Finding the ending

Picture from Shirley

Well the deadline is close, I am almost at the end of my degree! I cannot believe how quickly it has come round, I however can relate to feeling at times when there was no light at the end of the tunnel; but now I can see it and it is getting brighter!

Seeing the light has brought somethings to mind, such as my future project the wayward professional; to be honest I am quite excited that I will get to do some personal research the interests me and maybe it could help others who have similar concerns. It is like being a baby and learning to crawl before I can walk, how will I go about the research? will I have enough time? will I get bored and forget about it? Well then I will have to treat it as an assignment and put deadlines on my goals to get things done!

I do know one this and that is I want to make my website relevant and successful and my favourite blogger Gala Darling has definitely got me motivated, let's hope that the motivation hangs around after I finish my exams and assignments....

One thing I do know is that this idea I have not been able to shake, the idea of creating a blog about the first 5 years of work life after you finish university; the transition from years of studying to using the skills you have obtained to make a successful career for yourself.

Well we will just have to wait and see won't we

Z

The trip away from home



Wellington City, New Zealand

 



We all have these kinds of trips, I believe the saying is a home away from home; I know that is really meaning more along the lines of another country more than another city within you're country but hey, here in New Zealand it cost at least a grand to go to a country that is not in the Pacific Islands or Australia.

So for me, my home away from home is Wellington, a very good friend of mine lives there and I am finally getting to go visit her! However one day I am down there she is working, so being the super awesome person I am, I have looked up places to shop for the day. Wellington is well known for it's shopping and attractions; as I have already been to the Te Papa museum a few times, I am determined to find some bargains! I will make sure to be uber cool and take photos of the places I find these bargain and maybe if I am good I will write a review.

 

 

On a side note, I like to say the one things that astounds me is how violent social sports can be! I got this injury last night from my indoor netball game; but strangely I am not angry, I just find it funny that I was that determined to win that I fully injured myself to make sure, and proudly I can point out that my team did win the game!! Injuries to intrigue me as they are the results of us pushing ourselves beyond our limits, though however I cannot complain about my finger because my team mate my have broken her ankle, now that is dedication!

 

 

Have a awesome weekend everyone,

 

Z



Inspiring myself and other graduates

Well not only am I deciding to get a professional domain name, but I have also found an outlook to write about which I feel is important to me. It is almost time to finish up the degree and head into the workforce; but what struck me was "what do I do to get into the workforce?" and also has University actually given me the skill's the is needed to cope with work culture and expectations?

Therefore my website is going to be the findings of what it is like to transition from University to Work, I want to research about the effects positive and negative that having a degree has. Along the way I know I will write about topics in the workplace that I am sure so people would agree on, but I do think that it is important to study the shift. I have heard from vast sources that people find it easy to get jobs and while other people struggle to even get an interview, is there a reason to this? are some people simply missing the basic steps into getting an interview? or do some people just have ridiculously good luck? Plus do we have to take into consideration that external effects such as the economy may restricit us in certain fields?

Many questions, lots to answer and its all really exciting; but I do have to remember that I am still studying at the moment and that comes first! Because otherwise how am I going to do quality research if I do not have a degree myself?

Food for thought

Peace

Z

The Big Leagues

Well it now has come a time to be a bit more professional, and by meaning a bit more professional it means getting a domain name! Yes I did it, www.thewaywardprofessional.com has been established. It currently has nothing on it as I am still trying to figure out how to connect his blog to the website....

What made me make this decision? well it is the last year of my study (fingers crossed) and going out into the big wide world is quite daunting, especially when you have been a student for coming up about 4 years. You get into a routine of things, how much money you have per week or how many (or few) hours you work per week etc.. I thought this blog was intended to be my chronicle of 2012 and what it has in stored for me; but now I want to also continue with what happens after I graduate. That in itself is worth documenting about!

So $16 got me 2 years of the domain name, now I just have to figure out how to connect everything up!

On a side note it is the third week back at Uni and things are already super busy! Not to mention that quite a few of my friends are now having their birthdays! Come on people, I am a student, I am not made of money!

Peace

Z