Firstly, apologies again for the lack of postings on here! I did say to myself that I should keep it up over the summer, and I should! I’m afraid though WordPress has been forced to take a back seat while I try to secure some work experience! The fact that completing something on this snails-pace computer takes an age has also meant that I haven’t updated for a long time. But of course thats no excuse!

 I’ve more or less been working all summer. Not as a journalist, not writing unfortunately, but as a receptionist to get me through a very expensive, festival-filled summer. It’s a great job! I love it BUT I really need to do some work experience!

I’m just not getting anywhere. It seems you need some experience before you can get experience. A lot of the places I’ve applied to need applications on an NTCJ course (see rant below!) or just don’t get back to me at all. I’m just starting to feel a little left behind because a lot of people have already sorted and completed theirs!

Hope is on the horizon though, I’ve subscribed to a site called UK Music Jobs. A lot of the advertisements on the site are for singers, music teachers and musicians but there are a few gems on there too. Companies can advertise specifically for people to take on work experience placements, so I know that when I reply to an ad, there is a placement available. 

I’m dedicating a lot of time to searching anyway so hopefully the next post will be about the perfect placement that I’ve just been accepted for!!

Rach