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
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
What is a “real” job anyway?
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
Since I started my internship at the National Post last week, family from all over the country has been congratulating me and asking me about the future of my career. (Mostly on Facebook, but that’s because I’ve been posting the links to my articles on my profile almost daily.)
Although I tend to be a little [...]
Tags: "real" jobs, internship, National Post, newspaper industry, reporting, story, TalentEgg
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