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Finding your next job in digital journalism
Steve Buttry and Ken SandsGeorgetown University
April 9, 2011
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Read more• @stevebuttry• #jjobhunt • stevebuttry.wordpress.com (“career
advice” category)• Check links in today’s blog post• slideshare.net/stevebuttry
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Your job search is a story• Research online. Thoroughly• Work your connections• Nail the face-to-face interview• Be resourceful• Try multiple approaches• Never say no for someone else
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Build your digital profile• Google yourself. What do you find?• Google profile• LinkedIn profile• Twitter• Social media• Blog (when did you last post?)• Personal site (“about me” or portfolio)
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Network• Connect digitally w/ people you admire• Especially on Twitter• #wjchat, #spjchat, etc.• Follow up (Twitter, email, handwritten)• Comment on blogs• IRL
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Show, don’t tell• Hyperlink résumé (but make sure it reads
well w/o links)• Don’t send hard copy by U.S. mail unless
asked• Video as part of résumé (you,
Xtranormal, Search Stories)• Pitch through social media• Use new tools (Storify, Storyful, Intersect,
Dipity, Blackbird Pie)
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Little things are big things• Customize your résumé• Spell the prospective boss’s name right • Take initiative (can you schedule your
own interview?)• Include Twitter username on résumé
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Interviews count, too• Prepare thoroughly• Listen effectively• Answer honestly• Ask tough questions• Don’t fake: “I don’t know” beats BS• Follow up
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Read more• @stevebuttry• #jjobhunt • stevebuttry.wordpress.com (“career
advice” category)• Check links in today’s blog post• slideshare.net/stevebuttry
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In job-hunting …
Don’t let obstacles become excuses