Quote: Marc P @ January 19 2010, 10:50 PM GMTShe's young, what's your excuse for being here?
I'm one of those internet bullies you keep reading about.
Application for job Page 2
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ January 19 2010, 10:57 PM GMTI'm one of those internet bullies you keep reading about.
I'm reading Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome right now, no internet bullies in that, No internet at all in fact! 
Quote: Katie Coe @ January 19 2010, 10:47 PM GMTYou want to conider that one of the applications was "It's inteirastng."
They spelt interesting wrong...
And I am a school student, so they won't be expecting it to be perfect...
I expect not.
That said, I'm assuming you wrote your application on a computer. Pretty much every piece of software I know of that can be used for word processing has spelling and grammar checkers built in. I wish I'd had the benefit of that when I was a teenager.
Like Kevin has pointed out, there are a number of mistakes in the application. It might have helped to get someone to read it before you sent it off, I'm sure people on here would be prepeared to help you write something. But that's not to say the employer won't pick up on your enthusiasm, which might see you through. Use this experience to your benefit in the future and take a bit more time over spelling, punctuation and grammar because, for a job involving writing, they're probably going to be looking for these skills to be in order.
Good luck Katie. Let us know how you get on. I'm sure the BCG crosses its collective fingers for you.
Good luck.
A word to the wise, though.
If you are going to ask people's advice, do it before you send stuff off.
There's probably about two dozen people on here who would have gladly written something pretty good to help you on your way.
Still, best of and all that...
nb Just noted that giggles got there before me. Now I feel stupid
Quote: Lazzard @ January 19 2010, 11:05 PM GMTGood luck.
A word to the wise, though.
If you are going to ask people's advice, do it before you send stuff off.
There's probably about two dozen people on here who would have gladly written something pretty good to help you on your way.Still, best of and all that...
nb Just noted that giggles got there before me. Now I feel stupid
Ner, ner, ner, ner, ner! *puts thumb to nose and wiggles out stretched fingers*
Quote: Lazzard @ January 19 2010, 11:05 PM GMTGood luck.
A word to the wise, though.
If you are going to ask people's advice, do it before you send stuff off.
There's probably about two dozen people on here who would have gladly written something pretty good to help you on your way.Still, best of and all that...
nb Just noted that giggles got there before me. Now I feel stupid
I did but no-one repilied and I needed to send it off quick...
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ January 19 2010, 11:00 PM GMTI expect not.
That said, I'm assuming you wrote your application on a computer. Pretty much every piece of software I know of that can be used for word processing has spelling and grammar checkers built in. I wish I'd had the benefit of that when I was a teenager.
I didn't use anything like microsoft word or anything like that...
Quote: Katie Coe @ January 19 2010, 11:11 PM GMTI didn't use anything like microsoft word or anything like that...
It is expensive.
You could try OpenOffice, if you don't have Word. It's free, easy to use, just as good as Word, and you can save your documents as Word docs if needs be.
Okay,but I didn't use this for the application form. If you click on the link in my original post, you will see the application form at the side...
So as you can tell I did not have spell check...
You can copy text from word processors into browsers and vice versa, as I expect you know.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ January 19 2010, 11:25 PM GMTYou can copy text from word processors into browsers and vice versa, as I expect you know.
Unfortunately I didn't know about this thing you just sent me
Quote: Katie Coe @ January 19 2010, 10:09 PM GMTMy school have teamed up with Rock FM to start our own radio station.
Our school teamed up with Hazard Alley in Milton Keynes for talks about the hidden dangers of household appliances.
Quote: Katie Coe @ January 19 2010, 10:09 PM GMTI have applied for the job of a creative writer. Job description here http://www.rockfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=1361939&spid=33279 (scroll down to the bottom)
I've dug up a typical brief for a Creative Writer. Creation/Global Ideas or whatever name they trade under these days always send out the same test for those who want to work in that area. Personally, I couldn't think of a worse way of spending a working day, so I stuck to production and dicking about in Pro Tools.
Client: The Blood Transfusion Service - 0800 66 88 99 .
Nature of Business: Blood Supply to the NHS.
1) WHO are we talking to?
All physically fit people between the age of 18 and 60 years.
2) WHAT do we want them to do?
Call the 0800 number to find out when the next session in their area is and attend it.
3) WHY should they do it?
The greater good of everyone.
HINTS
This client wants to use the 'scatter-gun effect' of radio to reach as wide an audience as possible.
The number of scripts for this campaign is not specified but any more than five is probably excessive.
Durations are up to you, but the commercials should be no longer than 60 seconds.
When timing your commercials, read out loud against a stopwatch and remember to allow time for effects etc.
Commercials are always a unit of ten in length (i.e. 10, 20, 30 etc.)
If you enjoy doing that, then it should be a breeze.
Quote: Splodge @ January 20 2010, 12:01 AM GMTin Milton Keynes
Woo!
Best of luck Katie. This is perhaps the wrong place to ask an opinion on your letter, as you can plainly see. For what it's worth, your letter comes over as enthusiastic, and with 70 people applying, all you can hope is that you did enough. Maybe you could have included a good example of your work to push your application ahead of the others, but fear not, I doubt anyone else has.
I wouldn't worry about grammar too much in this instance, most people in commercial radio can hardly write their own names, let alone spot punctuation errors. Sweeping statement? Probably. 
Again, best of luck.