A reason to hire me

The media can be more powerful than politicians. With this power, comes responsibility and one of the most unpredictable careers ever. For me personally, becoming a journalist has been a life long goal.

After graduating with my honours degree this year, I intend to move to the Middle East to learn Arabic and gain experience within conflict zones such as Palestine and Lebanon. Palestine is an issue that is both ongoing and challenging at the same time. I thrive on challenges and work best under pressure and I believe that reporting on such a controversial issue will help me use skills I learned in university to the best of my abilities.

First time at the BBC

My first experience of working for the BBC was exciting an nerve wracking at the same time. I walked into the induction for Radio Scotland nervously in April 2007 followed by a handful of other jittery students. We were all in the same boat.

We were briefed on interviewing techniques, given a short history of Radio Scotland and much to my surprise, were not told to make coffee for the bosses.

The toothy BBC smile