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2. May, 2013 Advice
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What not to tweet

by Caroline Mortimer

What not to tweet Last week, a rogue tweet temporarily wiped $136bn off the US stockmarket. Hackers temporarily got into the AP twitter feed announcing two bombs had struck the White House and President Obama was injured. The computerised Twitter scrapping machines on Wall
25. July, 2012 Advice, Getting started, latest
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Job hunting: Never underestimate the importance of contacts

by Natalie Clarkson

Job hunting: Never underestimate the importance of contacts It’s been said time and time again: it’s not what you know it’s who you know. It’s a total cliché. But it’s also fairly true in journalism. And it’s something that has annoyed me quite a lot when trying to
5. July, 2012 latest, Short course and NCTJ, Undergraduate course
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Graduating and job hunting

by Natalie Clarkson

Graduating and job hunting Uni is over. Graduation is imminent. The future is unknown. It’s a story that thousands of graduates nationwide are living. And I am one of those graduates. I’ve spent the last three years working my socks off to get my
4. January, 2012 Getting started, Magazine, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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Progress Report: The Intern reflects on her year

by Emily Handford

Progress Report: The Intern reflects on her year And what a year it’s been. This time last year I was preparing for my second work experience stint; my first at a proper glossy magazine (the health & beauty magazine Top Santé.) I’m not going to lie it was
15. November, 2011 Advice, Applications, Comment, CVs, Finding a job, How to guides, Interviews, Routes into journalism, Writing
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Biding your time post-job interview

by Jon Offredo

Biding your time post-job interview   It’s been a few days since I returned from my rollercoaster of a job interview and while I’ve moved past my little snafu, I have to wait until later this month to find out if I’ve bagged the job.
28. September, 2011 Applications, Debate
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Would you compromise your politics to get a job in journalism?

by Hannah Bass

Would you compromise your politics to get a job in journalism? If I had a quid for every joker who’s asked me if I’m doing a degree in phone hacking – well, I wouldn’t be staring at a black hole of student debt right now. Recently the ethics of the journalism
3. June, 2011 Routes into journalism
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Clare Conway: “What happens if I don’t find a good job?”

by Tom Clarke

Clare Conway: “What happens if I don’t find a good job?” Clare Conway is an English Literature and Spanish graduate from Cardiff University, taking the Magazine journalism course at City. She has had placements at nationals (The Sunday Times magazine, the New Statesman) as well as experience expounding the joys of
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  • kj_corcoran on CV Workshop: Ellie House

    Hi Ellie. Brave of you to put this up - I remember getting some tough love about a year ago....
    Posted May 24, 2013
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