Mentoring Blog

Here are job pages for graduates and audio professionals, plus articles about media careers with advice and guidance and opinion on the industry

Trusting your news. Why being accurate is less common than you think

david003464

Mar 162 min read

Trusting your news. Why being accurate is less common than you think

I have been thinking about the reliability of news content a lot lately. This was sparked by a couple of things; an interview with a...

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Axing the CV. The company looking for a different way to find talent

david003464

Mar 111 min read

Axing the CV. The company looking for a different way to find talent

Global PR agency Team Lewis has long tried to think differently about talent, with an existing charitable foundation, academy and masters...

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"An odd band to love". Four decades listening to Del Amitri, by me and the band

david003464

Mar 41 min read

"An odd band to love". Four decades listening to Del Amitri, by me and the band

Just after the pandemic I was lucky enough to interview Justin Currie and Iain Harvie from Del Amitri. They were releasing their first...

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Jason Isbell's majestic Union Chapel show

david003464

Jan 293 min read

Jason Isbell's majestic Union Chapel show

It seems harsh to describe someone who has been working in music for more than twenty years as a relative unknown. But Jason Isbell's is...

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Repetition in radio? Just a minute! It's not a crime

david003464

Jan 82 min read

Repetition in radio? Just a minute! It's not a crime

I often get told by my wife not to watch or listen to news because I am so critical and get annoyed at things that 'normal' people do not...

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david003464

Oct 23, 20233 min read

Why have a mentoring session?

A guide to the mentoring and how it could help you

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Protecting your mental health when job hunting

david003464

Aug 15, 20234 min read

Protecting your mental health when job hunting

Looking for work is boring, exhausting and often very lonely. It is a draining experience that can have a negative effect on your mental...

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The Strangest Thing: Why George Michael's death still hits me hard

david003464

Aug 7, 20233 min read

The Strangest Thing: Why George Michael's death still hits me hard

A few weeks after George Michael's death in 2016, I wrote a piece about how much his passing had affected me. This was a year after David...

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We won’t have less mistakes if we have fewer pedants

david003464

Jun 30, 20233 min read

We won’t have less mistakes if we have fewer pedants

How much that headline irritates you, might depend on how much of a language pedant you are. Of course, it should be fewer on both...

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Radio news: stale, unimaginative and out of date

david003464

Jun 6, 20233 min read

Radio news: stale, unimaginative and out of date

Radio news used to be the first place we discovered what was happening in the world. The fact Britain had gone to war with Germany in...

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david003464

Apr 20, 20232 min read

10 tips for getting your CV into shape

Designing your CV - getting your career in order 10 tips to help you get it into shape Creating a CV (or resume) is something we often do...

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david003464

Apr 20, 20232 min read

8 ways to maximise your internship

How to maximise your internship

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AI and news. Doing the churn while you do the journ.

david003464

Mar 31, 20233 min read

AI and news. Doing the churn while you do the journ.

As experts predict a huge role for AI in the media in the not too distant future, can managers find a way to maximise its potential...

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Don't bring me down, Bruce. Why Radio 2 losing more talent to commercial radio is not a disaster.

david003464

Mar 3, 20233 min read

Don't bring me down, Bruce. Why Radio 2 losing more talent to commercial radio is not a disaster.

As Ken Bruce completed his last Radio 2 show on Friday (March 3rd), the outpouring of messages on social media was extraordinary. He is a...

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New Year new job? Don't be afraid of the cliche

david003464

Jan 3, 20233 min read

New Year new job? Don't be afraid of the cliche

It is natural to begin a new year thinking about changes you would like to make in your life and perhaps this will focus on your career....

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The BBC's problem isn't being biased, some of the journalism has just become lazy

david003464

Nov 6, 20224 min read

The BBC's problem isn't being biased, some of the journalism has just become lazy

When Owen Jones released his video rant about the BBC reporting of the economic situation recently, he started by making some very fine...

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Bridging the gap. Lessons learned by a graduate

david003464

Jul 30, 20223 min read

Bridging the gap. Lessons learned by a graduate

Ivan Zhelev is a recent graduate from the University of Westminster. He was an excellent student but someone who worried about bridging...

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Del Amitri Documentary: Making Fatal Mistakes

david003464

Feb 3, 20221 min read

Del Amitri Documentary: Making Fatal Mistakes

In 2021 I was lucky enough to interview Del Amitri lead singer Justin Currie and the band's guitarist Iain Harvie. They formed Del Amitri...

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Hitting the target. Getting your application cover letters and statements right

david003464

Jan 31, 20222 min read

Hitting the target. Getting your application cover letters and statements right

We did a poll recently on job applications and cover letters was easily the part of the process people find the hardest. Below are some...

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Swift versus Albarn. The answer is in the ear of the beholder

david003464

Jan 26, 20223 min read

Swift versus Albarn. The answer is in the ear of the beholder

Damon Albarn's spat with Taylor Swift has reminded me of a private rage I have felt about one of the greatest pop songs of this century....

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