Let me first preface this post by saying, if this refers to you, please take no offense.
It irks me to know end, this whole process of getting into the business. It's not enough to compete with the people that you graduate with for jobs, but there's thousands of schools, thousands of people that are graduating at the same time you are, and will be looking for the 50 or so jobs that might be open at that time. But thennnnnn, that's not enough, you have people who didn't even major in journalism, that either decided early on to go into journalism, despite their degree, or decided after graduating, and this is the topic of today's blog.
Now granted, I have a very good friend that is now a producer in Louisiana that actually majored in economics, but I don't know how she got into that, or why she even got into journalism. But, she's my hero! Anyway, my tiff is with a certain someone that "aced" (this is the word the ND used) me out of a job. Now, this particular job, was in a small market, very small, like the bottom quarter. But, at the time I felt I had no other choice. So I went to the interview, was there for over an hour, met all of the people (okay it was like 3, there was extreeeeme multi-tasking there). He told me about the market, about stuff that didn't even pertain to what my job would be, the salary (and for those of you who may know, but even with any career, salary is not usually discussed unless you're near the end) so I felt very very hopeful. So at the end of the interview, he tells me that he'll be making a decision the end of the week (it was like a Tuesday or Wednesday when I went), but if I didn' thear from him, to call him Monday, just in case the person he did choose didn't accept. Well, needless to say, he didn't call, and I actually didn't call him either. Since then, I've seen the new people on the website, I have no problems, I just feel like there's something better for me out there.
Fast forward to today, and there are 3 positions open, so I called the ND, and after the 3rd call I finally got him on the phone. I remind him of who I was and asked him about the jobs. And he says something to the affect of, "well, the people have signed their contracts yet, but I've pretty much filled 2 of the positions, and the third one, I'm looking at the final candidates." And I say okay. And he says something to the affect of, "but I'll tell you this as a compliment to you (he did say those words exactly) the person that "aced" you out was a medical doctor, on leave from Harvard medical school, and you know, I never get someone in here with those credentials." And I said okay I see. But he looked up the next 2 people whose contracts were going to be up soon (well it's not soon to me, first one is October) and told me to apply again if I'm still looking, then wished me luck.
So....I said all of that to say...WHO GOES FROM STUDYING TO BE A DOCTOR TO BE ON TV IN THE BOTTOM QUARTER MARKET? People, please stick with your especializacion, especially after you've graduated. This business is soooooo extremely tough as it is, competing with fellow journalism majors. We don't wanna have to compete with non-majors too. But I will say, if you're good, you're good, or, if you have potential, then you have potential. But everyone doesn't look thaaaaaaaaat different, and a lot of people have potential. It's hard to get in when you can, when they're looking for what you've got, and you're being beat out by someone that didn't even TAKE THE TIME TO STUDY AND LEARN AND HONE the craft that you're entering. I think a lot of non-majors see the glitz and glamour, but don't see the hard work that leads to the glitz and glamour, until they get there, and then it's too late.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 20, 2006
Ok wellll....
I mailed my tape instead of hand delivering it yesterday. Of course, Mother Nature would be against me, and I didn't get a chance to go anywhere yesterday b/c of icy highways. So yesterday was spent with the heat on (which is rare in my household) and under 2 comforters. I was still cold. But anywho,
Lucky me, even though it was President's Day, I'm at work. And the one time I go to the bank and tried to deposit something the old fashion way, it didn't dawn on me that with no cars in the parking lot, it was President's Day. Then, I went to the Post Office to mail a tape. And while I was planning on using the APC (Automated Postal Center for those of you that haven't seen/used one yet), The gate where employees park was open, which doesn't happen when they're closed, so I thought they were working today. Of course not, and I end up in line behind people that haven't used the machine before. Luckily the lady with 30 boxes wasn't there today.
So nothing important happening...I'm waiting on mi papa to come back from Italy so we can finish up this whole rental property thing, and he can tell me who this person is (well I know who the person is) but how they're going to help me find a job b/c I need one b/c I do NOT want to move somewhere unless I'm getting a full time job there. Wish me luck, pray for me, cross your fingers, whatever helps you believe more.
Ciao!!!!
I mailed my tape instead of hand delivering it yesterday. Of course, Mother Nature would be against me, and I didn't get a chance to go anywhere yesterday b/c of icy highways. So yesterday was spent with the heat on (which is rare in my household) and under 2 comforters. I was still cold. But anywho,
Lucky me, even though it was President's Day, I'm at work. And the one time I go to the bank and tried to deposit something the old fashion way, it didn't dawn on me that with no cars in the parking lot, it was President's Day. Then, I went to the Post Office to mail a tape. And while I was planning on using the APC (Automated Postal Center for those of you that haven't seen/used one yet), The gate where employees park was open, which doesn't happen when they're closed, so I thought they were working today. Of course not, and I end up in line behind people that haven't used the machine before. Luckily the lady with 30 boxes wasn't there today.
So nothing important happening...I'm waiting on mi papa to come back from Italy so we can finish up this whole rental property thing, and he can tell me who this person is (well I know who the person is) but how they're going to help me find a job b/c I need one b/c I do NOT want to move somewhere unless I'm getting a full time job there. Wish me luck, pray for me, cross your fingers, whatever helps you believe more.
Ciao!!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Oooh oooh ooh UPDATE!!!
Ok so remember how about a week ago, I talked about my mother's pastor telling me to try another station in town? Well at the time they didn't have an opening but of course, guess what? A job opening posted today. So, they're having a mini-revival type thing this week, but we're not going (that's too much drivin erry night) so we're not going back till Sunday. So I called the station to see if anyone would be there to take my tape (I'm tryin to save as much money as possible, and that $3.03 since ain't no joke) and the receptionist transfers me to the newsroom, and I end up talking to the weekend producer. He tells me that he'll be there and he'll be glad to put it in the ND's box! Yayyyy!
In non-job searching news...
I watched Oprah today, and I cannot wait to see this show that she talked about. I saw an article about it a while ago and posted it on one of my forums, but it's not debuting till next month. It's a reality show where a black family and a white family switch races. I wonder why F/X is the only one to pick it up (well idk if they're the only one, but other networks need to watch out, it's gonna be another BRAVO! surge)?
But anyway, the families talked about their experiences and I think it is so interesting that the way the white family thought. For whatever reason, the wife assumed that all black women used bitch in an affectionate way the same way some black people use the N word in an affectionate way. I've never used it that way, don't plan on it, I've never used either word in that way actually. And when Oprah talked about visiting one of her many celebrity friends, what she said is so true. Entertainers use it so much as a term of endearment, everybody else sees it that way and thinks it's ok to use it. When everybody doesn't use it and people of other races(okay I'll just go ahead and say it, caucasians) will never understand why it's so offensive because they've never been called a name that was used to demean them. Yeah you can go ahead and say that honky or cracker were used to demean caucasians, but it wasn't used while thousands of them were being whipped or dragged or killed by a black person.
The other thing that people will never understand is what Bruno didn't understand. He perceived caucasians treating him differently when he was black as that person having a bad day. I think his wife realized it when they went to the bar or whatever that was where they were the only "black" couple, but it's not exactly the same. When Bruno (as a black man) and Nick were walking down the street, people would cross the street and walk over to the other sidewalk. Bruno chose to see that as "oh they just want more room to walk." WTF? You're passing someone for a second, no need for you to cross the street and walk over to the other side unless you have a problem being anywhere near black people. Idk, do they think that something's gonna go down and they're gonna be caught in the crossfire?
But going back to the bar with the "black" Wurgels, even after all this woman said to offend everybody, she finally started to understand what black people face every single day of their lives. Idk about everyone else, but I think the feeling of not being wanted somewhere hurts. Granted, I most likely wouldn't be in a place like that, but if I ever did, I'd want to feel comfortable. We as Americans have a right to go anywhere in this country and feel comfortable, not looked at strangely (but if you're wearing some hideous outfit, yeah I'ma talk about you). But I'm not gonna downright be mean to you look at you crazy just because of your skin color.
And for those of ya'll that know, you know good and well sista girl wanted to work her neck and tell that man off that said that black people are proud of being dumb and segregate themselves from the whites when they move into a neighborhood that's predominantly white.
LOL, anyway, I guess that's all I have on my mind for now. Oh wait, my point after that long rant, I think it would be beneficial for this country if we all spent some time as another race. Spent some time feeling the hate and anger that they spew at others. BUT, and I do repeat BUT, IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BECOME BLACK FOR A FEW DAYS, DON'T THINK THAT' THAT'S A FREE TICKET TO USE THE "N" WORD ALL WILLY NILLY, like Bruno did. Everybody doesn't use that word, no need for you to. You're not gonng be found out and seem less black if you don't use it. It's not a requirement of being black to use the word.
So..........what are your thoughts?
Ok so remember how about a week ago, I talked about my mother's pastor telling me to try another station in town? Well at the time they didn't have an opening but of course, guess what? A job opening posted today. So, they're having a mini-revival type thing this week, but we're not going (that's too much drivin erry night) so we're not going back till Sunday. So I called the station to see if anyone would be there to take my tape (I'm tryin to save as much money as possible, and that $3.03 since ain't no joke) and the receptionist transfers me to the newsroom, and I end up talking to the weekend producer. He tells me that he'll be there and he'll be glad to put it in the ND's box! Yayyyy!
In non-job searching news...
I watched Oprah today, and I cannot wait to see this show that she talked about. I saw an article about it a while ago and posted it on one of my forums, but it's not debuting till next month. It's a reality show where a black family and a white family switch races. I wonder why F/X is the only one to pick it up (well idk if they're the only one, but other networks need to watch out, it's gonna be another BRAVO! surge)?
But anyway, the families talked about their experiences and I think it is so interesting that the way the white family thought. For whatever reason, the wife assumed that all black women used bitch in an affectionate way the same way some black people use the N word in an affectionate way. I've never used it that way, don't plan on it, I've never used either word in that way actually. And when Oprah talked about visiting one of her many celebrity friends, what she said is so true. Entertainers use it so much as a term of endearment, everybody else sees it that way and thinks it's ok to use it. When everybody doesn't use it and people of other races(okay I'll just go ahead and say it, caucasians) will never understand why it's so offensive because they've never been called a name that was used to demean them. Yeah you can go ahead and say that honky or cracker were used to demean caucasians, but it wasn't used while thousands of them were being whipped or dragged or killed by a black person.
The other thing that people will never understand is what Bruno didn't understand. He perceived caucasians treating him differently when he was black as that person having a bad day. I think his wife realized it when they went to the bar or whatever that was where they were the only "black" couple, but it's not exactly the same. When Bruno (as a black man) and Nick were walking down the street, people would cross the street and walk over to the other sidewalk. Bruno chose to see that as "oh they just want more room to walk." WTF? You're passing someone for a second, no need for you to cross the street and walk over to the other side unless you have a problem being anywhere near black people. Idk, do they think that something's gonna go down and they're gonna be caught in the crossfire?
But going back to the bar with the "black" Wurgels, even after all this woman said to offend everybody, she finally started to understand what black people face every single day of their lives. Idk about everyone else, but I think the feeling of not being wanted somewhere hurts. Granted, I most likely wouldn't be in a place like that, but if I ever did, I'd want to feel comfortable. We as Americans have a right to go anywhere in this country and feel comfortable, not looked at strangely (but if you're wearing some hideous outfit, yeah I'ma talk about you). But I'm not gonna downright be mean to you look at you crazy just because of your skin color.
And for those of ya'll that know, you know good and well sista girl wanted to work her neck and tell that man off that said that black people are proud of being dumb and segregate themselves from the whites when they move into a neighborhood that's predominantly white.
LOL, anyway, I guess that's all I have on my mind for now. Oh wait, my point after that long rant, I think it would be beneficial for this country if we all spent some time as another race. Spent some time feeling the hate and anger that they spew at others. BUT, and I do repeat BUT, IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BECOME BLACK FOR A FEW DAYS, DON'T THINK THAT' THAT'S A FREE TICKET TO USE THE "N" WORD ALL WILLY NILLY, like Bruno did. Everybody doesn't use that word, no need for you to. You're not gonng be found out and seem less black if you don't use it. It's not a requirement of being black to use the word.
So..........what are your thoughts?
Monday, February 13, 2006
Sooooooooo........where do I begin?
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
Sooooooooo........where do I begin?
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
Monday, February 06, 2006
I know it's been a while, but not much has been going on. Since my last post, I found out that my employer is closing down the 2nd bureau, so all of those people will be coming up here. So there's some construction going on, and some rearranging, but I don't know that they're actually adding/expanding anything. So it's gonna be a tight squeeze for a while.
My mom just recently started assisting the Assistant Pastor at a church about an hour and a half away and is planning to move their in May. I'm probably going to end up moving there too, if I don't get a job somewhere else. So I've really been trying to get a job there. And so last week, the church came to my church, and the co-pastor of that church spoke. Afterwards, I met a few of the people my mom would be working with, and one of the ladies said her cousin worked at one of the stations I applied at, so she would call him for me. Cool beans!!!
I finally sent out some more tapes again. I sent out 5 last Tuesday and 8 on Friday. I sent an email to a reporter that I have met and asked for advice, letting her know that I was sending a tape and that I was actually going to be in town. But of course, as my luck would have it, she shoots an email back and says they've pretty much already hired someone. So that only leaves one opening in that city, and it's not even in that city, it's at their other bureau. So, I went to a conference my mom's new church was having, and officially met the co-pastor yesterday. She told me that I should also try another station in town (they don't have any openings right now) and that she would pray for me. So, we'll see what happens.
My mom just recently started assisting the Assistant Pastor at a church about an hour and a half away and is planning to move their in May. I'm probably going to end up moving there too, if I don't get a job somewhere else. So I've really been trying to get a job there. And so last week, the church came to my church, and the co-pastor of that church spoke. Afterwards, I met a few of the people my mom would be working with, and one of the ladies said her cousin worked at one of the stations I applied at, so she would call him for me. Cool beans!!!
I finally sent out some more tapes again. I sent out 5 last Tuesday and 8 on Friday. I sent an email to a reporter that I have met and asked for advice, letting her know that I was sending a tape and that I was actually going to be in town. But of course, as my luck would have it, she shoots an email back and says they've pretty much already hired someone. So that only leaves one opening in that city, and it's not even in that city, it's at their other bureau. So, I went to a conference my mom's new church was having, and officially met the co-pastor yesterday. She told me that I should also try another station in town (they don't have any openings right now) and that she would pray for me. So, we'll see what happens.
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