Wow, I'm a grown up... or at least that's what I'm using as inspiration to fill out these job applications.  As fall term come to a close, I find myself full of questions, all of which to be answered over winter break.  As you might know, I aspire to pursue a career in broadcast journalism either reporting on-air or producing.  Although I know what I'd like to do in the long-term, I'm not sure what's in store for my immediate future.  That's why I've got a stack of job applications and one application for Columbia's school of journalism.

I spent the past two summers as an intern at CBS News in New York... what a wonderful experience.  Things went so well that the probability of me getting a job after graduation was pretty high-- that is until a division-wide hiring freeze came along.  This fall CBS reported a $12.46 billion dollar quarterly loss.  Couple that with low advertising revenue brought in from the division's news programming, and, perhaps, less-than-enthused investors, and you get a recipe for disaster, or in my case, a hiring freeze.  Darn.

Now I'm considering my options.  If all goes well, the eye network will give me a call before graduation; however, I must not place all my bets on this one pipe dream.

I recently got an interview with a head hunter-like company for teachers in New York City.  Moreover, I'm slowly making my way through Columbia's grad school application.  I'm also filling out an application for a one year fellowship with NPR in Washington D.C.  Let's just say that my plate is full...

I'll post one last blog post on turkey day.  Until then, you be good.