Creative Media Year 2 (2021-2022)

B1 Personal Progression Evaluation: Research into my Future Options: Moving forward from college, I am very much interested in securing employment in a media related role. When I first began to research into available job roles in the media industry, I conducted a general internet search for media jobs in the UK and this primarily produced results of senior positions based in London and the surrounding areas. Because of this,  I narrowed my internet search to Media jobs in the North East.  www.totaljobs.com   and  www.reed.co.uk  seemed to be quite popular websites. I viewed the job specifications but many of them required at least 1 year previous job experience and degree level qualifications. I did not find anything suitable however, it did give me a better idea of the different kind of roles that are available.  Overall,  https://uk.indeed.com  provided the most relevant vacancies for my age and entry level. This made me feel that I would be be...

Employment in Industry: Jobs I initially conducted a general internet search for media jobs in the UK. Many positions advertised were located in London and the surrounding areas. Media jobs advertised on  https://jobs.theguardian.com/ jobs/media/  produced the biggest result. Again, many of these roles were based in London and were a senior position.   I narrowed my internet search to Media jobs in the North East.  www.totaljobs.com   and  www.reed.co.uk  seemed to be quite popular websites. I viewed the job specifications but many of them required at least 1 year previous job experience and degree level qualifications. I did not find anything suitable but it did give me a better idea of the different kind of roles that are available.     Overall,  https://uk.indeed.com  provided the most relevant vacancies for my age and entry level. I feel an apprentice position would be the most suitable for me to start my career in media. I have...

 Networking: On Thursday the 27th of January 2022, I attended a virtual Networking experience named "The ITV Masterclass". This experience was with 'Working Options In Education", a charity founded in 2010 which aims to aid young people with employment and life skills. They specialise in helping those between ages 14 and 19 and have inspired more than 20,000 young people using their employability and life skills programme. They also have a  Career Pathways programme  which is delivered free in state schools, colleges and online by industry volunteers.  From this experience, I have learned that the media industry is extremely large and contains a wide range of different professions and career opportunities such as various types of apprenticeships.