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20. May, 2013
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How to handle a group job interview
Recently, a wonderful thing happened. I got called up for an interview in a national newspaper. I was so shocked I didn’t know how to react, except by saying of course I would be there, no doubt about it. The
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Four things I’ve learnt from my first job in journalism
In January, after months and months of job hunting, I finally started my first job in journalism as a staff writer for GoThinkBig. It’s been nearly three months now so I thought I’d share how I’ve got on and what
13. November, 2012
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Are there too many journalism courses?
A survey by the Society of Editors yesterday revealed that editors believe that there are too many journalism courses and not enough jobs for newly-trained journalists. Trainee journalists surveyed also expressed concern that they received little preparation for job interviews
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How to survive a job interview
Jobs in journalism are scarce right now. As the industry goes through a change and reinvention, jobs have fallen swiftly. But there are still jobs out there; you just have to know where to look. Once you’ve found a job
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Where to look for journalism work experience in the UK
Regardless of what kind of career you set your heart on, when you first decide to take the leap towards finding relevant work experience the whole process can be a bit daunting. Where do you start? Where do you look?
24. October, 2012
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How to deal with job rejection
In the last few weeks I’ve had two job interviews and, unfortunately, I haven’t been successful with either of them. And while all I feel like doing is moping around in my pyjamas, I know I can’t afford to waste
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Can you plan a career path in journalism?
When we were at school, we were asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And we’d answer: a vet, a policeman, maybe even a journalist. The truth is, though, that a “job for life” is pretty
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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
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Journalism: Basically the worst thing, ever
April seems to have been the month of doom and gloom for the journo-type. I can’t speak for the UK, but here in the US there seems to have been a never ending stream of surveys and studies that show
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Shan Ellis: Making it in journalism; going the long way round
If someone would have told me at 18 that I would be writing for a newspaper at 34, then I probably would have laughed at them and asked them what they’d been drinking. I was never an outstanding student in
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