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Topic: Media Research to Publishing Risk?
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| rainydaygirl | Posted – 12/20/2007 4:23:20 PM | show profile Hello all, Recent grad and have two looming issues on my mind which don't actually have any definite or 'right' answers but would appreciate any opinions offered. First, I was a Marketing major and have always wanted to be in the editorial/publishing industry, anything that involved editorial tasks in any media industry, be it film, tv, magazine, all I know is that I just want to write or edit and that I can actually do it well. Unfortunately, pursuing an English/Journalism degree was too much of a risky path, so I decided Marketing would be the safer bet. I don't have any formal editorial experience, maybe being on the editorial staff in high school and editing papers or whatnot informally in internships, but all my internships were marketing-based, due to the school requirements as well. Couldn't have internships outside my major, being international, they have strict and weird rules. Adding to that my internship experience is also meagre, having only been here in NY for two years, and so was only able to secure one marketing internship at the end of my last year. So post-graduation, after harrowing job hunting for ages, I secured many great interviews for editorial assistants at Random House and the like due to sheer persistence and networking, but could never make the cut, most likely due to inexperience and wrong major. I secured a media research analyst job at a well-known media firm which I am doing quite well in, and am happy with the work. However, publishing still beckons. Tying in with my second issue, being international. Work visas are basically impossible and HR people tend to just snort in disbelief when you broach the topic of being sponsored when you're basically just entry-level and your skills, esp. in the media industry, easily replacable. My current job position has not offered sponsorship and in fact, prospects of being sponsored are quite glum. They have pretty much told me it will be highly unlikely and I have a feeling they're just saying that instead of straight out 'No' so I'll stick around. I know my position here is important, it would be difficult but not impossible to replace me due to the re-training they'd have to do and basically, there's not many people that can re-train the new person in my position except myself and the supervisor, who's too busy to do it. But, still doubt they would be willing to spring the money and time to sponsor an entry-level-er. So. My work visa expires in July. It's like.. knowing I have so few months left, should I continue pursuing my publishing career, knowing full getting back into the job hunt AND finding a job in publishing is basically zero to none but IF by some small chance, I actually secure a job that will somehow sponsor me, all my problems will be solved. Or.. stick with this current job I have, which pays well, company has a good rep, gain the work experience being with them the next five months or so and padding up my resume, knowing they will probably give me a good referral, but then using up all my months here and knowing full well they are not going to renew my visa, and go home? I know I can prolly secretly job hunt while keeping this job and if something sticks, run for my life towards publishing, but even if I were to get a job in publishing for now, it would be a definite pay cut, and don't even know if working as an ed. asst for five months is worthwile to my future career. I'm just wondering if my position here as a media analyst will have any weight should I decide to pursue publishing further down the road. Sorry for the long-winded post! |
