Applying for Jobs
sophia on Jul 26th 2010
It is a bleak market for journalist looking to work in the newspaper industry, but since jobs are changing with the digital realm, so have interview techniques and methods. The interview process as laid out by the article was extremely creative in my opinion, I thought it was very thorough and unique, and at the same time, tough. Since there are fewer positions to be offered, it seems as if employers are doing more to weed out the cream of the crop. It stated that the organization was looking for an intern, but his/her duty extended far beyond a simple intern, as they were expected to be able to help expanding the company through creative strategies. Interns are doing more and more these days.
Additionally, sending resumes are easy done via the internet. It makes sense that most resumes seem as if the person is gloating on paper. We are all taught to do write a resume in this way. However, it is hard to stand out in a pile of 500 when each person may be well qualified. Apply for jobs is a grueling process but I believe, the more interviews we go on, the better at it we get.
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Your are right about how we are trained to sell ourselves on our resume. The standard for an intern today is pretty much the equivalence a full-time employee (w/o pay of course). They do want the best. Though from m experience, as far as interning goes, if you have the experience under your belt, you bypass that entire creative interview process. They just give you a rundown of what they would want you to do. Publications know who they want to hire the moment they see your resume and experience.
True, and knowing someone in the company goes a long way as well.