Seemingly unable to stay out of the news, Charlie Sheen has advertised for a social media intern to manage his social network.
Evidently Sheen seems quite able to keep his face in the papers on his own, but now he is offering graduates, the slightly worrying opportunity to write Charlie Sheen on their CV, by helping him rebuild his public image. This full-time, paid internship requests a, "hard-working, self-motivated, creative, resourceful and social media savvy individual," clearly qualities that Sheen holds in high esteem.
As millions of twenty-something's start to put applications together, we have to question how far will graduates go for a job or at least, to get their foot on the glittering Hollywood ladder?
Sheen's shameless self-promotion is illustrated within the graduate internship description, describes himself as holding the, "Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Twitter." Is this is the kind of achievement that is worthwhile for graduate to give up eight weeks of their summer, while the global success of Two and a Half Men, an achievement that Sheen should be proud of, does not even enter into the equation?
However, despite the distorted assertion that, you will learn how to promote Hollywood's most 'trending' celebrity," Sheen's internship offers graduates the chance to become part of the media world and create links within the celebrity network. The on the job, hands-on approach is what many employers are looking for, with recent reports that "the reality is that in today's world young people do not need an either-or approach academic or vocational they need both."
Therefore, could Sheen's internship be the future of graduate jobs? Or will the world soon realise that this washed up star is pulling on his last resources to repair his broken image?
Jenni, GRB Journalist
