It was an obvious place to meet if we were characters in an art house film. Maybe a classical library, or a museum of architecture, would have sufficed for the purposes of ambience. But this was marketing. Cynical it may seem, but just because our work is all about sales, or more specifically, selling a product, it doesn't mean we don't personally appreciate the objects we use in our work. We do, we're people selling to people, so we must engage on that level for our projects to be successful.

Our client usually used an in house team for their marketing work. But due to the nature of this project, our account needed someone from outside. They called a week before, and suggested the location. I liked the idea and wondered whether this had any bearing on the project, or was simply some kind of new cool place to for clients to meet project managers.

Finally, at the age of 27, I've got my degree. I want to do a Masters degree next. But I want a year in the real world. I've considered everything from sports coaching to retail. Some jobs are really fun but no money, which is kind of essential really. Other jobs are lots of money but, well, do I have the necessary skills and experience? A sales job, I feel, delivers a good balance on what I've proved to be good at before, and what skills and experience I need to combine with my masters to get an even better job after that!

My two children are in primary school. So I will need to apply for a sales job that will fit in around that. There's always childcare, so the sales job that offers a reasonable childcare provision will be one of my priorities.