I never thought I would be one of those people who spoke of their job regularly in conversations. Likewise, I never really have had a job that I have truly enjoyed. I am very spontaneous, creative and somewhat ADD so routine jobs that have no variation in daily tasks are as unappealing to me as going to the dentist. Luckily, my internship with BlogCatalog has proven to be different as I am always doing something new and interesting each and every day.
I am currently working on a mock advertising proposal that has proven to be quite difficult and tedious as I am learning the math part of advertisement which includes lots of guessing and checking budgets, impressions, CPM rates, inventory percentages etc. It’s like a puzzle, if you change one thing, the whole puzzle changes. However, my interest and hunger for knowledge of the whole advertising business is constantly growing so challenges like a mock advertising proposal excites me. I was told that if I really learn and understand how to do the math part of advertising, I will have learned an essential skill that companies highly desire and value.
I have never explored the social web as a business nor have I ever been exposed to advertising in the past so learning all of this new and useful information has really enabled me to learn more about myself and what I am interested in. It is not hard for me to relate to those job-oriented conversationalists anymore because it makes sense. If you have a job that challenges and excites you then obviously you will talk about it.
