A place where you’ll find all my musing about the digital industry, life online and life offline
Job Interviews, Public Speaking and Taxes are are three (semi-masochistic but) necessary experiences. I enjoy professional Job interviews; they have been one of the best character building experiences for me so far.
All are fear-inducing, thrilling and potentially rewarding;
but can you balance your sense of self and your professional appeal in a job interview?
*The following blog post contains views that are personal and entirely my own*
Since starting my own career journey in the glossed halls of retail in 2008, I have had some compelling experiences. As a result, I am motivated to improve the experience of Gen Y in our workplaces.
As a paid employee and Intern/Volunteer, I have regularly witnessed and experienced (the) varying degrees of success in the workplace.
Generation Y are an information-saturated Generation, our interests are in no way limited by our chosen industry or study. I, personally orbit both the creative and the analytical (in no particular order): fashion, retail, social media, blogging, current affairs, politics, history and digital communication.
Contrast can be challenging for such a talented generation who are attempting to harness the benefits of this so early in our careers.
According to a recent survey, at least 61% of Fortune500 CEOs are not active on any of the major social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn.
Working in the digital industry, around websites and social media – this initially perplexed me.
But then again, (CEO or not) is participation in social media necessary?
Off the back of my own social media hiatus, I’m going to say no.
I had a thought over my avocado and tomato omelette last Saturday morning.
Would I have bothered to cook this for myself if it wasn’t for social media?
While the actual truth is I didn’t have milk or bread – I cannot honestly say if I would have learned to cook an omelette/eggs if it wasn’t for social media.
Which leads me to my next question, has social media influenced our cooking and eating habits?
Yes.
Has social media influenced MY cooking and eating habits?
Yes and I am happy for it.
As I age, my Republican sentiments are growing.
But in the last four years, so has my respect for their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Why?
They have a distinct mastery of their Continue reading
I watch Game of Thrones.
I’ve re-watched it a few times, and I’ve developed a couple of different understandings of it — through Public Relations and International Relations perspectives; cultural phenomena such as popular TV shows can do more than just depict theoretical scenarios, they are highly complex and can be understood, or ‘read’ in many ways.
Here is my understanding of Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-4, from a Public Relations perspective.
*******PROBABLY CONTAINS SOME KIND OF SPOILERS*******
I want to share the fascinating experiences I have had in understanding the power of the online community in the past month.
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