Kate Edwards
Hello – me again, and this time I’m getting involved in the HR blogging season. If a year ago someone had told me I’d be working in HR my reaction would have been ‘reaaaalllly?!’ but since joining 4Talent in January I have enjoyed every second.
My job as 4Talent Coordinator means I mainly project manage our Work Related Learning Programme, however I have had the opportunity to work on a number of other really interesting pieces of work including revamping the induction policy for new Channel 4 employees as well as getting involved in assessment centres for our Diversity Production Training Scheme.
In the last year my career has changed quite a lot. Having graduated, I went into radio as a Presenter and then Head of Music. Up until last year I looked after the music for Xfm London but unfortunately I was made redundant so I came to Channel 4 to be the Music Manager for the radio stations they were about to launch. Unfortunately, due to the economic climate, the radio project didn’t materialise.
Nevertheless, that wasn’t the end of the journey for me at Channel 4 and I applied for a maternity cover role in 4Talent. I tried really hard to see past the doom and gloom of my radio career fading before my eyes and to see the opportunities in front of me. Having only worked in radio, my CV was very focussed on one medium, using similar skills in a similar environment, but this new position has broadened my experiences and hopefully made me more employable in the future. In the last nine months with the direction of my line manager and supportive colleagues, I have had the chance to learn a whole new range of skills that I will be able to use going forward in (hopefully!) my long and happy media career.