You apply to jobs and/or reach out to your networks for referrals.

Towards the end of UWI, I fixed my resume and wrote a lovely email to my contacts. One called to say someone had an opening. Worked for two months as an Admin Assistant at Insurance Company of Jamaica. https://twitter.com/aaliyahtg__/status/1275999259280769025

At the beginning of the second month, a contact called me to see if I was still interested in journalism as I told them in high school. I had to do an interview to determine my suitability. Went to Gleaner in July and worked as a Junior Reporter.

I got bored of writing three stories every day. Told folks I was ready to leave. Contact at OCA sent my resume to someone at MOH and I was called for an interview. Started at VPA Jamaica in January 2008. All other opportunities were the same. My Track record opened doors for me.

In 2009, I got two jobs Comms Officer at JN and ED at Teens for Technology. A friend told me to apply for the former and I was successful. The latter I met the folks on Facebook because of my involvement in tech stuff. They were expanding and reached out to me (or supm like that)

I didn’t take up either position because I got the Chevening Scholarship and seemed it unprofessional to start and leave in a couple months. Also got the ESL Teaching opportunity to go to France but turned it down as well.