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Wednesday Oct 22, 2008

Aspire to get experience

Hi,

I'm Rhiannon and I have just graduated from university in English Literature and Classics, hugely vocational I know! So now I'm no longer a student, I'm going cold turkey on Hollyoaks and am trying to decide what to do with myself in the big bad world of work...  Currently I'm temping full time, but I've come to realise that regardless of your degree, whatever you want to do requires the magic word 'experience', luckily I've been able to negotiate some time off to volunteer.

I've decided to follow my interests, and hope this will develop into a career. Ideally I want to work in media and the arts combined with the voluntary sector. I've found a great project that mixes all three: for the next few months I'll be volunteering on a film project with school children from my local area, the Tower Hamlets. The scheme is run by Aspire through Toynbee Hall and it aims to impart new skills, but more importantly to raise the confidence and aspirations of the children involved. By the end of the program the film will be screened at the Brady Arts Centre. I'm really excited to be part of the project and am sure that I myself will learn plenty along the way. I hope you'll join me for the ups, downs and drama that is sure to follow...

Posted by Rhiannon ( 3:22 PM )
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