Rejection:I am sorry to say that everything was not Hunkydory, sadly I did not receive a reply to my letter requesting work experience. I telephoned the company several times over the last few weeks but was constantly told the person I needed to speak to was busy. I left my name, number and email address but nobody got back to me. I rang again Monday and asked for a email address that I may contact the person concerned but the lady on the phone asked me what my enquiry was regarding, I told her work experience and she said "oh no we don't do that".
Reflection: My initial reaction was anger and disappointment, not because I did not get any work experience but disappointment in the fact that they did not acknowledge my letter nor did anyone return my calls. In the past at this stage I would have, had a cry, spat my dummy out dug my heels in and given up. However, I did none of the latter I decided to evaluate and analys the experince as a whole. In doing this it made me realise that I had more or less pinned all my hopes on this one company, when in reality I should have been looking at other options and other possibilities. So the next question I asked myself was "If I can not find work experience with in the craft design field what other career paths appeal to me"? I looked back at the very first questionnaire we where given in this module and I had written down three things "fabric designer , craft designer, curator", now I have a new starting point.
Plan of action: Research local museums, galleries and establishments that hold exhibitions. Don't limit my sights on just textiles or design. Establish contact via email or in writing or visit in person. Maybe look a little further a field, Manchester, Preston and Lancaster. Look at my list of contacts, maybe they might be able to introduce me to other contacts or cenections. So let the journey begin.
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