tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979210812332251277.post6654953869825257185..comments2023-02-14T13:25:51.777+00:00Comments on A place holder for my thoughts: @UKTesco opening a new Branded store in Watney marketThinkingOutLoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632646306866389546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979210812332251277.post-23132278418869681302012-05-15T07:58:22.549+01:002012-05-15T07:58:22.549+01:00Yes, unless you have parents that are willing to p...Yes, unless you have parents that are willing to pay for it, you are not going to have much of a chance in media, and certainly not in London. By law, a company these days have to pay anyone willing to "experience work", the sad reality is that very few does it. However, in the discussion about the "Tesco" proposal, nobody mooted the social impact of giving a young and/or unemployed person something to get out of bed for, a place where they could get mentoring and at the end of the day feel like they actually achieved something. <br /><br />Part of the problem for young people wanting to get into media is the failed notion of that one must go to university to do so - this is wrong (my "educational" entry was a 4.5 year long apprenticeship in AV production). Unless you do History, English or political science - but not a media degree.<br /><br />I have myself been on both ends of the stick. When I wanted to get into media I had to work for free - it was the only way of doing it back in the 1980's. And in a recent job, I had to employ people. In this capacity I always favoured CV's from people that was willing to work either in a part time slave job (pub etc) or make loads of short films - this was always a good indicator for a happy relationship.<br /><br />Apologies for the long answer to your two liner - but it is raining and it is Tuesday morning :-)ThinkingOutLoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632646306866389546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979210812332251277.post-19196557592410599952012-05-14T23:19:39.191+01:002012-05-14T23:19:39.191+01:00Fair enough with the coffee joke! I don't know...Fair enough with the coffee joke! I don't know how anyone could afford to do internships with the media, it costs so much money, especially in a city like London.John Abellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997556699345392842noreply@blogger.com