{"id":7386,"date":"2016-01-20T03:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T03:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=7386"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:10","slug":"how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed","title":{"rendered":"How This Millennial Got A Job Writing For BuzzFeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How does one get a job with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the internet\u2019s most visited websites<\/a><\/strong>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pulilan native\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isabelle Laureta\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>studied in UP Los Banos and got her degree in Development Communication in 2013. Typically, graduates of the program find work in government, social work, and sometimes the media. However, this soft spoken 22 year-old\u2019s real passion was art and painting and so the dream to become a graphic artist began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After her bum break of six months after graduation, Isabelle applied for several graphic artist positions and got accepted to a few but being the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2016\/06\/millennials-are-the-future\/?utm_source=b2c-blog&amp;utm_medium=in-text&amp;utm_campaign=blog-CTA&amp;utm_content=millennials-future-071816&amp;ref=b2c-blog_free_blog-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millennial<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that she is, \u201cmapili ako eh\u201d, she wanted the right one. The right one, however, never came so when the offer to be the social media manager for one of the country\u2019s biggest TV networks came, she couldn\u2019t pass it up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7414\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-1-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This was where Isabelle got her first taste of \u201creal life.\u201d She was lucky because she got to incorporate her love for painting into her work where her job was to create content for the network\u2019s social media channels and some of the channels of the different shows and productions. While she learned a lot there, Isabelle soon realized that the life of TV media was not for her. She left after nine months.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed\/#A_millennial_through_and_through\" title=\"A millennial through and through\">A millennial through and through<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed\/#omg_wow_win\" title=\"#omg #wow #win\">#omg #wow #win<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed\/#Meow-sings\" title=\"Meow-sings\">Meow-sings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed\/#What_are_your_plans_for_the_future\" title=\"What are your plans for the future?\">What are your plans for the future?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_millennial_through_and_through\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">A millennial through and through<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Back to square one and like any 20-something displaced after leaving a job, Isabelle didn\u2019t see it as the worst thing. In fact, she was relishing her newfound freedom. It gave her a chance to do the things millennials love: eating, sleeping, Instagram, and cats. On one fateful Facebook scroll in October 2014, she stumbled upon a BuzzFeed post looking for contributing writers. She wasn&#8217;t exactly busy and creating content for one of the internet\u2019s most visited sites is not something you get to do everyday. She clicked &#8220;apply&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Expecting a tedious process, the entire application was lightning fast. From the time she applied to the day she got the offer, only about a week had passed. Isabelle breezed through the initial tests and her \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellel4eae92a8d\/46-thoughts-a-first-time-balut-eater-has-had\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audition post<\/a><\/strong>\u201d on the site made waves. But then the people from BuzzFeed asked for an interview. A Skype interview. \u201cAyoko na. Wag na,\u201d she thought at the idea, \u201cbaka Amerikano \u2018yung mag-iinterview sa&#8217;kin eh.\u201d Confetti bursted through the bandwidth when the BuzzFeed interviewer on the other end spoke to her in Tagalog. Manila bred\u00a0<strong>Matt Ortile<\/strong>\u00a0works in editorial operations at the BuzzFeed HQ in New York. He is also the head of\u00a0<strong>BuzzFeed Philippines<\/strong>\u00a0and Isabelle\u2019s latest boss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7412\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-2-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog\/things-you-need-to-do-to-ace-that-skype-interview-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO ACE THAT SKYPE INTERVIEW<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"omg_wow_win\"><\/span>#omg #wow #win<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What started out as a contributing writer job with a few articles per month has turned into the best thing that\u2019s happened to her and a regular 10 articles every month. Her first BuzzFeed post,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/hija-youre-so-big-now#.fgKXZkEmN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 Signs You\u2019re The Tita Of Your Friend Group<\/a><\/strong>, was published on January 8, 2015. When Isabelle first saw it, her first thoughts were, \u201cWow, may pangalan na ako sa BuzzFeed.\u201d Since then, every new post she comes out with gets re-posted like wildfire on Philippine social media. Even without sharing her BuzzFeed posts on her own feed, people find them and her name has become a mainstay. She\u2019s humbly happy with the recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unlike traditional blogging, what takes a huge chunk of Isabelle\u2019s creation process is not the writing but finding the material. It takes a different kind of dedication to the internet to churn out kinds of topics Isabelle comes up with. Aside from being internet savvy, Isabelle refers to herself as a social media tambay which is perfect for her line of work. Whatever she comes across, she writes about it. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/nay-bakit-may-uling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kung anong meron sa ref<\/strong><\/a>, slice of life topics that people don\u2019t talk about,\u201d like the fact that she eats every 20 minutes, \u201cit\u2019s great because people can relate to those kinds of things.\u201d Her favourite topics to write about, however, are local\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/dalinay-dalinay#.iurO16j8P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>celebrities<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/imma-let-you-finish-but#.mcpA2LRJ7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reaction memes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to trending events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI laugh at at what I write sometimes,\u201d she says of her portfolio. The freedom she gets when it comes to topics is why she loves writing for BuzzFeed. 95% of what she\u2019s written were ideas Isabelle came up with herself. The other bit is comprised of topics she\u2019s assigned to or collaborations like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/yung-ano\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How Stereotypically Filipino Are You?<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0quiz she did with editor Matt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7410\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-3-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-3-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She has an upcoming spoken word inspired collaboration where fellow BuzzFeed contributor\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/loreenordono\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loreen Ordo\u00f1o<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will take care of the text and Isabelle will provide the artwork. Be sure to watch out for that one because Isabelle is giddy about it. When she isn\u2019t writing, reading books, or watching movies, her time is taken up by brushes, colors, and canvases of every kind. She paints not only because she loves it but \u201cthat\u2019s what feeds my soul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meow-sings\"><\/span>Meow-sings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While Isabelle doesn\u2019t keep a blog or anything, she does do some freelance writing for a few other publications like Candy Magazine, Spot.ph, and Manila Bulletin where she just debuted in the lifestyle section with a weekly Friday column in called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mb.com.ph\/why-its-okay-if-things-are-not-working-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meow-sings<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Musings).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7408\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-4-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-4-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her calendar is probably up to the brim with deadlines but they don&#8217;t scare Isabelle.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/03\/problems-only-filipino-freelancers-understand?utm_source=b2c-blog&amp;utm_medium=in-text&amp;utm_campaign=blog-CTA&amp;utm_content=freelance-problems-071816&amp;ref=b2c-blog_free_blog-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Freelancing is the perfect job<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for her right now because she gets to work at home and at her own pace. \u201cThere\u2019s no pressure for time but it\u2019s hard for me to be responsible sometimes.\u201d Every month or so, she gets major brain blocks so she steps away from the computer, takes a breather and recharges with some cat videos or food. Most likely food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/11\/10-great-sites-to-find-freelance-jobs-here-and-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 GREAT SITES TO FIND FREELANCE JOBS HERE AND ABROAD<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When your job requires humour, you can\u2019t help but question how funny you actually are sometimes. Isabelle says that her self-esteem goes down too. She wonders \u201cwhat if I\u2019m not funny anymore or corny na \u2018yung mga jokes ko.\u201d When asked if she thought she was a funny person, she gave a meek, \u201cMmm.. yes. Hehe.\u201d She\u2019s grateful that she has people in her life to slap her back into reality with an ano ka ba! Don\u2019t worry, Isabelle, we crack up at every single line. How you come up with these jokes on such a regular basis is beyond us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Isabelle loves pretty much everything about her job at BuzzFeed Philippines. When asked about the worst thing about her job, she didn\u2019t really have an answer. Instead she gave the most challenging part: \u201cThe topics need to be super specific for Filipinos. As in super specific. There are things that apply to Filipinos but they can also apply to others.\u201d Her extra hard work to cater to readers of the motherland, however, pays off. The very Pinoy nature and accessibility<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>of her posts are so relatable and on point that every one of them has gone viral at one point or another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Isabelle shares her humor and findings from the internet for more than just virality or recognition though. Her favorite post that she\u2019s done,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/isabellelaureta\/kilig-sa-harana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>36 Of The Most Beautiful Words In The Philippine Language<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(which she did the typography art for), moved one of her readers out of depression. The reader told her that she changed his life with that post. At that point, Isabelle realised that her work is about more than just entertainment. There is real power and impact to what she\u2019s doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_your_plans_for_the_future\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">What are your plans for the future?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI really hope this continues. I\u2019m happy with BuzzFeed Philippines. I get to practice my creative freedom which I really appreciate because it\u2019s not something you can [always] get at a regular job.\u201d She hopes to one day write for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BuzzFeed Life<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0because \u201cit\u2019s like an umbrella column where you can write about\u2026 life.\u201d When asked if she had plans to one day make it to the BuzzFeed HQ in New York, she giggled, \u201cthat\u2019s the dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7406\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-5-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-this-millennial-got-a-job-writing-for-buzzfeed-5-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/?utm_source=b2c-blog&amp;utm_medium=in-text&amp;utm_content=signup-button-071216&amp;utm_campaign=blog-cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Sign up on Kalibrr<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0today and find the right job for you. 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