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
This is your life, this is your digital life
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time on the computer. I developed web pages, wrote stories and poetry, and designed graphics. It wasn’t out of the ordinary for me to spend all night on the computer (and this was before Facebook and Twitter). Sure, I had friends and family and extra-cirricular [...]
Tags: blog, design, digital life, Frank and Effie, TalentEgg, WordPress
Realities collide
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under The Real World
Before we started our internships, we were given an overview of what to expect. Number one on the list of Top 5 Things to Know Before You Start Your Internship is
You will cry on at least one occasion.
I haven’t cried in the newsroom yet, but I had tears in my eyes in the cab on [...]
Tags: emotional breakdown, internship, 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
Feeling naked and apprehensive
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Friendship, The Real World
Most of the time when we transition between one part of life and into another, it’s not so obvious until it’s already passed. We don’t realize everything is different until the change has already occurred and we certainly don’t pause to think about it or be nervous about it.
My six weeks as news editor and [...]
Tags: internship, masthead, National Post, TalentEgg, The Ryersonian
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