Interview All-gonso

I woke up just like any normal morning. I made a pot of coffee and ate a bowl of Corn Pops. I jumped into my car and noticed that all of my documents from yesterday were stolen!! I had done an entire interview with Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs and all of the notes were completely gone.

The interview took me awhile to set up because Alfonso Soriano is a hard player to get a hold of. I had a lot of quotes from him that I cannot remember off the top of my head and it would be highly unethical of me to put quotes in an article that are not accurate. I am going to try and get back in contact with the Cubs’ clubhouse and see how easy it would be for me to get a second chance with Alfonso.

I really hope that this doesn’t affect my job with Sports Illustrated. I have only been working with Sports Illustrated for about 2 years and I do not want this incident to negatively affect any potential promotions. In the future, I am going to keep all the materials from a given day with me at all times instead of storing them in my car. I am also going to invest in a car alarm!

I am still waiting to hear back from the police about this surveillance tape that luckily caught all of the action as it happened. The woman might be a rival writer from the Tribune!

-Mr. Clark

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I have an interview coming up with Sports Illustrated and I am really looking forward to it. I have gone through my college career and graduated with a strong GPA of 3.83. I feel like my hard work is finally getting shown. I got a sweet internship at ESPN.com and feel as if that experience will shine through in my interview since it is so closely related. I have also spent so much time writing for the newspaper around campus.

I have been preparing all week for the interview tomorrow. I even bought a new suit that I am going to wear to make a good first impression. I have done extensive research on the company to learn all that I can. I’ve learned that Sports Illustrated was one of the first magazines to truly use color and photos so liberally. They have even made a reputation of having some of the best photographers of all publications. They are very innovative with the magazine, being one of the first magazines to publish different covers of the same issue depending on the destination of circulation. I really hope I can use these facts effectively in tomorrow’s interview!

I am confident in the upcoming interview because I have been practicing all week with my best friend. Although I have trouble making eye contact with him because he makes me laugh, I know that keeping eye contact with the interviewer will be crucial for me. Another useful strategy will be to stay positive and upbeat while talking in the interview and in my overall demeanor around the building.

-Mr. Clark

Holy Cow!

I want to be a sports writer more anything in the world! My favorite sport is baseball and my favorite team is the Chicago Cubs. I love all the different aspects of the game; from the different coaching strategies to the bizarre statistics that record every aspect of every game. My dream job is as a baseball writer for Sports Illustrated, where my passion for sports could unite with my passion for writing.

To have a good chance at being a baseball writer for Sports Illustrated, I will have to go to college for a degree in Communications, Journalism, or English. I will need to focus my energy on getting internships with magazines and newspapers during college summers in order to gain some experience with doing research, fact checking, and other intangibles of journalism. To work at a prestigious sports magazine such as Sports Illustrated, I will need to write as much as possible. I could look for work at my University’s newspaper as well as other publications around campus.

In 2006, writers made a median income of $48,640. This is more than enough money for me to survive and I would consider doing freelance writing on the side to make some extra cash. I could also look in the future for editor positions that yield higher earnings. As of now, the job market for writers is continuing to grow as fast as the average occupation through the year 2016.

-Mr. Clark