Well, it’s not surprising, but it may be a bit depressing. The Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communications Graduates confirms what we all expected – it’s harder to find a job these days. …only 60.4% of the 2008 bachelor…
We keep telling everyone that it’s important to create a new kind of resume that showcases multimedia skills. The best way to do that, of course, is online, but what should your Web portfolio look like? At Arizona State University,…
If you’re looking for work in journalism, it helps to be able to showcase your skills. We’ve long advocated creating a multimedia portfolio online, usually on your own personal blog, to let potential employers see what you can do .…
Whether you’re one of the people already looking for a job or someone who’s thinking about that next move, the director of digital content for Scripps television stations, Chip Mahaney, has something to tell you. The key thing I advise job…
What can you say in 140 characters? The Media is Hirin’ Twitter feed is collecting short text resumes from journalists looking for jobs. Among my favorites so far: Will Work for Milk Duds: Nationally known film critic Larry Ratliff looking…
Here’s some good advice for new and would-be journalists: launch your own Web site (or blog) and do it now. The suggestion comes from Larry Atkins, who teaches journalism at Temple University and Arcadia University just outside Philadelphia. In a…
Anyone looking for a job in journalism needs to know what employers want. The short answer is, they want it all. They’re looking for journalists who can process information and write clearly, and who also have high-level technical skills. And…
You’ve heard it before. A news director will give you just 30 seconds to make an impression with your resume tape. Turns out that may be a generous estimate. “My rule is ten seconds or less,” news director Neal Bennett…
A couple of years ago, I heard WNBC “tech guru” Sree Sreenivasan recommend the free social networking site LinkedIn as indispensable for journalists. I didn’t join then but I have now, and I’ve discovered a few things. First off, it…
