The catch-22 of media work experience
While the stereotype of media graduates as unemployable is little more than a myth and media graduates are consistently shown to be more likely than other graduates to be in work, these initial graduate jobs are not necessarily media-related.
Students on the BA (Hons) Media and Popular Culture degree programme at Leeds Metropolitan University have found that the range of media courses offered has meant an even greater pressure on the few relevant placement providers in the area.
In the report below, Laura Dean, Career Development Tutor, outlines an innovative response to the shortage of media-related work experience. The report is available to AGCAS members who have registered with this site and signed in.
This article was first submitted to Phoenix (May 2009).
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