I got the chance to do something young reporters everywhere dream of: cover a public address of the President of the United States of America.

I started to realize I could not bear the thought of spending the rest of my life staring at an Excel screen and crunching numbers for a living. My mind was crowded with numbers and allocation strategies, so there was no room left for creativity.

Building a career in journalism doesn’t happen overnight. April Robinson, a young reporter at the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, offers up some of her own experiences and advice for aspiring young journalists.

With nothing else on the employment horizon, I thought about what to do come September. I decided to head home to Vancouver for a while, and then come back to Toronto eventually to look for work.

Now, only two weeks until classes, I am still anxious and scared. I have no idea how I am going to do and no idea on how I am going to do it. Everything about doing a master’s seems to grown up for me. I am supposed to be seen as an emerging leader in my academic field.

Just like the aftermath of unwrapping that ideal present, while holding my diploma and notebooks full of knowledge, that familiar dream-squashing sentiment set in. All of the shiny other majors with job prospects and networking possibilities were seemingly more attractive in the post-grad glow.

Leading the helm at NotableTV is young entrepreneur Julian Brass, who was able to turn a teenage passion into a business and career that matched his interests. His experiences as a young entrepreneur are shared here and provide a glimpse into how he to got started with his own company.

Welcome to the Young Life Crisis (YLC). Even if they don’t admit it, I guarantee almost every new graduate has at least had a flash of one. It gets stronger with every rejection email, or when you hear someone you went to school with is now living happily employed after.

Even if an internship does not lead to a job right away, building and maintaining relationships will make it easier to find a job later. Melissa urges prospective interns to “keep in touch with the people you meet – you never know when they’ll need your help or you’ll need theirs.”

If the entertainment/media industry is where you want to build a career, take it from me: being an intern is the only way to get your grubby little foot in the otherwise closed door. Doing internships will not only get you the experience you need on your resumé, they encourage some serious personal growth.