the further adventures of gadget girl
my techie alter ego is still going strong: i’m currently working on two tech features for a national newspaper, answering basic tech questions in woman’s weekly every two weeks and…
this week i was offered a blogging job at a wonderful american site about women, lifestyle and tech. woot!
i haven’t started posting yet (i’ll keep you, er, posted, and remove the veil of mystery then) but i’m very excited about this! it’s such a great site, and very well-respected.
want to know how i got the job?
i just emailed to ask if they wanted another writer.
it was a powerful reminder to me of the value of asking for what you want - you never know where you might end up!
update: i’m so excited, i got offered another fabby blogging job (and of course accepted), again just by asking - more details soon!
March 9, 2008
Can’t wait to find out! Great work, Di!
March 9, 2008
Congrats! Can’t wait to read it (have just checked out your WW clippings on your other site!)
I agree with the asking thing - I got a job as a radio journalist/newsreader once - on a trial commercial station - simply by calling and asking, ‘Hey, do you need a newsreader by any chance?’
I expected them to say no, but it turns out they DID need one - and I got two months of priceless experience.
If I want something, I just ask - it sounds simple, but I know people who wouldn’t dare pick up the phone and ask someone a question because they think it sounds cheeky!
March 10, 2008
Ooh, well done, Diane!
March 10, 2008
Yay, good for you. Can’t wait to read it all. This is def going to be your year, I can feel it.
March 10, 2008
Thanks peeps! :)
March 11, 2008
Wowzers. Di! This is just fantastic!!!