Both of the images featured above this text display my employer's feedback from my work experience placement. As displayed in both images, my feedback was extremely positive which I am very happy with. Furthermore, before I left, the staff mentioned to me strongly that I should keep in touch with them and that if more pitch worthy ideas arise I should fire them an email before also mentioning that I would be welcome to come back down to work at their offices again if I wished to do so. For me, I don't think the feedback could be much more positive than what I received and I am very keen to head back down to work with NME again in the near future to further improve my writing and gain even more knowledge within the music journalism sector.

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Looking at the feedback specifically, in relation to point number nine of the form (pictures above text), before finishing my final day of my placement at NME, I was personally thanked and congratulated by every writer that I had been working with over the past week for my hard work during my placement. This really meant a lot to me as beforehand, I had doubts in my abilities as a writer and my overall confidence approaching the role but to hear and see such genuine kindness from all the staff really helped boost my self-confidence in myself and as a writer.

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In addition, relating to point number ten on the feedback form, I was happy that I implemented my key strengths that I felt had approaching the placement such as being hard-working and approachable. I felt these skills were important in approaching the role as I wanted to gain the most out of my placement and overall, I feel as though I achieved more than I initially thought was possible. Also, I felt that I definitely learned new skills during my placement such as new writing techniques, research skills and creative skills as mentioned in the feedback where Hannah notes that I worked well at pitching articles that were suitable for NME's demographic. These skills were areas that I had noted needed improving in my skills-set and I am glad to see that as mentioned in employer feedback, I have managed to work on these skills and produce a high standard of work during my placement as a result of doing so.

 

To conclude, seeing such positive feedback from all the experienced staff I worked with during my placement and to witness the success of two of my own articles being published under NME was more than I could have wished for to get out of the placement. I strongly believe that this positive experience will open many exciting opportunities for my future career in the music industries. Also, I feel that this placement in particular has perhaps been a catalyst towards making me realise that music journalism could be a potential future career choice that isn't too far out of my grasp and with my new writing role as Dundee Venues Editor with The Skinny now underway, I feel that I am on a prosperous path towards achieving my biggest career ambitions.