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The BBC has been running a project entitled Workarama in which they ask schools to share their pupils’ experiences of work and chores. Most of the responses they have had are from children who do household chores for pocket money. Nothing surprising there. But not all kids work at home for money. Some of the answers are quite touching.
One of the striking things that career professionals notice is the number of young people in, or trying to get into, a career in film or broadcast media. The impression that this is a dream environment for so many is borne out by a visit to the BBC where the place is literally swarming with energetic, committed twenty and thirty year olds. But sadly there are far fewer media jobs than there are people to fill them, so getting a job is highly competitive and, for many, unachievable. Yet, with all this talent available, and with the UK economy in dire need of fresh impetus to drive it out of recession, are we being short sighted about the enthusiasm for media careers? (more…)