Generation crunch received another blow this week with The Guardian announcing that it would not be running its graduate trainee scheme this year.
The scheme attracts hundreds of applicants every year and is slavered over by student journalists across the country as they push on to their goal.
Yet, it was not to be and a career in PR or communications seems ever closer for this years graduates.
Declining newspaper sales, a loss of revenue from advertising and the general economic climate has led to the majority of newspaper companies freezing recruitment and trainee journalist jobs have become an endangered species.
Last week at Norton College, Sheffield, a group of graduates successfully completed their NCTJ fast track course. Only two of them have found jobs.
But I will keep on trying and onwards and upwards I will go to 300wpm shorthand. Surely that will stand out on the CV. Or perhaps an exclusive with Obama would do the trick.
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Another nail in the coffin for generation crunch.
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This is pretty concerning stuff... I'm on the current fast track at Norton in Sheffield. Its a great time to be in school but a 17 week course doesn't exactly give the economy much time to stabilize! I'm blogging about it too, so after reading this I'll probably include the job hunt when it comes down to it too!
Hey Tom, it is concerning and very frustrating after all the training graduate journalists will have been through and the fees that we have paid. But the economy will pick up again eventually and companies will have to recruit. I hope the course is going well for you.
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