So, I’ve finished my second year at university and I am looking at a 3 month summer holiday. What am I to do during that period? Usually I have a full-time job already organised by my part-time employers, but this year is different. I have a new part-time job and no prospect of it becoming full-time during the summer. So, I need to commence on that annual event that a lot of students partake in, I need to find a temporary summer job: (for all the Monty Python fans out there)

KEEPER: Stop! Who would cross the Summer of Death must answer me these questions three, ‘ere the other side he see.
MARTYN: Ask me the questions, keeper. I’m not afraid.
KEEPER: What is your name?
MARTYN: My name is Sir Martyn of Redstone.
KEEPER: What is your quest?
MARTYN: To seek a temporary job.
KEEPER: What is your favorite color?
MARTYN: Blue.
KEEPER: Right. Off you go.
MARTYN: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.

Right, so anyway, off I plod into Manchester city centre and spend the day going around all the job agencies and shops. I found nothing. Not even a whiff of a job, nothing at all. My day wasn’t wasted though, I did see this funny job advert:

I want to know how you can have a bendy driver? At least they won’t get injured in an accident I suppose!! I do have a bendy license, does that count? I asked the recruitment consultant and the answer was a resounding “no”, followed by “please can you leave now”. Ah well.

Well, since then, I have applied for a job at the University of Salford. It’s a temporary job as a Marketing Assistant within the PR department. This would be really good if I get it as from this weekend I will be living 5 minutes from the University and I’ve been known to do a bit of PR for the uni before. I got interviewed by The Guardian about facilities at Salford University and never thought much of it. I recently found the article, but was miffed to see only a couple of sentences were used when I had spoken to them for about 10 minutes. I suppose that’s journalists for you though!!