Ugh...Thanks Baruch
So, we had this really cool god-awful mentorship program on campus. Basically, you meet with a mentor once a month for a year and discuss things about what you're going to do. I met with the mentors and put down my top three choices.
I didn't get them. Not only did I not get them, I get my last choice. I got the the mentor who is retired. Scratch that, I got the one who has been retired for fifteen years. What do people who have been retired for fifteen years know about the industry? Nothing. What contacts can he give me? None. What advice can he give me about starting in the industry? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Now, what can he do? Well, he can give me stories about life during the Eisenhower administration. Yeah, that'll be fun. Oh wait, he can babble at me about kids today. Definitely useful.
I figured the mentorship program was crap anyway; all of the mentors said, when I asked how to get into the industry, to just "apply for all the entry level jobs they have." Which is great, considering how I have found one entry level job in field in the last year. They say that most of the jobs are filled through contacts and networking, which is what a mentor is supposed to do.
The question now, is should I give this guy a chance, or should I just cut my losses and ignore him completely. I'm leaning toward the former, since this was my one last chance at not being an assistant editor for the rest of my life.
I swear to god, we need to do something about entry level positions in this country. People need jobs.
I didn't get them. Not only did I not get them, I get my last choice. I got the the mentor who is retired. Scratch that, I got the one who has been retired for fifteen years. What do people who have been retired for fifteen years know about the industry? Nothing. What contacts can he give me? None. What advice can he give me about starting in the industry? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Now, what can he do? Well, he can give me stories about life during the Eisenhower administration. Yeah, that'll be fun. Oh wait, he can babble at me about kids today. Definitely useful.
I figured the mentorship program was crap anyway; all of the mentors said, when I asked how to get into the industry, to just "apply for all the entry level jobs they have." Which is great, considering how I have found one entry level job in field in the last year. They say that most of the jobs are filled through contacts and networking, which is what a mentor is supposed to do.
The question now, is should I give this guy a chance, or should I just cut my losses and ignore him completely. I'm leaning toward the former, since this was my one last chance at not being an assistant editor for the rest of my life.
I swear to god, we need to do something about entry level positions in this country. People need jobs.