Throughout your life you’ll be incessantly asked about your career; “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”, and so on, and so on. The interrogation starts at a young age and follows (and in some cases haunts) you until you’re old enough to retire. A lucky few already know the path they’ll follow and their career goals are clearly defined, however, the vast majority of us simply have no idea.

Additionally, in our experience, there’s usually a deluge of bog standard advice and meaningless information that can be found on the internet, at your careers service, or from your well-meaning, but slightly outdated, parents. There’s clearly a need for more personal and real information and we believe we have just that.

As part of a NEW regular feature we’re calling Careers Corner we’ll be inviting people from different industries to talk about their career and share with you the wisdom of their success. You’ll hear from professionals and freelancers from a wide range of careers including journalism, TV production, web design, marketing, radio production, architecture, law, and many more. So, first-hand accounts and real advice from the pros themselves!

Our aim is to provide you with useful information and valuable insights, so that you can determine whether you’re on the right track and if a certain industry would suit your long term ambitions. And even if you’re fairly confident of the career you wish to pursue, we believe there’s much that can be gleaned from our seasoned professionals.

The first interview will be posted next week, so watch this space!

If you’re a professional or a freelancer and would like to share your experiences with students and grads we would like to hear from you so please email us at support@freelancestudents.co.uk and add “Careers Corner” in the subject title.