Career Appraisal

Up to now I think I am accumulating a good verity of work experience. However in the next 6 months I am going to aim to focus in a lot more on gaining placements that are more specific to my chosen field of magazine journalism/ drama writer. I am going to aim to get a least 2:1's in all of my assignments whilst also carrying on this blog and doing at least one post a week, covering any news stories that are relevant to my field with entertaining personal posts and my own short stories. After finishing university in the next 3 years I am going to attend shorthand writing course and, using the connections I have made, see if I can find a job in the journalism sector. During this time I am going to write as many articles as to possible to submit to newspapers and websites and also continue to write scripts and short stories to present to the "writers room" at the BBC and other platforms. Also depending how my studies go in my final year, I am considering doing a post-graduate degree in either Journalism/ Drama writing, depending on which field I decide to pursue full time.
So far I think I am making reasonable progress in my attempts to carve a career path, although I do think I could approve a lot when it comes to staying in touch with the people I have made contact with during work experience, for advice and to acquire connections. I need to make sure I am collecting a wide portfolio of material, outside of my university course that I would be able to present to employers and also I need to make a final decision on my career path, in order for me to focus more heavily on gaining the work experience and implementing a portfolio that is focused for that particular job.