IT'S OFFICIAL - I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, you read it right - IT'S OFFICIAL - I HAVE A JOB! YAY! I'll be working the part-time board operator position in Savannah, Ga at the radio station - WIXV I-95 aka "The Rock of Savannah"! I'm so excited and can't wait to start! This will give me the chance to start in radio, practice my on-air voice, do some promotions and work for the morning show, and possibly learn some marketing and sales in the radio business. I could learn how to sell anything to the advertisers and sponsors of the station.

This will be a valuable experience, and will help me graduate into a full-time position in a career I find rewarding, fun, and thriving with opportunity. This is one of those, so I'm going to give it my all and make the most of it. I've realized that writing in journalism is a good thing for me to do, but its more like a hobby, and eventually I get tired of doing the same old thing. This is new, fresh, exciting, and gives you room to try out different things. So I'm thrilled - least I can say is that - I'm thrilled.

So now I recommend for those of you reading my posts, find that job you could really see yourself doing - and one that you will enjoy. Work your butt off, keep a positive attitude, and you'll get there! Not only that, but you can move out of the house too!

One final thing before I have to go....I did say at the very beginning I was going to be getting other people's stories about what they are doing after college and finding jobs. Well, I haven't done much of that obviously since I've just been writing about me week after week, but now since I am moving to another location, I'll find more kids to interview and get their stories on. This I promise to you all.

Have a great day everyone! And keep at it! :)

Update on the Two Prospects

Update for the prospects I just mentioned - I had the phone interview, and he said the next step would be a face-to-face interview. Meaning of course I'd have to go down there to Warner Robins to see if I wanted to do this. Quite honestly, just thinking to myself, I'm not thrilled its a sales job. Sales is not what I want to do, it wasn't fun for me, so I think I'd be better off not doing it if I already know I'm not wanting to do it. 

As for the second prospect, I have the interview tomorrow at the station in Savannah - and that will be fun seeing the town, exploring a bit, then get to meet some of the folk at the station itself. I am looking forward to it, and I'd already be considering another part-time job in Savannah if I felt this radio job was worth it. So far, I'm feeling it is. Good stuff. 

So keep your options open I say, and when the right thing comes along, you'll feel it, and you'll know. Until next time, have a Happy Easter everyone! 

Two Prospects

Hello again everyone, it is about time for me to break for lunch because I'm starving, but thought a quick post was in order for the day. Who am I kidding, I've been planning this since last week just to sit down and do a post...haha. Anyway, two new prospects have come my way - one in warner robins, and one in savannah, ga.

Warner Robins has a station called WRWR - they are an AM radio station along with television and a news show that has an open sales position for full-time employment. I emailed my resume to one of the radio show's hosts - Kris Vermillion, and he in turn forwarded it to the general manager, David Hileman. Dave emailed back to me saying they have a possible position opening and would love for me to come down to the station to meet him. I asked what it was, and whether it was full-time or part-time. He said it was a full-time sales position. Now mind you, I have done sales before - I did the commission sales thing selling braves tickets to B2B. That was okay, but I only did it for a summer job. I don't think I would make it a career, so that's why I left, plus it was only commission-based, no salary or benefits. Tough luck there.

So, I've decided to have a phone interview with this guy Dave - ask him all kinds of questions about what he knows in the radio business, then get back to my coach - Sam Weaver to see if this would be worth it. Honestly, I wouldn't work a sales job if it meant I wouldn't be given a shot to go on the air - cos that's what I want to do. So we'll see where that goes.

In Savannah, I've been emailing this guy Don Scott, who is the Program Director for "The Rock of Savannah" aka WIXV. He said he'd have an opening for a part-time board operator - and that's right in the radio station itself. If I got that job, even though its part-time, it'd be a way in to the radio business. Then I could get another part-time job. That's what I've been doing non-stop...finding another part-time job that would go fine with this part-time job.

So keep doing what you gotta do folks - and something will come up.

My Birthday!

Hey Everyone! Today I officially turn 24...OMG! Can't believe it! And I've got an interview to think about - for a sales position within a radio/tv station. It'll be in Warner Robins, Georgia, which is a bit of a drive - so I'll have to work out the details, but it'd be do-able. This sales position would be full-time, I'd be probably start right away - once I got an apartment down there of course - that's the exciting part in my opinion.

Of course - sales isn't my chosen profession in my opinion, what I want to do is be on the air at the radio station. That's what I'm working toward. So I'll do the only logical thing I know right now. I'll contact my radio coach to talk about this.

If any of you are in this position - contact the mentor if you need help. That's my piece of advice for today. See you all next week for the update!