My Dream Job

My Dream Job
Journalist
Why I want to be a
Why I want to be a
Journalist?
Journalist?
The main reason to why I want to become a
journalist is because I think thats something
Im good at. I am really fond of creatie writing!
and I hae a huge interest in "nglish #iterature
too. $ot only that but I also loe reading books
as well as maga%ines! and to be someone who
writes for a job! I think that would be &erfect for
me as I would be interested in it and I would be
enthusiastic towards my job. I also think that if
you make something you like to do a career you
will always be ha&&y to wake u& in the morning
and go to work! and thats what I want. 'nd the
biggest &lus &oint is that the &ay of this job is
reasonable which is like the icing on a cake.
(kills I would need)
(kills I would need)

Writing* +retty obious as your job would be

centred around writing

,e able to research* -ou will need to research into

stories that you will be writing about

,e able to meet deadlines* -ou will hae deadlines

and you should be able to meet them

,e able to work under &ressure* There might be

times where you hae to write a whole article in
a short s&an of time! and in those
circumstances you need to know how to stay
cool
.uali/cations $eeded
.uali/cations $eeded

Minimum of 0 12("s 3one of these

must be in "nglish4

'*#eel "nglish

Degree in Journalism
(alary
(alary
Most journalists start o5 by writing for a
local news&a&er6maga%ine and they earn
around 789!::: ; you can e<&ect 78!0:: or
7=::: &ay rise.
The aerage salary for all journalists is
79>!0::! but the salary can be more or less
de&ending on what you are writing for.
(alaries for (enior writers ranges from
70:!:::* 7?0!:::.
Working @ours
Working @ours
Majority of the writers work long hours.
They are mainly working on a freelance
basis. Most of the newcomers work on a
freelance basis! as they are trying to get
more contacts as well as more
e<&erience. (ome &eo&le work on a
freelance basis for their whole life! and
there is more demand for freelance
workers.