MY 10 YEAR PLAN Erin Williams

About Me My name is Erin Williams and I am 17 years old. I am a student at South Downs College and am in my first year of my BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Multi-Media Journalism Course. My ideal job role is to become a Radio Presenter on a well known radio station. This job role appeals to me because to become a successful radio presenter you need to be able to generate ideas, and to communicate them creatively using only your voice effectively to a large audience. This skill is something that could be a challenge but is something I would enjoy to take on as a career.

This is also a job role that requires dedication as it could consist of long hours, especially early starts of at least 5:00am. Depending on the airing of a radio presenter’s show. ‘Airtime slots’ are typically around 3 hours but this can be anywhere on a 24 hour schedule depending on the popularity, genre of show, and the type of radio broadcast.

SWOT• Strengths – My strengths for this job role is that I can think creatively and am

able to generate these ideas in a confident manner. I am also able to communicate with different people and have good social skills when having to communicate with people for certain tasks. I also feel this job role is required to work effectively and quickly, and would have to become immune to working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines. This is something that I would require as a strength of mine. I also have knowledge when it comes to ICT Skills, and would be a quick learner in terms of knowing where and when to apply these skills

• Weaknesses – My weaknesses of mine would be working under pressure and having a certain time limit to complete a task. This particularly heightens my stress levels of being under pressure

• Opportunities - • Threats – The threats of facing this job role is other candidates applying for

this role who are more experienced and better skilled than you. This could be a major possibility as it is a rather popular and well known job title.

My Plan Of ActionDuring College: My course is the correct course I feel for my future job role as the skills I would need to know and have experience for is applied within this course. Its also a course which could offer multiple job roles if you later wanted to take a different path within the media route. After college: After college I would like to develop from my skills that I have learnt from college and extend them further by attending University. By doing this I would gain more experience and would heighten my possibility's in being successful at achieving the job role. Routes to take: With the skills you gain from university and college you could take the routes of applying for the job role straight away. There are also other routes you could take such as applying for apprenticeships to gain more experience. Or further study because it could be essential for your career path or highly desirable for entry into your chosen career. Alternatively, you may want to gain more skills and improve your chance of breaking into a career area, such as public relations or multimedia. Personally, I would like to apply for the job role after university as you can gain more experience while working, so you can still be learning while being successful in your job title. Opportunities: While in the process of learning, oppurtunities such as voluntary work would develop your skills and could help with deciding if that is the job role for you before taking it any further

Skills: What is looked for in a presenter Experience is essential when moving up the ladder in radio presenting. Most presenters start by broadcasting small shows on hospital radios, university radios, community stations or online streaming devices, which they usually volunteer for. Youtube has become excellent for practicing presenting and hosting and has become a source for many talent scouts and employers.Experience in a studio can often be gained from working alongside sound technicians and crews and progressing through broadcasting teams.Large radio stations and mainstream channels will not normally consider a radio presenter with no previous experience. A wide plethora of previous shows and versatile presenting is preferable.

Aswell as experience, major responsibilities are needed to be taken on board as Radio presenters are responsible for being the ‘voice’ of a radio station. This gives them the variety of responsibilities relating to engaging their audience and representing the station in a respectable light. These include:• Researching features that will come up during the radio show• Planning the general direction of the show. This may include writing and scripting in preparation.• Rehearsing• Meeting guests for the radio programme beforehand and discussing the outline of interviews• Working with a sound technology team and assisting them in sound check• Introducing music, guests and other features throughout the show

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My Target Grades for CollegeMy aim for when I leave college is to achieve triple distinction (DDD) in my Media Course. This will allow me to attend University and possibly a higher course the better the grades I achieve.

If I unfortunately do not achieve grades as well as this, I will need to look at other possible routes such as taking on an apprenticeship so that way I can gain skills to better my chances of receiving the job role I want

Applying for work Applying for work can be simply done by applying for job roles like these online. This is something I would consider while still attending college because it’s great experience to include on your CV for when applying for the job role in the future. Or, by starting of with voluntary work, it could lead you straight into an official full time job.

This is a good example of a possible threat you could face within this job role as the requirements could be something you are not able to meet.

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