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Finding a job in digital journalism
Steve ButtryNorthern Kentucky University
March 30, 2012#nkujourn
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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
Build your digital profile• Google yourself. What do you find?• Google+ profile• LinkedIn profile• Twitter, Facebook Timeline (movie)• About.me, Intersect• Blog (when did you last post?)• Personal site (“about me” or portfolio)
Build your experience• Student publications• Internships• Blog• Social media• Freelancing (stringer or one-shot)• Part-time jobs• Professional convention coverage
Network• Connect digitally w/ people you admire• Especially on Twitter• #wjchat, #spjchat, #dfmchat, etc.• Follow up (Twitter, email, handwritten)• Comment on blogs• IRL
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, FB Timeline)• Pitch through social media• Use new tools (Storify, Pinterest,
Intersect, Dipity)
Do your reporting• What does the job require?• Who does similar work? What are their
strengths? What are yours?• What strengths should you highlight?• What are you doing to address
weaknesses?• Research people you interview with
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
Interviews count, too• Prepare thoroughly• Listen effectively• Answer honestly• Ask tough questions• Don’t fake: “I don’t know” beats BS• Follow up
Follow up• Thank interviewer(s): email, card, tweet• Elaborate on answers (send link to story
you mentioned, etc.)• Send link(s) to notable new work• Send links (not just yours) they might like• Persistence is a job skill• Don’t overdo it
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advice” category)• Check links in today’s blog post• slideshare.net/stevebuttry• [email protected]
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