind of online hibernation. I’m sure this happens to the best of bloggers right? In my defence, unfortunately 2009 hasn’t dealt me the best of cards so far and my brain is taking a while to readjust. But, on the plus side, a big life changing slap in the face can be just what you need to focus all...
How do you solve a problem like careers? Jan 11, 2009
So, my first post of 2009. I’m feeling positive… (but I spose it’s not even been 2 weeks.) I know I quite often harp on about advice I’ve heard in various places on here, but it’s only because I actually think these people are talking sense and that it deserves to be shared. At another recent enthralling careers event, we were...
Twitterbug Dec 25, 2008
First and foremost- Merry Christmas one and all! Now, back to the meaty stuff… I have been advised recently that one of the shrewdest moves I can make in order to further my career prospects is to join this mystifying website known as “Twitter”. I wasn’t sure if this was some kind a multi-player game, a website for the “twits” of...
Qualification or vocation? Dec 17, 2008
I bet I’m not the only one who has asked themselves the question; why the hell am I actually at University? Now that I have a specific career goal in mind (PR,) I do sometimes wonder if my degree is really equipping me with skills for the big wide world. Or could I have just started at the bottom and worked my way up in the industry? I...
Shopaholic gets a job Nov 21, 2008
Now I’m approaching the end of my 1st semester as a 2nd year, I can’t help but notice all the encouraging and increasingly persuasive messages about being prepared for this time next year; the time when the reality of venturing into the big wide world will be starting to hit home, and I will be applying for a graduate job (deep breaths...
False Advertising? Nov 13, 2008
Okay, so we’ve all heard about job applicants embellishing their CV’s, and the big trouble this can get you in later on. (Alternatively it could land you a job with Alan Sugar.) But have you ever thought that employers may be guilty of this too? I have just arrived home from yet another interview. This time for a Marketing Assistant job...
My first ever post... Nov 11, 2008
Wow. So this is what it’s like to be part of the “blogosphere”. About me: I am currently in my second year of university studying a BA in Media, Communication and Cultural studies. (A bit of a mouthful I know.) When I tell people what I’m studying, the usual reaction is a not so convincing “Oh, that sounds interesting.” The phrase...
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