Work experience and interning

7. September, 2011 Digital and online, Freelancing, Getting started, How to guides, Magazine, Work experience and interning

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How to build a portfolio from scratch

by Hannah Bass

Unlike many wannabe hacks, I didn’t realise that I wanted to be a journalist until I left University. With my love for writing exhausted by churning out three essays a week, I foolishly spurned student media. The sense of regret

6. September, 2011 How to guides, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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The Intern’s tips and tricks on how to impress at your work experience placement: part one.

by Emily Handford

After undertaking work experience at several women’s magazines, you could think of me as a “serial intern”, so here are a few pointers to help you avoid the pitfalls and, most importantly, stand out from the crowd at your next

6. September, 2011 Magazine, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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Introducing The Intern: The next exciting chapter.

by Emily Handford

Well, hello there fellow hacks. I was thrilled to find out just a week ago that I am now one of the new Wannabe Hacks. Lots of responsibility, as well as quite a bit of time juggling between the day job

31. August, 2011 Comment, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience and interning

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End of summer and a new start for Hacks

by The Maverick

I always get excited by this time of year. There’s a nip in the air, an urge to put opaque tights on and that slight anticipation that accompanies new beginnings. It’s been nearly two years since I started a new

31. August, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Finding a job, Freelancing, Guest posts, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Television, Work experience and interning

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Oliver Pelling: advice for journalists – what to do with an empty email inbox

by The Freelancer

Oliver Pelling is a freelancer who writes feature articles, web-content, blog posts, sales & marketing copy, press releases and everything in-between. He’s passionate about action sports, music and travel. You can find his personal wesbite here and he also tweets

22. August, 2011 Advice, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience and interning, Writing

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Making relations with press relations

by The Maverick

PR’s been an issue of contention on Wannabe Hacks in the past – and here I’m not going to discuss the merits or downsides of journalism’s best frenemy, but merely how to get along nicely with them. Because whether you

19. August, 2011 Comment, Debate, Digital and online, Finding a job, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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Grazia is inspiring our younger journalists in the only language they speak: Celebrity

by The Freelancer

The Maverick and I spoke yesterday about Grazia’s latest intern – Made in Chelsea’s most normal resident, Millie Mackintosh – and while the Maverick has shared her side of the chat, I thought I’d share my own because it’s the

19. August, 2011 Comment, Finding a job, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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The rise of the celebrity intern isn’t doing wannabe hacks any favours at all

by The Maverick

[Update - see the Freelancer's response to this piece here...] It was the reason I couldn’t watch The City. It was the reason I would ruin my flatmates’ hangover viewing of Running in Heels by squealing at the TV during

15. August, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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How to make the most out of the Wannabe Hacks birthday meetup

by The Freelancer

As you may not know, Wannabe Hacks had its first birthday over the weekend (time flies when you’re having fun-damental health issues over late night blogging!) so we’re looking to see in the site’s second year with a bit of

11. August, 2011 Advice, Finding a job, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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How I’d be better at work experience now

by The Maverick

As we near the end of our year as the Wannabe Hacks (have you heard we’re looking for Hacks 2.0? You can apply here if you want to be considered!), we’re all getting a little contemplative. The Chancer’s looked back