Allow me to foreword this with one thing – I love my current internship. I’m very lucky to have it, and none of this is a reflection of my workplace. It’s a reflection of all workplaces and just one girl trying to pay her dues. It’s also my most excessive and unnecessary use of quotations […]
This past Monday, I signed the papers to begin my career in the advertising industry. It has been eight years since I graduated from high school; one year in Tourism & Travel, one year working at Wal-Mart, two years in Music Industry Arts, one year in Audio Post Production, one year trying to find […]
I’m so excited, and I choose not to contain it. Just got a message from a good friend of mine asking if I knew that my TalentEgg article was in Metro with a picture of my face – nope! But I’m stoked. They said they’d let me know if it was chosen as a feature, […]
Internships are a great opportunity to gain experience and pack your resume with a company that typically wouldn’t provide such a chance to someone with minimal real-world experience. However, anyone who’s had one can testify to the fact that it can almost border on slavery. Allow me to provide a disclaimer: I would not turn […]
If you were anything but the popular kid in high school, then you were probably like me; under the radar. I prided myself on this fact, and while I did want to be noticed, I also saw that the wrong kind of attention made any attention not worth it, so I rarely risked it. I […]
I recently posted about a valuable career website, TalentEgg, and how they cater to Gen-Y employment (or rather, under-employment). I enjoy everything about this site, from the resources and job listings, to the community and design layout. They also have a section called Student Voice, which provides students and recent grads with a platform to […]
I’m occasionally asked where it is I’m looking for work. So I thought I would post some useful job hunting websites – some media-oriented, some not. And yes, I’d say these are in order. LinkedIn If you’re trying to make a name for yourself in an industry, or you want to be taken seriously in […]
Six Years 