I graduated from Cambridge last summer, and have yet to get a ‘proper’ job. The biggest issue is the old classic: I just don’t know what to do.
So let me cut to the chase: these are my interests and skills. From your experiences, what do you think makes an obvious fit?
* The effective deployment of language is a real focus of mine. I’m an English graduate, after all. I’m interested in not just entertaining, but expressing complex information in a crisp and concise way.
* I also care about laying information out in a logical and intuitive manner. Technical writing appeals to me, but so does web design in this respect – I’ve seen far too many labyrinthine layouts and obnoxious splash pages not to notice.
* I have a little programming experience – I’ve written in C++ / Java, worked in Python and also dabbled with assembler for the x_86 and R3000 architectures. Technical matters don’t faze me.
* In my current work as an admin assistant, I’ve had a few chances to participate in sales: going to business exhibitions, cold calling and leafleting. Whilst I don’t really intend to be a salesman, I’m not unhappy about promoting myself for contract work and the like.
* I follow issues of branding and marketing – I sit up and notice effective campaigns, and like to think how they work, how their ‘conceits’ were developed and why they resonate with me. I think I can spot a few old chestnuts – see how the recent Freeview campaign wheels out the ol’ “this product offers a variety of services. Put two incongruous ones together for comic effect”. I believe I can think like an advertiser.
Thoughts?
Career Advice: Cambridge English Graduate. What Next?
July 30th, 2010
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