In teaching students about cover letters, resumes and interviewing, I find there’s a lot of trepidation surrounding job applications. Students worry — a lot — about getting it wrong. Some of this is natural. It’s a competitive field out there. But much of that fear comes from the unknown. So my advice is to just do it. Just apply. The worst resume and cover letter is the one that is agonized over for so long that it doesn’t get sent in.
To give students more tools and resources to make the process a bit less scary, here are some of the resources I’ve gathered to share.
General resources:
Ed2010: Good site for salary info and follow on social media for job postings
Media Bistro: Good site for job postings and industry info
Poynter and Nieman Lab: Good sites to search for advice on job applications
Good readings:
Cover letter advice from New York Times
Improve your application from Poynter
Advice from people who read resumes/applications:
Fashion Week Daily talks to Time Inc.
Fashion Week Daily talks to Hearst
Open Letter to Journalism Students
NACE – what employers are looking for
General resume feedback:
American Journalism Review
Interviewing:
From LinkedIn — Perfect the Job Interview
Interview Red Flags
Most Common Interview Questions
Job advice:
Some different, creative stuff from Business Insider
Advice about bosses
Heather Lamb 