From a post today on New Jersey Newsroom, a website launched a year ago by former employees of the The Star-Ledger and other N.J. newspapers:
Some 50 former employees of the Daily Record attended a convivial reunion on Saturday at the VFW Post in Denville, N.J. — the Daily Record being a Gannett newspaper in Parsippany, a newspaper whose staff has been drastically shrinking in recent years. One of those former staffers, Warren Boroson, was there, and asked ex-employees for job-hunting advice. Here's what he learned.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Networking is the No. 1 way to land a new job. When there is so much competition out there, it's frequently the only thing that will get you in the door for an interview.
ReplyDeleteI left journalism and Gannett involuntarily in 2009 and was out of work for 4 months. I landed a one-year public relations job that I love and that is leading to something else. I've developed expertise in an area that I knew nothing about before and my skills as a journalist were crucial to building my credibility: Curiosity; fast writing and editing; able to analyze data; sense of urgency; ability to multi-task, etc. etc. Good luck to all of those who are still searching -- reinventing yourself can be very exciting and rewarding!