A Permanent Position?!

     Let me start out by stating how much I love my internship.  I find that others frequently ask me how my internship is going, how I like it, and if I would do this full time if given the opportunity.  Tying into that is this weeks prompt for this blog.  Again I fully enjoy and cherish my entire internship!

     I have put a lot of work into my internship, and I have found that while I still have a month left (I am there until May 16^th) I will be completing my required hours, and am going beyond those requirements.  This is not something I mind by any means, because the experience has been a fun one, and I have learned many skills about myself, and the working world.  I do like working in radio, and more specifically in the promotions department.  While it has proved changeling at times, at the same time, I love the people I work with, and we generally have a good time while working. 

     As for a permanent position, I have found myself telling many people that I do not think this is for me.  I could see myself starting with this type of job, and having it for a few years, as I get older I do not think this is a position I could hold.  I have found that there is no true structure to the schedules that are worked by the professionals in the field.  They often work 9am-5pm Monday thru Friday, and then are working events at night or on the weekends, where they could be out until at least 2am.  This thing that has stuck with me the most, is during my first two months, my internship supervisor had turned around to the interns and Street Teamers at one of our weekly meeting say how she would not be seeing her child, and have the chance to kiss them goodnight for two nights in a row.  I am a very family orientated person, and I do not know that I would be able to do what she does.

     The biggest reason I do not see myself permanently in this field, is because of the lack of a structured schedule, and also how much the entertainment industries change.  In my department, people seem to come and go pretty quickly.  The longest anyone has been there between the professionals and Street Teamers in the promotions department is about two to two and a half years.  That is a short span.  The entertainment industry in general tends to change pretty quickly.  I mean in my short time as an intern, I have seen many changes happen between the promotions department and the DJs.

     Again, I can see myself doing promotions and working with a radio station for a short time, but I could never see myself doing this for the rest of my life.  Nevertheless, I am grateful for this experience, and the many things I have gained from it.  Until next week…

Hours Worked (last week):

Tuesday:          3:30pm-8:30pm   (event)

Wednesday:   10:00am-3:30pm   (office)

Hours Worked:

Wednesday:   10:00am-3:00pm   (office)

                        3:30pm-10:00pm (event)