Prototype of a Person

Opportunities on the Horizon

I just completed an online assessment for Google, the purpose of which was to assess my analytical skills, my Internet and product knowledge as well as my use of language. I applied for the AdSense Coordinator (English) position about a month ago. If my test results are sufficient I am assuming that they will contact me to organise an interview. Fingers crossed! The tests took an hour, and to be honest, it was rather difficult despite 75% of it being multiple choice.

Even if I don’t get an interview, I’m thankful for the opportunity to do the assessment – it’s not like any other test I’ve done before, and I don’t think I was very well prepared for the final section. It was free-form, assessing my ability to express myself in written form. I was asked a question on a topic and asked to write a response (a mini essay). I had 15 minutes to complete this section, and it was the only part where I felt really under pressure.

At least it’s better than an automated response.

So Google is closer on the horizon, but coincidentally so is a post-graduate course. IADT have two new Postgraduate Research Opportunities open for application, both projects involve teenagers and their Internet usage. The two project titles are:

Young People Online: The Alchemy of the Virtual and the Real in the Performance of Identity on Interactive Sites

Cyber Bullying: A New Dimension to an Old Problem

Both are extremely interesting topics, so I’m thinking very hard right now about whether to apply, or to keep to my original plan: to work for awhile, and then go back to college and do a taught masters.

What now?

It’s a thursday morning and I’ve been up since 9am. So far, I’ve distracted myself by going online and watching a few episodes of Lost. I’m bored. I need to get out of my job and start something real. I’m still only working part-time, and it’s probably the most boring job on the planet - simply because I don’t seem to have any customers, ever! I wish it was busy at the weekends, in the shop, but it’s just not and there is nothing I can do about it. So I’m looking for something a bit different, something full-time and interesting, but I honestly don’t know what that is.

I’m feeling very annoyed at myself. I turn 22 on Sunday, and I get my final year results on Monday. So on Monday I’ll be a 22 year old college graduate that’s stuck in a dead-end job. Here is to hoping my results are good enough to get me into a post-grad course, I did afterall get a B in my thesis. And if I get into a postgraduate course, at least it will postpone the inevitable “getting a REAL job”… because right now, I’m under-qualified to do what I really want to do, and under-qualified to be hired to get the experience I need. Otherwise, if my results are crap, I’m going to have to relent and take some kind of crappy low paid intership.

It’s all very annoying.