by Bob Witten What do employers look for when you apply for a job? Or put another way, what can you do to ensure you don’t get the job? Plenty, according to news directors at a recent conference sponsored by…
How not to get a job
Tag: Job hunting
The right way to do a resume?
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to resumes. Should it be kept to one page? Is there any point to including any objective? (No and no. If you have two pages worth of experience and skills, put them out there! …
The new journalism grad requirements
“We’ve gone beyond online, print and TV – every job seems to be a multi-platform position,” says Crystal Lauderdale, Video & Multimedia Product Manager at New York Times Company, Regional Media Group. Lauderdale says we’ll probably never go back to the days of…
Ten tips for getting a TV news job
Thousands of recent or soon-to-be journalism grads are combing media company websites and shooting out resumes all across the country right now. So what types of jobs are they likely to find? In doing content analysis of more than 500…
Getting a job in sports
Is it just me or does it seem like every third student in j-school wants to get a job in sports? There are certainly plenty of young men and women who can accurately spout off statistics and player names, team…
Job hunting advice
As the country emerges from recession, TV newsrooms are beginning to hire again. The industry has a long way to go to recover from the past two years, during which the workforce shrank by more than 5%. But at least…
Build your portfolio
You’ve reported for the student newspaper, covered stories for your college TV or radio station’s newscasts and started your own blog. Good! But you may want to consider these additional options for building your clip portfolio or resume reel. UPIU.com,…
Preparing to ‘fill in’ anchor
Reporters who want to anchor often get their first opportunity as a “fill in” when a colleague is away. Some slide right into the chair and do just fine. But others worry that something will go wrong and they won’t…
Job hunting for new journalists
In just a couple weeks, hundreds of new journalism graduates will be starting their job hunts in earnest. Though we’re hearing a lot of bad news about job prospects overall, there are openings. In a recent check of company Web…
How to get a job in journalism
Apparently, the days of the one-page cover letter are over. Virgil Smith, vice president/talent management for Gannett, says too many journalism job hunters are following advice left over from the 1980s. “The one page resume makes no sense. I want you to tell me…