I probably had the best two weeks I’m going to have this year whilst on work experience. I did my first week in RTE and my second week in a whole host of places such as the criminal courts, a TV production company, a TV and advertising post production house, a sound engineer's and a radio show. I would guess it’s safe to say I had one of the most varied experiences out of my year.
On the first day of the first week I came into RTE eager and nervous, wearing a freshly ironed shirt and a new tie. I was then briskly shoved into a car With a camera man named Padraig and a reporter named Coleman. We went to a press conference about litter and clean towns - it was safe to say it wasn’t as exciting as I had dreamt of but I was with two great guys and I learned a lot. I then went out with an RTE satellite van, a different cameraman and a different reporter to shoot a live segment for the Six-One News.
The week that followed was packed with adventure, excitement, reports and a host of rotating RTE officials but one of my friends joined me for 3 of the days. On Tuesday I worked a 12 hour day on Prime Time. On the Wednesday I was covering the BT Young Scientist with 3 different branches of RTE - News2day, Mooney Goes Wild and the Six-One News. On the Thursday I was an extra on Fair City and on Friday I covered Ireland having the European Presidency for 6 months.
Then started week two, I spent the first two days in the Criminal Courts together with another of the Transition Year students. We watched a court case about a young boy who had been stabbed two years prior and died. It was a very interesting experience but law I subsequently decided, is not for me.
I then worked with a TV production company called Piranha Bar that edit TV ads and do anything you could ask for in media. I l loved Piranha Bar. I could work there tomorrow, with no pay for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week and still love it! It was by far the highlight of my week simply because it involved computers, amazing people and it just could not have gone better.
Work experience was nothing like I thought it was going to be, it was exciting and people were helpful. It showed me the positive side of human nature. It's the people that I'll remember from those two weeks, the sheer fact that not all people are rude and abrupt but most are genuinely nice and caring.
Text: H.L.
On the first day of the first week I came into RTE eager and nervous, wearing a freshly ironed shirt and a new tie. I was then briskly shoved into a car With a camera man named Padraig and a reporter named Coleman. We went to a press conference about litter and clean towns - it was safe to say it wasn’t as exciting as I had dreamt of but I was with two great guys and I learned a lot. I then went out with an RTE satellite van, a different cameraman and a different reporter to shoot a live segment for the Six-One News.
The week that followed was packed with adventure, excitement, reports and a host of rotating RTE officials but one of my friends joined me for 3 of the days. On Tuesday I worked a 12 hour day on Prime Time. On the Wednesday I was covering the BT Young Scientist with 3 different branches of RTE - News2day, Mooney Goes Wild and the Six-One News. On the Thursday I was an extra on Fair City and on Friday I covered Ireland having the European Presidency for 6 months.
Then started week two, I spent the first two days in the Criminal Courts together with another of the Transition Year students. We watched a court case about a young boy who had been stabbed two years prior and died. It was a very interesting experience but law I subsequently decided, is not for me.
I then worked with a TV production company called Piranha Bar that edit TV ads and do anything you could ask for in media. I l loved Piranha Bar. I could work there tomorrow, with no pay for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week and still love it! It was by far the highlight of my week simply because it involved computers, amazing people and it just could not have gone better.
Work experience was nothing like I thought it was going to be, it was exciting and people were helpful. It showed me the positive side of human nature. It's the people that I'll remember from those two weeks, the sheer fact that not all people are rude and abrupt but most are genuinely nice and caring.
Text: H.L.