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Welcome to my Media Project for Semester 1, 2020!
There might be many reasons why you’re here: you might be in my position, in need of help; you might be just out of uni and feeling like you have nowhere to go.
One of the most significant issues I found when I began feeling like I didn’t want to work in the field was that I didn’t know what I wanted to do next. I didn’t know what I could do, or where to go for help. When I began this project, I was shocked at just how many people were able to offer their wisdom and experience, and how many were in my position.
This is not just a problem unique to me, nor is it unique to you. Collected here in my journal are the stories of several people who have gone through the same experience, now at different stages of their life and journey into the workforce.
There are:
• Careers counsellors, who walk through the details of what they do to help people like you who are in their course and wanting to change, showing the benefits of having a neutral third party to talk to.
• Recent uni graduates (1-3 years), who talk through their experiences, the highs and lows, their journey in the workforce, and the help they received.
• Graduates from 5+ years ago, who talk about the differences between then and now, the ups and downs of their journey and where they are now.
Whilst the main focus is students from Australia, there are some people who have volunteered to be part of this project who are from different areas of the world and have studied internationally. As you can see, this is not just a problem specific to Australia. These people have valuable experience and will provide information for those who are considering moving/studying internationally.
Consider this the “starting point” of the project. This will be pinned to the top of the journal and will be the link I provide in all advertisements. Posts relating to this project will be tagged and linked, so you can all go from one central point.
Finally, I would like to thank each person who selflessly dedicated their time to my project. This could not have been possible without your experience. I would also like to give thanks to anyone who shared the advertisements for my project, as well as the staff at UTAS who gave me advice on how to make this the best project possible.
I hope you find this project helpful!
The posts will be added here as they are posted. Click on the "media projects" tag at the bottom of this entry to see them! Alternatively, you can click on the homepage (the big "Blake's Projects" link at the very top) and look at the posts down the sidebar.
There might be many reasons why you’re here: you might be in my position, in need of help; you might be just out of uni and feeling like you have nowhere to go.
One of the most significant issues I found when I began feeling like I didn’t want to work in the field was that I didn’t know what I wanted to do next. I didn’t know what I could do, or where to go for help. When I began this project, I was shocked at just how many people were able to offer their wisdom and experience, and how many were in my position.
This is not just a problem unique to me, nor is it unique to you. Collected here in my journal are the stories of several people who have gone through the same experience, now at different stages of their life and journey into the workforce.
There are:
• Careers counsellors, who walk through the details of what they do to help people like you who are in their course and wanting to change, showing the benefits of having a neutral third party to talk to.
• Recent uni graduates (1-3 years), who talk through their experiences, the highs and lows, their journey in the workforce, and the help they received.
• Graduates from 5+ years ago, who talk about the differences between then and now, the ups and downs of their journey and where they are now.
Whilst the main focus is students from Australia, there are some people who have volunteered to be part of this project who are from different areas of the world and have studied internationally. As you can see, this is not just a problem specific to Australia. These people have valuable experience and will provide information for those who are considering moving/studying internationally.
Consider this the “starting point” of the project. This will be pinned to the top of the journal and will be the link I provide in all advertisements. Posts relating to this project will be tagged and linked, so you can all go from one central point.
Finally, I would like to thank each person who selflessly dedicated their time to my project. This could not have been possible without your experience. I would also like to give thanks to anyone who shared the advertisements for my project, as well as the staff at UTAS who gave me advice on how to make this the best project possible.
I hope you find this project helpful!
The posts will be added here as they are posted. Click on the "media projects" tag at the bottom of this entry to see them! Alternatively, you can click on the homepage (the big "Blake's Projects" link at the very top) and look at the posts down the sidebar.
