when I grow up I want to be an event planner...

because what other job allows you to surf the net/ask people for ideas for function venues, be on the phone the whole day calling up funky venues to ask for quotations for your specifications and then pay to go down to the venue in a cab in the middle of the working day to check out the venue, speak to the catering manager while being shown around the function room and look through all the quotations to come up with that ONE venue that fits all the requirements?

Reed UK is hiring - should i apply? i dont like sales so it will have to be a marketing job but can i really stand the long and erratic hours? is Reed really the place for me? my boss says that the first 2 places you work at after you graduate is usually not the right company/job for you because you are just starting out and finding out what you want to do. and Josh thinks i should just apply so that i get the option of choosing if they offer me a place.

i guess i am not in a position to turn down an option at the moment because from my disappointing internship-hunting experience, PR and Marketing jobs are hard to come by. and i might have the advantage applying to Reed because i've met the UK office reps at the last GT and can probably get a recommendation from the Singapore office. only problem is that they are looking for a few years of relevant experience and i, sadly, dont have that unless they want me in at starting level and train me.

it kind of sucks to not get anywhere with just your CV - time to exploit contacts? :) that's what they call networking, right?