Posts Tagged ‘work experience’
There are generally two types of work ex people who come into newspaper offices… Shrinking violets who sit dutifully and silently while they are ignored, and those who feel they deserve better treatment and aren’t afraid to say so. The latter group will indignantly shuffle up to a senior staff member and demand, “Have you got something [...]
An actual conversation from a real-life newsroom… Staffer: What year are you in at Uni? Work ex: Third year, well I should have graduated last month but I didn’t arrange work placements so I can’t graduate until November… at least I’m doing it now. Staffer: You’re studying magazine journalism – did you work on the [...]
“So, do you read our newspaper?” It’s a simple enough question, and a predictable one if you’ve been drafted in for work experience at your local daily. Yet it seems to bamboozle almost every student, as if it’s the precursor to some Stasi-style interrogation. In fact there’s no wrong answer, provided you respond like a rational human. [...]
