The Job Hunt

My goal is to get a job. I would like to get a job writing for a news organization. I like certain subjects over other ones, but with my lack of professional experience, I will take whatever I can get. I recently applied to a local newspaper and I felt good about my chances. I'm not the most impressive candidate, but it was for high school sports. I'm not downplaying the position or the subject of sports, but the writer isn't covering the president or anything nearly as important and I figured that I could begin my career there without too much of a repercussion if it didn't work out. It's almost been a week since I applied to this position and after a month of not receiving replies from other jobs that I applied to, this silence from this possible employment opportunity has me feeling low.

I have realized that with a journalism degree, experience is just as important, if not more important, than the degree that one receives from school. I was a hard worker in college. I worked as close to full time as I could get with a full time class schedule and had to pay bills while the whole time. I'm not asking for pity because I know life happens and to get through school is tough for everybody. I just wish somebody would have sat me down and said, "You need to find time for The Buchtelite." Then I would have more than just two clips to try to convince a potential boss that I am worth hiring.

To any college student that stumbles across this post, get involved. Get experience for your major. I am now finding out that experience is crucial for a journalist and I wish I would have worked harder to get it when I was in school. I have also learned to have a short memory when applying for jobs. I may be feeling down about the past jobs, but feeling sorry for myself isn't going to get me a job. I will continue to apply for jobs because eventually somebody has to take a chance on this hardworking, aspiring journalist.

Welcome to My Blog

I have recently graduated from the University of Akron cum lade with a bachelor's degree in news with a minor in philosophy and while I am proud of that accomplishment, I am now left with an abundance of free time. I am currently in the process of looking for a job and am looking for a job within the journalism field. In the mean time, I plan writing this blog in an attempt to improve my writing, keep my self busy and fight the urge to become even lazier than I already am. So if you enjoy what you read here then share it with the world. If you have a job open for a writer/copy editor then hire me! Either way just enjoy what I write and respond to me if you want to. I'm open to all inquiries.

¡MAYDAY! - Believers Review

In this digital age where everything can be downloaded for free and many people only buy singles to catchy songs, producing an album that is worth buying is quite an accomplishment. I found out about ¡MAYDAY! when they signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music. Their Strange Music debut, Take Me To Your Leader, is still one of my favorite albums, but their latest release, Believers, is quickly claiming a spot in my favorite albums list. Believers was released July 16th 2013, but I just got around to listening to it. I am ashamed it took me so long to listen to it because it is a great album. The sound is bigger this time around. Many of the songs have more of a bluesy rock sound. It is different than Take Me To Your Leader, but it is just as good. The difference between the two albums is good because you don't want the same sound on record after record right?

 Favorite Songs:

Believers
On That Jack
Last One Standing
Marathon Man


¡MAYDAY! — Believers