The World Competes

I get the occasional reader from the United Kingdom, so I’d like to pass on this opportunity. The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) is looking for 15 people to work for them. This is an opportunity directed at people who are just leaving high school or the university, and it is a paid position. Click on the link for more information about the Get Ahead School Leaver’s Programme.

While I’ve never actually worked for the Olympics, this does sound like an excellent opportunity. I did carry the US flag in 1996 for the Olympic Torch Relay Kickoff for the Atlanta Olympics, and I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything. One of my life’s mottoes is carpe diem, or “sieze the day”. If you have the opportunity to do something, and you don’t even try, then you might regret it for years afterwards.

This is a two-year program that runs from this September to September 2012 (I suppose after the Paralympics are over). The application deadline is April 11th, so if you are interested, you better get moving and apply.