Under Pressure (Pushing Down On Me)
Securing a work placement – what a joyful experience. From the stress of waiting on responses from employers, the rejections, and my personal favourite, the ‘oh, what if I do not get a placement in time?’ narrative constantly running through…
About my experience in drafting CV
Making a CV was an enriching experience for me, as I needed to look into myself and write my skills and abilities creatively in order to grab the attention of prospective employers. To reflect on this experience, I will use Gibb’s…
Securing a Placement: An Observation in Timing and Luck
As someone who has been keen to work in the film industry for a long time, I saw the work-based module of my degree as a great opportunity to begin that process. Brooks and Youngson (2016) determine that having relevant…
Football: A Marketing Tug of War
Football, a simple game followed by Billions (FIFA, 2021) and a business which makes equally as much (FIFA alone generates around $4.6 Billion annually (Reiff, 2019). It is a business which relies on results and support. A club is nothing…
A Drama Secretary
Picture from Bruiser Theatre’s new website. (Wu, 2022) Own work. I began searching for placement in the direction of entering a show production, becoming an Understudy of a character, or shadowing a sound or stage manager. However, things took a…
“Breath in the Air” – Dealing with egomania and imposter syndrome.
When I first heard of the work-placement module, I knew exactly where I wanted to work, the very place I learn. The Sonic Arts Research Centre. Beginning my journey with a CV. Despite already having a well-written CV, it wouldn’t…
The Other Side of the Staffroom Door
‘You’re going to be a teacher one day’. These are the words that echoed through my head as I stood outside the front doors of Antrim Grammar School on the first day of my placement there. These were the words…
Hear Back From You Never
New experiences always were hard to get used to, of course they would be. You’ve never done it before; it’s normal to feel on edge when asking big, scary companies to cast a glance to little old you – you…