My thoughts on The Future of Media: Part 1
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Journalism
When I found out my boss was planning to attend her first Toronto Girl Geek Dinner, I jumped at the chance to join her. I’m a girl and a geek; plus, I figured I could use the networking experience and something fun to do on a Monday night.
I was also very interested in attending because [...]
Tags: bias, newspaper industry, the future of media
No, I haven’t died
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I haven’t written here in two months, and I can’t believe it. I honestly feel like I wrote that last post … last week? Maybe two weeks ago. But not two months.
I still don’t have the Internet at my apartment, and I’m kind of getting used to it because it gives me the freedom and [...]
Tags: blogging, campus recruitment, Gen Y, newspaper industry, published, TalentEgg, Toronto
Funemployment ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, mainstream media
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Generation Y
The hottest buzzword surrounding Gen Y in Canadian media this summer has to be “funemployed.” That is, choosing to be unemployed to do things they’ve always wanted to do, such as travel, pursue hobbies and, if the mainstream media would have you believe it, move back in with Mom and Dad to have a riotous [...]
Tags: "real" jobs, bias, Gen Y, media, newspaper industry, observations, university
Mission accomplished
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I promised myself I would blog more often once I finished school because I wouldn’t be working the equivalent of two full-time jobs (just one), but I’ve still managed to keep myself surprisingly busy.
The only huge news I have is that my face was on the “front page” of GlobeandMail.com on Friday! And not for [...]
Tags: career path, National Post, newspaper industry, published, TalentEgg, workaholic
Why I’m not an entrepreneur, but I love working for one
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I am not an innovative mind. During university, I excelled at producing pieces of journalism but was mediocre, at best, at thinking up story ideas. And I’ve never really had an idea for a business. Ever.
If someone points me in a direction, I will go at it full throttle without much assistance. What I’ve [...]
Tags: "real" jobs, career path, entrepreneur, newspaper industry, TalentEgg
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