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Apps for Job Hunting

Career Builder - online hiring app that allows job seekers to access tools that will help them at every point in the process.

ExpressJob - mapping that shows nearby jobs and makes applying easy with one-click applications but also offers ways to stay organized once you are hired (timesheets, schedule, etc.)

Glassdoor - search engine platform offering job openings along with company reviews.

Good & Co. - Uses Myers-Briggs to help users know whether a job will be good fit.

Hirect - chat-based-direct hiring platform.

Hirewire - rather than upload a resume, build an interactive profile for employers to check out. Mostly service industry positions.

Indeed - sort through the search engine database and stay on top of openings that interest you. 

Linkedin - the social network for professionals.

Linkup - focuses on little-known job listings. Free, iOS only. 

Monster - brings jobs from other job searchers into a single app.

Snagjob - only hourly jobs. Free.

ZipRecruiter - offers more than 100 job boards with filters. Sends notifications about vacancies.

Career Advice

Also see “On the Job”

5 skills young professionals should master - Glassdoor

5 Ways to Demonstrate Your Value — Remotely - HBR

9 Tips on Landing your Dream Job - Fortune

Actionable Advice For Young People Starting Out Their Careers - Forbes

Advice for building a Photography Career - Zach Dobson on TikTok

The best way to show off your emerging A.I. skills to land a job - CNBC

Common misconceptions about MBAs - ZDnet

Don’t Focus on Your Job at the Expense of Your Career - Harvard Business Review

Don’t Just Pay Interns, Help Them Build Networks - Harvard Business Review

Essential advice for landing your dream job - Fast Company

Find Work You Love by Identifying Your Unique Angle - LifeHacker

Harvard researcher shares key skill of the future—that most people don't have - CNBC

How do I get a job when I have no relevant experience? -  LifeHacker

How do you launch a journalism career in the middle of a pandemic? - Poynter

How to Prepare for a Possible Layoff - Wall Street Journal

How LinkedIn Learning and digital certificates are impacting the job application process - Fast Company

How Much Time Can I Take Off Between Jobs? - Harvard Business Review

How to get your career moving: lessons from a behavioural scientist - Financial Times

How to Improve Your Career Development - US News

How to Recover from a Toxic Job - Harvard Business Review

How to Tell You're About to be Laid Off - Life Hacker

How to Vet a Remote Workplace - Harvard Business Review

The Journalists of Color Resource Guide

Journalism Mentors

Our Top 6 Pieces of Career Wisdom for Recent Grads - First Round

The Personal Business of Being Laid Off - HazLitt

Pros and Cons of Working From Home - US News

How to Recover from a Toxic Job - Harvard Business Review

Some colleges are using new AI-based tools to help students keep up with businesses using computer tracking systems - Inside Higher Ed

Stop Believing these 4 Misconceptions about Success  FastCompany

A Survival Guide for Dealing With a Bad Boss - Wall Street Journal ($)

These are the signs that you're in a toxic work environment - CNN

The top 10 skills you need to land a job right now, according to LinkedIn - CNBC

What Reporters Should Do Before and After a Layoff - Education Writer’s Association

What’s a good (and bad) way to leave your job? - FT

Why “Network More” Is Bad Advice for Women - Harvard Business Review

Why You Should Quit Your Job After 10 Years - Bloomberg

You Got the Big Job Offer. What if you don’t want it? - Wall Street Journal

Your Career Is Just One-Eighth of Your Life - The Atlantic

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Contracts & Legal Issues

https://financebuzz.com/illegal-job-interview-questions- Finance Buzz

If I take a remote job, can I later be forced into an office? - Washington Post ($)

How to navigate a non-compete agreement during your job search - Fast Company

Who Pays for Gig Workers Injured on the Job? - Legal Examiner

Why at-will employment matters to you - Palm Beach Post

Without Cause Termination Clause - Chronicle of Higher Education

Freelancing Articles

18 newsletters every freelance journalist needs to subscribe to  Muckrack

4 strategies for getting paid what you deserve as a freelance writer - Insider

6 Must-Have Tools for Freelance Copywriters - Make Use Of

6 Freelance Writing Tips to Try in 2022 - Motley Fool

10 Free SEO Tools Every Freelancer Needs In 2024 - Forbes

14 Ways To Get Paid To Write As A Side Hustle - The College Invester

Are You Ready to Go Freelance? - Harvard Business Review

Chelsea’s Guide To Freelancing - Chelsea Cirruzzo, a reporter with U.S. News & World Report

Finding Freelance writing on LinkedIn - Twitter

Here's what a bunch of publications pay freelancers - Freelancing with Tim

How I became an SEO Consultant - Business Insider

How to ask for more money — and actually get it - Freelancing with Tim

How to become a Freelance Writer (A Guide) - MSN

How to get on an editor's 'regulars' roster - Freelancing with Tim

How to price your work as a freelancer - WePresent

How to successfully pitch - Harvard’s Nieman Lab

A Journalist’s guide to freelancing - Julie Patel blog

Journalists are switching to freelance. 7 things they wish they knew first – Poynter

A Quick guide to finding your freelance niche - Freelancers Union

SEO Freelancing: 10 Things You Need To Know To Be Successful - Search Engine Journal

Successful Pitches shows freelancers the way - CJR

Ten Tips for Freelance Writing - StoryBench

What do freelance writers make? - Story Bench

What Freelancers Need to Know About Income, Deductions, and Taxes - Bloomberg

What J-Schools should teach about freelancing - International Center for Journalists

Where to pitch, based on data from the website, Who Pays Writers? - Columbia Journalism Review

Interviews: 12 Common Interview Questions

Be ready to answer these 12 questions during a job interview

› What do you know about our company?
Or Are you a consumer of our product?

The employer hopes to learn..
Did you prepare for this interview? Did you do your homework?
Be ready to offer specifics.

› Why should we consider you for this position?
Or Why do you think you are a good fit for this position?

The employer hopes to learn..
Are you confident in your abilities? What does the company gain by hiring you?

› What are your strengths and weaknesses?

The employer hopes to learn..
Companies expect honesty in answering this question. You should be able to articulate what you are best at and areas you are working to improve.

› What do you want to be doing 5 years from now?

The employer hopes to learn..
Are you goal directed? Or will you be satisfied with an entry-level position?

› What other jobs experiences have you had?

The employer hopes to learn..
Have you held a job before? How long have you been working? Did you get along with others?

› What people have been important influences in your life?

The employer hopes to learn..
People quick to credit others often work well with others and are not driven by ego

› Are you a self-starter?

The employer hopes to learn..
Can you work alone and without direct supervision? If not given a task, are you the type of person who will take the initiative to find something to do?

› What are your interests apart from work?
Or What’s special about you? What do you bring to the job that will help you succeed?

The employer hopes to learn..
Hobbies, activities and other interests indicate people who are well rounded and can manage time and work. It’s an opportunity to sell yourself.

› Tell me about a problem you solved recently.

The employer hopes to learn..
Insight on your problem-solving skills.

› Tell me about a goal you recently achieved. What did your initial plan look like? What worked particularly well?

The employer hopes to learn..
Can you talk in detail about a goal you have achieved—where you created your own plan and not only followed those plans but adapted to circumstances and changing conditions.

› Tell me about a goal you failed to achieve.

The employer hopes to learn..
If you take responsibilities for failing without blaming other people or outside factors. Can you admit you were wrong and willing to change your mind. This will also indicate whether you learned from your experience: can you describe in detail what perspectives, skills, and expertise you gained from that training.

› How do you handle stress

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Interviews: What you do

Be prepared to answer:

What are your values, goals, weaknesses?
What don't you like to do?
What work environment do you NOT like?
What's your passion for life and career?
Describe yourself.

Before the interview:

Take deep breaths
Remember they want to find the right person, they want you to do well
Listen, eye contact, sit up straight, enthusiasm, confidence (sound authoritative)

The interview: 3 types

-Behavior-specific skills (ex: tell me about the time..)
-Case-specific problems (ex: here a business case for you to work through..)
-Stress
(more than one interviewer firing questions, i.e. let's see how you do under stress)

The company:

Where do you see the co in the next 5 years?
How would you describe the atmosphere here? (formal or informal, etc)
How does the company support work-life balance?
Are things handled differently for in-office and hybrid workers?
How does the company determine salary levels?

The position:

Reason last person left? How long was she in that position?
Why is this position available?
How far along in the interview process am I?
Reason last person left? How long was she in that position?
Have their been any changes in the company I should know about—such as layoffs or changes in leadership?
What did you like about the last person in this position?
How many times has it turned over in the last 5 years? (if a lot, ask why)
Who do I report to? Who would work under me?
What are my responsibilities?
Describe a typical day.
Do you have a written job description (get a copy)
What is the potential for promotion?
What is the greatest challenge I will face?
What problems might I face in the job?
How would you describe your management style?
How soon do you hope to make a decision?
Can I take a tour of the facilities?
Do you have any hesitancy in hiring me?

Benefits:

Health benefits booklet?
holidays and vacations?
Do you have any “employee resource groups” (erg)?

"Thank you for meeting with me."

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Interviews: 28 Articles about Prepping

4 tricks for getting rid of your nerves and appearing more confident in a job interview - Business Insider

5 Questions You Should Never Ask in a Job Interview - Monster.com

38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview - Harvard Business Review

41 impressive questions to ask in a job interview - ZDnet

6 Interview Questions that will make any employer want to hire you - PR Daily

7 Things you never say in a PR agency job interview - PR Daily

8 Questions To Ask An Interviewer - GlassDoor

10 self-sabotaging interview mistakes to avoid  - The Week

Avoid these 9 mistakes when answering interview questions - Fast Company

Four questions you will likely get asked at a media job interview and how to avoid killing your chances with your answers - Dynamics of Writing

How to Answer Anecdotal Interview Questions - LifeHacker

How to Answer “Tell Me About a Time You Failed” in a Job - Harvard Business Review

How to Answer ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ - Undercover Recruiter

How to answer the 5 most essential interview questions - USA Today

How To Recognize Red Flags At A Job Interview - Digg

How to speak body language during an interview - PR Daily

How to Succeed in a Virtual Interview - Indeed

Interview Questions to Ask Your Interviewer - Dave Ceddia

It Pays to Ask Smart Questions at a Job Interview - Wall Street Journal ($)

How ChatGPT can help people prepare for job interviews — and users say it works - Business Insider

How to Succeed in Your Next Job Interview - Harvard Business Review (video)

Interview Killers - Wall Street Journal ($)

Interviewing for your next job? Avoid this common mistake - CNBC

Job Applicant's Social Fit can Trump Qualifications - Bloomberg

Learn What an Unstructured Interview Is and How to Prepare - Glass Door

Rookie Mistakes on Your First Job Interview - Ivan Dimitrijevic

Should you Admit Why You Were Fired? - Fortune

Talking Too Much - Wall Street Journal ($)

There's a Right Answer to What's Your Greatest Weakness in a Job Interview - Inc

What should you do if asked about your salary history in a job interview?  - Washington Post

What to Say When You Don't Have an answer to an Interview Question - LifeHacker  

Your ultimate guide to ace the most common interview questions - Fast Company

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27 Interview: Tips

When to Show Up

Wait until 10 minutes before your scheduled interview time to announce yourself. Arriving any sooner shows that you're not respectful of the time the hiring manager put aside for you. A candidate who arrived an hour early made workers uncomfortable. Companies really don't want someone camped out in their lobby.

The Interview

Signal confidence by offering a firm handshake.

Avoid looking around the room, tapping your fingers, or other nervous movements.

No matter how you're feeling, keep your personal woes out of the interview process. For example, if you were laid off, instead of lamenting the situation, you might say the experience prompted you to reassess your skills, and that's what led you here. "You want to demonstrate resilience in the face of unpredictable obstacles."

When you've done your homework on the company by explaining how your background and track record relates to its current needs.

Find out how recent changes in the marketplace have affected the firm, its competitors and industry overall. Read recent company press releases, annual reports, media coverage and industry blogs, and consult with trusted members of your network.

Questions to be Ready to Answer

What are your positive leadership qualities?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Can you describe a time when you had to make a decision in a crisis?

Tell me something about you I can’t read on your resume?

Questions to Ask

What would be your highest priority for me to accomplish?

What does success look like in this position, and how do you measure it?

How can I best contribute to the department’s goals?

What would you say are the top two personality traits someone needs to do this job well?

What improvements or changes do you hope the new candidate will bring to this position?

I know this company prides itself on X and Y, so what would you say is the most important aspect of your culture?

Do you like working here?

Is there anything that stands out to you that makes you think I might not be the right fit for this job?

What were the best things about the last person who held this position?

To whom do I report and what does that mean in terms of authority?

Who will I be working most closely with?

Are there opportunities for professional development?

Salary

Your best bet is to wait until you're extended a job offer before talking pay.

Come prepared having researched the average pay range for a position in case you're pressured to name your price. You might say, for example, that money isn't a primary concern for you and that you're just looking for something fair. You can try turning the tables by asking interviewers what the company has budgeted for the position.

Follow Up

After an interview, make sure to address thank-yous to the right people. Look closely for spelling and grammatical errors.

Don't stalk the interviewer. Wait at least a week before checking on your candidacy.

Leave a message if you get voicemail.

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Interviews: 21 Articles about What They Do

5 red flags to spot before taking the job - Glass Door

6 Things To Do When You Don’t Know What To Say In A Job Interview - Forbes

9 Common Interview Questions That are Actually Illegal- Business Insider

10 interview Questions Designed to Trick You - Forbes

10 Impressive Questions to Ask in an Interview - The Cut  

50 Most Common Interview Questions - Glass Door

As AI-assessted job interviewing grows, college try to prepare students - Inside Higher Ed

Don't botch your interview - Axios

Edit Tests are out of Control - Columbia Journalism Review

Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People - Wired

How interviewers Know when to hire you in 90 seconds - Undercover Recruiters

How to Handle Inappropriate Interview Questions - LifeHacker

How to Hire the Best? Jeff Bezos Says to Consider 1 Key Trait - Inc

How to Keep a Bad Interviewer from Derailing Your Job Chances - LifeHacker

How to Respond to 8 Illegal Interview Questions - Business Insider

How to Spot the Boss from Hell - Wall Street Journal ($)

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman on the biggest lie employers tell employees - Vox

There's a new obstacle to landing a job after college: Getting approved by AI - CNN

Watch for these 4 'red flags' during the job interview, warns Harvard business expert: 'You don't want to work there' - CNBC

Why Brainteasers don't belong in job interviews - New Yorker

Why Hiring Managers Use Personality Tests - Wall Street Journal ($)

Your next job interview could be with a robot - Axios

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57 Media Job Sites

Ad Age

Ad Week

Asian American Journalists Association (members only)

Associated Press (jobs & internships)

Assoc for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

The Broadcast Education Association

Cal Matters

The Chronicle of Higher Ed

CNN

#CultureDish (Twitter)

Dow Jones

Editor & Publisher

ESPN 

Gannett

GlassDoor

Hearst

Ida B Wells Society

Idealist (nonprofit jobs)

Indeed* 

Inside the Newsroom (Google Sheet)

Institute for Nonprofit News job board

International Assoc of Business Communicators

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE)

Job Hunting Resources (a Google Doc created by journalists)

Journalism Jobs (the go-to site for newspapers / digital media)

JournalismNext

#JournalismJobs (Twitter)

#JournoJobs (Twitter)

Mallory Carra's West Coast Media Jobs Newsletter

Mandy Hofmockel’s newsletter

McClatchy

Media Bistro

#MediaDiversity (Twitter)

Media Financial Management Assoc

Media Job Board

Media Jobs & Internships (Twitter: @comminternships)

Media Match

MEOjobs (free weekly newsletter with media and communications openings, esp TV roles)

National Assoc. of Black Journalists Career Center

National Press Photographers Assoc. (members only)

New York Times

NLGJA (National Association of LGBTQ Journalists)

NPR

NYU Journalism Jobs List 

NYU Media-Related Jobs 

ONA New York (FB page)

Online News Association Career Center

Poynter

Public Media Jobs

#PubMediaJobs (Twitter)

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSA)

Rebecca Aguilar's Job Openings

Radio Television Digital News Assoc.

Report for America (a program for early career journalists modeled after Teach for America)

Simply Hired 

Society of Professional Journalists (links to other job sites)

Some of the best roles are posted on ‘hidden’ job boards—how to find them - CNBC

Talent Zoo

Tribune Broadcasting (owns 39 TV stations)

TV Jobs (pay site but has one free to view every day)

Washington Post

#WritersOfColor

(Don’t forget company-specific sites not listed here and some positions will be first mentioned in LinkedIn or Twitter)

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LinkedIn (articles about)

3 Brilliant LinkedIn Summaries That Will Inspire You to Update Yours Right Now - The Muse

4 Tips for Reaching out to Someone you admire on LinkedIn - The Muse

4 ways you should be using LinkedIn to take the next step in your career - Fast Company

8 ways to irritate your Linkedin Connections - PR Daily

10 Excellent LinkedIn Summary Examples For 2023 - Blinkist

Before you use the 'Open to Work' badge on LinkedIn, read this - Fast Company

Finding Freelance writing on LinkedIn - Twitter

How to Craft the Perfect LinkedIn Profile - (infographic)

How to leverage your skills to land jobs on LinkedIn - Fast Company

How to Make Your LinkedIn Page Less Boring - LifeHacker

How to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out - Entrepreneur

How to Promote Yourself on LinkedIn as a Writer: 7 Tips and Tools - MakeUseOf

How to use LinkedIn AI tools to find a job – Popular Science

How To Write A Bio For LinkedIn: Introduce Yourself With A Story - Forbers

How to Write an SEO-Enhanced LinkedIn Profile - SHRM

Job seekers: A 50-year-old social theory could be the key to your success on LinkedIn - Fast Company

LinkedIn Author Has Strategic Advice To Improve Your Profile - Forbes

LinkedIn just received a small but very useful upgrade - Tech Radar

LinkedIn Profiles Vs. Resumes: What You Need To Know - Forbes

LinkedIn’s ‘career break’ feature - Washington Post

LinkedIn’s job-matching AI was biased. The company’s solution? More AI - MIT Tech Review

LinkedIn's new feature offers people 13 ways to explain their career gap - Business Insider

LinkedIn rolls out new tools to help job seekers amid coronavirus pandemic - CNET

A Massive LinkedIn Study Reveals Who Actually Helps You Get That Job - Scientific American

The Perfect Professional Headshot is worth $1000, and maybe even a job - WSJ

Should I Put the Year I Graduated on My LinkedIn Profile? - Syfter

These Easy LinkedIn Job-Search Tips Could Help You Land Your Next Career Move ASAP - Well & Good

This is what an A+ LinkedIn Summary Looks like - GirlBoss

Using Social Media (and other tools) to find a PR job - PR Daily

What Really Works On LinkedIn? Answers From The Experts - Buffer

Your LinkedIn network’s huge! Here’s why that’s a red flag - SmartBrief

Your LinkedIn Profile Probably Features These 5 Mistakes - Entrepreneur

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Portfolio Websites

Create a site (see the Goforth Tech Tools for a list of publishing platforms) to show your multimedia work: stories, photos, videos, slideshows as well as working links to the original content. The sites does not have to be fancy, but you need to show you can post work on the internet.

What is the role of the online portfolio: Usability vs Creativity

Resume Articles

3 resume mistakes that can sabotage your job application - Fast Company

3 tips for a ‘hyper-focused’ resume to grab recruiters’ attention at a job fair, according to a career coach - CNBC

4 things Bill Gates did wrong on his 1974 Harvard student resume, from experts - CNBC

4 Things to Leave off your resume - Mashable

4 websites to help you create a clean, attractive resume - The Next Web

6 million job listings asked for 'communication skills': Here's how to include them on your resume - CNBC

6 Tips to Write a Winning Resume Summary (With Examples) - MakeUseOf

6 Unexpected Skills To Boost a Journalism Resume - American Journalism Review

7 common resume mistakes to avoid - Fast Company

7 Mistakes that Doom a College Journalist's Resume - Michael Koretzky

10 Creative Social Media Resumes to learn from - Mashable

13 Must-Have Words to Include in Your Resume - Glassdoor

17 mistakes that can cost you a Job - Medium Post

50 Action Verbs You Can Use For A More Dynamic Resume - Refinery29

93% of employers want to see soft skills on your resume—here are 8 of the most in-demand ones - CNBC

20+ LinkedIn Profile Tips (Guaranteed Ways to Stand Out) - Buffer

Attractive women should not include a photo with a job application - the Economist

Avoid These Overused Phrases to Make Your Resume Stand Out - LifeHacker

'Avoid these 2 resume words at all costs,' says career coach—here are 35 'power verbs' to use instead - CNBC

Beautiful & Functional Resume Templates you can Download - Girlboss

Best and Worst Fonts to Use on Your Résumé - Bloomberg Business

Best and Worst Terms for Resumes - Huffington Post

Best Free & Paid AI Resume Builders: Build a Resume in Minutes - Tech.co

The classic advice to limit your résumé to one page might be wrong after all - Business Insider

The Best Resume Formats For Candidates 2023 - Forbes

Building a better resume starts with this AI-assisted app - PC World

Create a Strong Resume by Keeping it Brief - LifeHacker

Do Resume Typos Matter? - Fast Company

Don't include your full address on your resume―here's why - CNBC

FontPair (Helps you pick font combinations for your resume. so you stand out from the typical Times New Roman)

Gen Z is rewriting the rulebook on 'résumé gaps' - Business Insider

Google recruiters explain how to demonstrate 'past experience' on your resume-even if you've never had a job - Business Insider

How adding ‘microcrocredentials’ to your résumé can help clinch that new job - Fast Company

How to Build a Great Resume as a College Student - TIME

How to fix five things you’re doing wrong on your resume (video)

How to format your resume if you don't have a degree - CNBC

How to include your personality in your resume, says a Deloitte exec: It will give you ‘the edge’ - CNBC

How to get your résumé past the robot reading it - Vox

How to Make Sure Your Résumé Passes Muster With an AI Reader - Wall Street Journal ($)

How to navigate the job search process during a recession - KITV

How to Set Up Chrome for a Job Search - MakeUseOf

How to use ChatGPT to build your resume - ZDnet

How to write a good resume for human and AI assessors alike - Telegraph India

How to Write a Great Resume - Dr. Matthew Hale (video)

How to Write a Resume - Glassdoor

How to Make a Resume that Works - Wall Street Journal ($)

How To Write Your Human-Voiced Resume - Forbes

This ideal résumé template to use if you’re looking for a job in tech - Fast Company

Improve your chances of getting noticed by AI on job sites with these tips - Washington Post

Inside the Shady New World of Fake Resumes, Professional Interviewees, and Other Job-Seeker Scams - Inc

Meet the New Boss, Big Data - Wall Street Journal 

The Most Efficient Way to Keep Your Resume Up to Date - LifeHacker

The LinkedIn hacks this Gen Z corporate TikToker swears by to stand out in the job search - CNBC

Over 55% of people admit to lying on their resume at least once—here are the 8 most common lies - CNBC

Resume advice from an internship supervisor

Resume expert reveals what a perfect resume looks like - Biz Insider

Resumes that impress no matter your background - Glassdoor Blog

This is exactly how to showcase your soft skills on a résumé - Fast Company

This is how often you should update your resume—whether or not you’re looking for a new job - CNBC

This Resume got me interviews at Google, Buzzfeed, and more than 20 top startups - Business Insider

The skills you put on your résumé are the most important factor in hiring. Here’s how to make yours stand out - Fast Company

Steps you can take to modernize your resume - Boston Herald

Stop Confusing Your Job Skills with Your Credentials - FastCompany 

Stop Saying You 'Helped' on Your Resume (and Use These Verbs Instead) - Lifehacker

This Google Executive Reviewed More Than 20,000 Resumes--He Found These 5 Stunning Mistakes Over and Over - Inc

Tiny Typos Can Add Up To a Big X - Washington Post

To get a job, write your story instead of a resume - Quartz

Using SEO Strategies to Optimize your Resume - Yahoo

Want a new journalism job? 'Crawl' your resume first - Poynter

What the perfect Resume Looks Like - Business Insider (video)

Why I tossed your Resume - Chronicle of Higher Ed

Will Temp and Retail Jobs Hurt my chances at a real career - LifeHacker

Will Your Resume Impress Employers? Take This Quiz To Find Out - Forbes

Why Job Seekers Should Not Use ChatGPT For Writing Their Résumés - Forbes

Why you need these 5 skills on your resume today - CNBC

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Resume Exaggeration

Exaggerating on a Resume - Wall Street Journal ($)

Inflating Experience Can Deflate Careers - Wall Street Journal ($)

Your Résumé: Imaginary Friends as Job References - Business Week

Resume Formatting Options

Formats for Resumes:

1. Chronological
Possible Headings: Experience, Education, Activities and Skills (computer, language),

2. Functional or Skills
Possible Headings: Experience, Education, Skills (computer, language),

Professionnal experience

  • A resume should begin with the job candidate’s experience in the field in which they are applying, especially jobs, internships or work for student media or the college rather than the candidate’s education.

  • All experience that reflects the career goals, whether paid or unpaid.

  • Internships and assigned responsibilities.

  • Paid volunteer positions that reflect interests and skills, especially when it included a title.

Education

  • GPA if 3.5 or above

  • Coursework and papers can be highlighted as a special subsection under “Education.” For instance, one candidate was helped getting a position at CNN by taking Media Ethics and Media Law. For formal academic papers related to the field, include a one-sentence description of the length, focus, and scope of the paper or project. For instance, “Analyzed and compared journalistic styles in the Washington Post, Washingtonian magazine and Washington Business Journal.”

  • Awards and scholarships including the Dean’s List, etc.

  • If your education was self-financed or you paid a large percentage of your college expenses.

  • Conferences or special meetings you've attended having to do with the area of the job for which you are applying.

  • If you worked while attending college.

International Experience

International experience, including semesters abroad and other significant travel. Living in another country or having spent time overseas, shows a broad range of life history, the ability to adapt and experience with diverse groups.

Skills

A list of computer programs you are proficient using that are not assumed. For instance, an ability to use Microsoft Word or Google Docs would be assumed but not experience with Adobe Premiere Pro.

Activities (or interests)

If you have any odd skills or abilities, you might consider adding them under "interests" or a similar title. For instance, winning a chess tournament. While it might not directly relate to the job, including it suggests the candidate is smart, has diverse interests and self-displiined.

References

The cliché "references available upon request" is not worth including. If they want references, they will ask. Just be ready to present them. Including a list of references will take up vital real estate on resume, especially when it's just one page. Besides, when you are asked for references, it's an alert that you are truly being considered in the final batch for hire. Otherwise, you might not know that you are under serious consideration or a finalist.

If you decide to include references, make a courtesy call and ask each person for permission to use them as a reference. Tell them who might be calling and which of your skills you’d like them to emphasize. Include their relationship to you, such as “former supervisor.” It’s good to have a letter of recommendation on file in case you are asked by prospective employers to provide them on short notice.

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Resume Help Sites


Resume Suggestions (general)

  • Remember, it's YOUR resume. Make it something you feel good about.. only take these suggestions if you agree.

  • Take a long, hard look at your resume – what story does it say about your ability to learn new skills, demonstrate technical savvy, work with others, and communicate effectively? If you can’t answer that question, invest time and effort to revise your resume with new projects that highlight your skills (read more here)

  • Make sure that your resume looks good in a plain text editor (like Notepad) because the Web software used in slicing and dicing applicants may not preserve fancy formatting. Therefore, if you have the option of uploading a PDF and submitting it as a separate plain text file, do both.

  • Go over it many times for mistakes. It should be error free.

  • Kept it short and sweet. Think of it as a billboard someone is driving past.

  • Show them, don’t tell them. Be specific (ex: not “have good editing skills” instead use “edited weekly four-page newsletter, The DM Weekly”. Don't just tell them that you're great, tell them why and how.

  • Put your name and basic info on each page in case they become separated.

  • The fonts should all be the same for similar information.

  • "Years Attended" should be the same size, etc.

  • Minimize use of articles (such as a, the, of)

  • Slant it to the future: “I have the ability to..” instead of “I have experience at”

  • Focus on your accomplishments rather than your position. Explain why you are better at what you did than others who have done the same things?

  • Your accomplishments: Problem.. solution.. result

  • Do you have a sample of each skill item on your resume, to show what you can do? Be able to demonstrate your skills.

  • Use the X-Y-Z formula. It stands for: Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z].

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Searching for a Job

Have these items ready and keep them updated during your job search:

Writing samples
Printed resume
Resume for online apps
Resume reel (if appropriate)
Recommendation letters
List of job sites to check regularly
Head shots (if applicable)
List of jobs applied for and result
Thank you notes

4 Red Flags to Look for When Applying to a Media Job - NBCU Academy

4 Tips for Getting a Journalism Job - MuckRack

5 Job Hunting Tips to Land Your Dream Career - The Skimm

5 platforms to help you find your next journalism job - Poynter

5 Tips for Aspiring Digital Copywriters - Mashable

9 tips to help you find your first job — and nail the interview - CNBC

Are you doing your job search right? How to land your first job after graduation - CNBC

Are you searching for a job? Here’s real talk about possible red flags - Poynter

Beware of Unicorn Job Descriptions - Exact Hire

Cal State Fullerton Career Center director provides tips for finding jobs virtually - ABC-7

Didn't get the Job? You'll never know Why - Wall Street Journal

Fake job postings are stealing applicants’ money and identities - Washington Post

Finding your next job: Three things to do before starting - Chronicle of Higher Education

How Companies Mislead And Take Advantage Of Job Seekers And Employees - Forbes

How Do You Apply to a Company Way Out of Your League? - Life Hacker

How Helicopter Parents can ruin kids' job prospects - CNN

How to Find an "In" at your dream company-fast - The Muse

How to get Hired - Muchrack

How to Job Hunt (When You’re Already Exhausted) - Harvard Business Review

How to Pick and Ask for Job References - LifeHacker  

How to Request a Letter of Recommendation from Your Professor - YouTube

How to Stand out to Employers During your Job Search - Forbes

How to Use AI to Get Your Next Job, According to Career Experts - Reader’s Digest

'Overqualified' May Be a Smokescreen - Fortune

Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok? - New York Times ($)

Not getting interviews? Troubleshoot your job search with these 3 checkpoints - Fast Company

Rate My Station - learn about the work environment at particular TV news stations

Recruiters Give Tips on How to Tackle a Job Search in the Age of AI - SHRM

Should you Reveal a Disability in your Job Search? - Fortune

The top 3 skills employers are looking for in 2022 - CNBC

Tried and true job hunting advice based on my own real world job search - Fox Business

What the Great Resignation means for new grads - Fast Company

You’re Fighting AI With AI’: Bots Are Breaking the Hiring Process - Wall Street Journal

ZipRecruiter vs. Glassdoor: Which Is the Better Job Search Site? - Entrepreneur

ZipRecruiter vs. LinkedIn: Which Is the Better Job Search Site? - Entrepreneur

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TV Resume Reels

Explain what’s on the tape in the resume letter. For instance:

"On the enclosed resume tape you will find a brief montage of standups to let you see and hear some of my on-camera performance abilities. The montage is followed by two stories which I wrote, produced and edited. The first is a hard news package and the second is a features story."

Do:
Put length of tape on letter and tape itself (make it between 5 and 10 minutes).
Lead with your best stuff (it’s a 30 second sale!).
Put a slate first with your name, address and phone number (you can repeat it at the end).

Don't:
..include color bars at beginning or show intros.
..show your colleagues, edit them out.
..use anything that you need to explain. “The reason the lighting is poor is..” “I would have shot it better if only..”
..lead with anchoring material. They will assume if you look decent reporting, you can work on the desk just fine.


REPORTER TAPE

1. Short clips of different kids of stand-ups (3 stand-ups, 2 demonstrations).
Use a prop: holding phone, gun, driving car.
Put your name in last stand up of the montage for reinforcement of your name.
Keep it to :30

2. Dip to black

3. Your Best package showing:
a. hard news
b. strong writing
c. nat sound full up
d. compelling video
e. succinct sound bites

4. Feature package

5. Anchoring excerpts
a.one minute of continuous reading
b.vosot intro
c.vo w/short video


ANCHOR TAPE

1. standing montage, :35-:45 warm greeting off top.

2. Two minutes of anchoring including your interaction with other anchors.

3. two or three packages. Show hard news and show you can do something when there’s nothing going on.

Look at some tapes on Talent Tapes and see how yours compares http://www.talentapes.com/


PRODUCER TAPE

Use packages (that you shot, wrote and edited) as examples of your producing strengths: no lengthy soundbites, effective pacing, natural sound full up to draw viewers into the story, etc.

Include a newscast you put together and line produced.

Include a rundown that shows your ability to stack a show.

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