Super-Spy? I think not.

So we left off with me thinking that public relations is what I wanted to get into. And I say even then I was only thinking about it.

I’ve always been the sort of person who never had a clue as to what they want to do in their life. I remember in sixth form (I went to a grammar school called Wallington County Grammar School– great school if you are ever looking for a school in Surrey for your children, so stayed in the school rather than attending a separate college) we had a careers meeting. Obviously more clueless than I am now, I went in with an open mind. The careers lady asked a few questions, trying to steer me towards a final goal. You know what we ended up with? That I wanted to be a secret agent. At that time the idea excited me after watching so many 007 and Mission Impossible movies, but looking back now…I wonder how much that woman gets paid to encourage ridiculous ideas like mine.

So, it is safe to say I left that meeting clueless of where I stood. Would I heed her advice and attempt to join the Secret Service? The funny thing is that I went straight home and researched what I could about it, did online simulations of situations I might find myself in working in such an industry and even went to the extent of when I was of age, applying to join the service (obviously I didn’t get through or I wouldn’t be talking about this, secrecy and all that jazz).

But as I’m sure you’ve realised, I like to let my own thoughts wander and end up rambling on about a topic of which I had no intention of doing so. But let’s get back to the point….

What was the point again….

Oh yes, my career ideas. So as I mentioned in the previous post, I entered my third year in university with the notion that after completion, PR would be the field I would move into. This affected some of my module choices, for example I ended up taking a module called Spin Unspun, which was a study of how much news agency copy and press releases actually made up a news article. It was a good selection of a module, very insightful in looking at the extent to which PR dictates the news. This again reinforced my idea that PR would be a good sector to move into; even though I was studying Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, which ended up being more like a general study of the media, there was an emphasis in our studies that Journalism was a dying profession being destroyed by the web and by public relations. Quite encouraging considering I spent 3 years studying Journalism….

I need to get back on course. Someone stop my mind wandering please. I’ve found a new-found respect for writers who can manage to always stay on topic with ease, it’s not as easy as it seems. Sometimes my fingers just take the lead. Like now.

The next post I’ll actually update you more on the initial stages of my journey towards a career. I promise I will be more focused in my approach. These early morning posts might be a bad idea, I have so many thoughts jostling in my head wanting to dive out. Time to let them settle.