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Hannah’s work placement report
It’s the Easter holidays which means more work placements for City magazine students! This fortnight I’m at Bauer’s parenting publications, Pregnancy & Birth and Mother & Baby. I made a little video to let you know what I’ve been up
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Hacks online CV clinic
Another year, and another wannabe’s CV for you to inspect. We’re looking for your tips and tricks in CV writing and presentation to help Helen Turnbill spice up her CV. Is there an area you think it falls down in,
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Is forcing young graduates to work for free the right way to solve the unemployment crisis?
You couldn’t have missed the story of Caitlin Reilly’s experience of the current government work scheme in the news recently, where she was forced to work for free at Pound Land. Okay, so it was only for two weeks, hardly
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VIDEO: The Postgrad’s final work placement report
I’m enjoying a rare day off after a brilliant 2 week placement at the BMJ. Here’s a video of me rabbiting on about how continually surprised I was by the place… And it’s back to school on Monday! Has anyone else had
20. January, 2012
Applications, Finding a job, Industries, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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Work experience – should I be chasing the nationals?
Last summer, I was fortunate enough to land two amazing placements at local newspapers back home in Essex (The Echo and The Yellow Advertiser). I thoroughly enjoyed both placements (and I’m not just saying that to suck up!) and was
19. January, 2012
Advice, Comment, Finding a job, Getting started, Industries, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Work experience
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The Jobseeker looks back on his first month of employment
A lot happens over a month. It’s been just about thirty days since I started my new job as a night cops/breaking news reporter at The Cape Cod Times, a mid-size daily in Massachusetts that reaches about 51,000 or so.
18. January, 2012
Comment, Finding a job, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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The Apprentice for journalists: a brilliant idea or really bad television?
You may have heard over the last couple of days that ITV2 are running an ‘Apprentice-style’ television show for wannabe magazine journalists. ‘The Exclusives’ will run for seven weeks and follow six contestants as they are set weekly challenges based on
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Laura Cress: How to shine on a one week work experience placement – part two
Laura Cress is studying for a Broadcast Journalism MA at City University. She presents a music news radio show for www.thisisfakediy.co.uk on Saturdays at 12 and tweets at @Cressup. As a serial work experience journo, she gives her tips on
16. January, 2012
Advice, Comment, Finding a job, Getting started, Routes into journalism, Work experience
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Out of touch career advice is worthless
As a young person without a job, and with fairly minimal job prospects, there is nothing I resent more than career advice along the lines of “you’re not trying hard enough,” ”just get on with it,” and “get a foot
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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
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