The Run-In

Its about this time of year in the Barclays Premier League when everyone's attention suddenly turns to the middle of May. So much is talked about / written / moaned about (Arsene Wenger) for the last few weeks of the season, as games of football come thick and fast (***football cliché siren***), that its almost entirely possible to forget everything else that's happening, and also the potential of forgetting to enjoy it.

Forgetting to enjoy myself is something that I've realised that I'm in danger of doing. For the last couple of weeks I've been feeling the stress of looming deadlines a bit a lot, so if I've come across as being angrier / more 'sweary' and obnoxious than Malcolm Tucker (from BBC's The Thick of It, see 'best of' YouTube vid below) then I can only apologise. Normal service will resume shortly!

Malcolm Tucker - "Best of" video (Contains swearing!)



The three years I've had at uni have been (on the whole) amazing, and I'd like to think that I've made life-long friends (also some life-long enemies, but alas) from the people I've met at Southampton Solent. It does scare me that in mid-May everything will be handed in, and then the next few weeks will be packing up to move home and try and find a job somewhere!

Anyway, here's my 'run-in' for the next few weeks...

April 7th 2011
Graduate Scheme Recruitment / Assessment Day, London (See previous blog)
(The lucrative Champions League knock-out tie)

Mid-April
Charity client - End of pro-bono campaign / Handover of eBay store
(Possibility of an Oracle Communications wrap party?)

Late April
Easter / Royal Wedding
(Try to resist chocolate eggs for the former, acquire an invite for the latter)

May 3rd
Final presentation with Charity client
Persuasive Comms. - Reflective Log
(The presentation is a difficult 'six pointer'. Field a 'weakened' team for the reflective log)

May 5th
Dissertation hand in
(The big one, the equivalent of Manchester United or Chelsea at 'home')

May 10th
Media & Communication project / report hand in
Charity client - final report & evaluation due in
(2 reports due in one day, I think that's true fixture congestion!)

May 16th
PR Strategy Exam
(Last day of the season. Get the Champagne on ice and the "We're going up" signage ready! See image below)

Anyway, enough of the football metaphors. I'm looking for advice from those who've been through the third year, and survived. Let me know your tips and tricks!

Paul