Hi Sibongile,
I am glad you contacted gradzone!
Congratulations on your graduation and current job!
Something to remember whenever you are looking for answers to anything - like what to study, where to find work or where to live - is that “if you seek you will find\".
It\'s the seeking that often gets us - we tend to get discouraged and impatient at times.
Attitude, however, is everything as I was once told.
So remember: The only time you have lost is when you give up trying.
The best thing to do is to continue doing what you\'re doing – network and ask everyone you meet who could help you. As with all searches, it is just a numbers game. In other words the more you search for your answer, the more likely you are to find it. It\'s kind of fun once you get going because often you\'ll find what you\'re looking for in the most unlikely of places.
And don’t consider changing track unless it is absolutely necessary. Follow your passion and if media is that passion, then stick with it. A short term fix now may lead to irreversible long term regrets.
When looking for internship opportunities - on the one hand, in the current economic climate it is even harder to find companies willing to offer internships than it would normally have been, and on the other hand companies always want experience which is hard when all you want to do is get experience!
There will still be companies who will offer you an internship - you just need to find them.
I would recommend that you check out the following websites for opportunities on a regular basis -
www.bizcommunity.com www.careerjunction.co.za www.keyrecruitment.co.za www.gumtree.co.za
You can also try the following:
Your university\'s career office - visit them online or go in and see them in person
Research all the big role players in the media industry and target them specifically for an internship. You can do this by using Google to search for companies or looking at the company listing on a website like bizcommunity or similar. Show them why they MUST have you. For example, a friend of mine created an ad campaign advertising herself for an e-marketing agency she wanted an internship for. They didn\'t have any vacancies but their words to her where \"How can we not employ you?\" She temp-ed there for a while and now in June she starts a paid internship. She searched for the company she wanted, and then told them very clearly why they had to have her!
If possible, you could even offer to work for the company you really, really, really want a job with for free. Just to get a foot in the door.
If you feel you lack inspiration at the moment, click on this link about seizing opportunities in the face of poor circumstances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0
You will find the perfect job! Believe it!
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So maybe that lost goat will find the fresh, uneaten bush that all the other goats have missed!
Thank-you for click-starting your career with gradzone!
The gradzone team
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