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JOB TIPS FOR COLLEGE JOURNOS

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SHARON PIAN CHAN

2015.07.30

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HOW I GOT MY FIRST JOB IN JOURNALISM

Pre-med in college

Magazine summer

internship

2 freelance

jobs

Magazine managing

editor

INTERNSHIPS MATTER

WHY INTERNSHIPS MATTER ¡ Bad news: Hiring managers care

little about you did at your college radio station/ newspaper/TV station.

¡ You now have professionally published work for your portfolio.

¡ You have a professional reference.

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PERSON

HERE IS MINE

¡ You are always interviewing for a future job

¡ Don’t burn your bridges

¡ Buy his books

MY NEXT JOB

Ready for a new job

Diversity job fair

FIND YOUR FLOCK

STILL AT THE SEATTLE TIMES… BUSINESS

REPORTING RESIDENT

TECH REPORTER

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT

HIGHER ED REPORTER

CITY HALL REPORTER

MICROSOFT REPORTER

SENIOR DIGITAL NEWS

PRODUCER

ASSOCIATE OPINIONS

EDITOR

DIRECTOR OF JOURNALISM

INITIATIVES

YOUR RESUME PAUL CHEUNG

Pet Peeves

¡ Not targeted to the role, lacks a narrative

¡  Listing of duties instead of accomplishments

¡ Overplay or downplay key various skills sets

¡  Use words that sounds important but explain nothing

¡  Bad, Crazy and boring designs

¡ Not copy-edited

The resume is a story about you

What’s your goal? •  First job

•  Moving up to management

•  Transition from freelancer to permanent staff

•  Transition into a different platform (From print to broadcast or online)

•  Landing a job after layoff

Build a narrative

¡ Organize a narrative that builds up your skills and experience

¡  Be specific about your accomplishments. Remember PAR. Problem, Action and Results

¡  Have a sense of direction on where you want to be and why this job is the next logical step

Design matters

¡ A good resume design is like a good suit. It will last for a long time

¡  Keep the design clean and simple but not BORING

Bad

¡  Too much design

¡  Resume tells me nothing about her experience

¡  Lacks a flow and narrative

Bad ¡  Inconsistent layout

¡  Too much color

¡  Different type fonts and sizes

Boring

¡  No design

¡  Looks like the 500 other resumes I received today

Good

¡  Has a visual hierarchy

¡  Sub headlines allow for scanning

¡  Mix of list and sentences

¡  Contact info easy to fine

Good

¡  Layout allow for easy scanning of info

¡  Efficient use of space to pack in tons of info

YOUR DIGITAL PRESENCE

YOU NEED:

¡ Personal website

¡ Public social media presence

¡ Good photo

¡ LinkedIn profile

¡ Consistent voice

MORE CAREER READING

¡ How to land a job in a digital era http://bit.ly/journojobs

¡ “Show your work,” a book by Austin Kleon

THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?

@sharonpianchan Replay this presentation at:

http://bit.ly/uojournojobs