Next week is How To Get A Job week in my Participatory Journalism class.
If you’re a journalism student or other interested Columbia-area party, you’re welcome to join us. We’ll be in 101A Lee Hills Hall from 12-1:15 Monday and Wednesday.
I’ll go over the basics of resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc. But those aren’t the most important lessons. Most important is how to tell the story of yourself. What’s your personal narrative as a journalist and potential employee? What do you want people to really know about you? Think about the intangible things that make someone a great coworker, boss or new hire. It likely matters more that you fearlessly dive into new technology than it does that you learned how to edit video. It might matter more that you challenge the people around you to do their best work than it does that you’ve covered a specific beat.
Let your resume do the listing of skills. Make sure you know how to sell yourself. Students in my class will practice selling themselves on video. See some previous students’ contributions in this post about learning to market yourself.
Other blog posts and links about job hunting:
Be a Tigger, not an Eeyore. (Addition: Here’s what it looks like to be an Eeyore.)
Lessons in life and professionalism
A genius resume made in Storify
Links I’ve bookmarked about how to get a job
If you have questions about your job hunt — or resources to share with job hungers — comment below or let me know on email or Twitter.
Joy Mayer 