Almost wants to give up on ambition

Jerina SG

I am so,so, so confused abt wht to do in future.

I'm currently in the process of gettg a Communications degree from NUS & I simply dont know what I want to do in future!!!

I want a job tt allows me to work with/meet celebrities (I'm serious abt this), be it local/regional etc. But I dont know where to start, what to do.

Shld I look up entertainment agencies? Artiste management agencies?

I wanted to venture into celebrity journalism but they ALL want ppl with at least 2 years experience-lah. Gosh, where do I start since most media forms want ppl with experience???

I'm researchg companies that sponsor major entertainment events too..hopefully get to work with those companies.

I'm,like, driven to tears!! Coz I've been tryg to get freelance/internships with all sorts of media forms forever but not successful- coz they want ppl who hve more experience, they want ppl to intern for several months (I cant coz I'm freaking studyg) etc etc.

I almost wanna give up on my dreams of working in the media industry. I may sound flighty, but that has been my ambition & everyone has ambitions.

Hopefully some forumites are able to shed some light to my situatn. Thanks all. Smile

NotFromVenus SG

A person needs to be carried over, but like the "Energizer" battery, you just have to look in more places for your opportunities.

Jerina SG

Look in more places for media opportunities??? Like where,man??? Confused

charlize SG

Join me.

Bar top dance hostess.

At the IR no less. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

try local film production firms, they are smaller in scope and do look out for people who can work as publicists etc.

what you should do, in school, could be to join the Ridge and gain more contacts and actual experience in media and publishing.

start small, and contacts will come. Wink

Jerina SG

Thanks for your ideas!!!! Yup, I'm currently in the process of joing Ridge.

Ermm, I agree with you that local film productn firms can provide opportunities- but where can I look them up?? The Yellow pages???? Confused I searched online but very little results came up.. Neutral

NotFromVenus SG

Looks like "this attitude of reply" may not be matured enough for the kind of career you are looking at.

LazerLordz SG

http://www.sgfilm.com

try this site.

OT a bit, I almost chose to major in CNM, but ended up in Pol Sci. Laughing

my club is also looking for people to join as photojournalists/publicists. Wink

but if you're more interested, just drop me a PM. Cheers!

Jerina SG

Thanks so much k. I might pick up the Yellow Pages as well to do more research as well.

Thanks again!

LazerLordz SG

no prob!

M©+square SG

How did you end up in communications degree program with your typo and grammatical errors.

Question Just curious.

browniebaobao SG

There's something called ..

my fren was invited to interview Dasmond Koh leh..

then I had to help her design the interview questions.. coz her chinese is not that good.

but then she's also a super big fan of his and they already know each other well.

maybe you would like to start from there first?

Jerina SG

For God's sake, this is a FORUM, not my sch assigmt, so I can type it any way I want rite???? Wink

binarynwitz SG

Jerina: *Points at signature* We have a common interest. Maybe we should talk about it more on MSN. Laughing

On a more serious tone; I believe you should not just do "Celebrity journalism". Journalism is a very complicated and all-rounded job which has many job scopes. Putting all your eggs in one basket might not be a good thing. Start with small companies, get experience on the different job scopes. It makes your resume look nicer.

And - I'm really interested in journalism too. Can I talk to you on MSN? I want to know more about the courses in polytechnics (If you've taken that course then), and the universities. I have perfectly fine hormones, so don't worry. Razz