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Landing a JobLanding a Job
(In a chaotic market)(In a chaotic market)
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Self inspectionSelf inspection
►How badly do you want to work in How badly do you want to work in media?media? Do you have a passion for news?Do you have a passion for news? Do people & their actions fascinate you?Do people & their actions fascinate you?
►How flexible are you?How flexible are you? Are you content to just get in the door?Are you content to just get in the door? Can you work cross-platform?Can you work cross-platform? Do you Do you truly understand truly understand the Web as a the Web as a
way to reach people?way to reach people?
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You have alreadyYou have already
►Followed up on your internship Followed up on your internship ►Used the Used the TTU Career Services►Checked out MC Career CenterChecked out MC Career Center►Checked class Web site careers page Checked class Web site careers page ►Checked state press / journalism orgsChecked state press / journalism orgs►Done the networking thingDone the networking thing
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Now you get passionately Now you get passionately seriousserious
►Get a map showing your preferred areaGet a map showing your preferred area►Draw a circle of about 150 mile radius or Draw a circle of about 150 mile radius or
soso► ID communities of any size within circleID communities of any size within circle►Use directory to ID properties, playersUse directory to ID properties, players
TV stations (Broadcast & Cable Yearbook)TV stations (Broadcast & Cable Yearbook) Radio stations (Same)Radio stations (Same) Newspapers (Editor & Publisher Yearbook)Newspapers (Editor & Publisher Yearbook) Magazines (Folio Yearbook), Magazines (Folio Yearbook), Writer’s MarketWriter’s Market
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Plan a week in your carPlan a week in your car
►Plan a trip to visit media sites within Plan a trip to visit media sites within circlecircle
►Plan no more than 2-4 per day in each Plan no more than 2-4 per day in each town (or nearby towns)town (or nearby towns)
►Pick your days / towns for efficiency: Pick your days / towns for efficiency: Book motels and / or friends / familyBook motels and / or friends / family
►Count up the number you will do in a Count up the number you will do in a weekweek
►Assemble your packetsAssemble your packets
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Phase I: Letter / phonePhase I: Letter / phone
►Send letter to each person you Send letter to each person you identified, 3 weeks ahead of your trip; identified, 3 weeks ahead of your trip; sell self and tell person you will be in sell self and tell person you will be in town on Day Xtown on Day X
►Follow-up in 1 week with phone call, Follow-up in 1 week with phone call, asking if they got resume / packageasking if they got resume / package
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Phase II: Phone, visitPhase II: Phone, visit
►About 1-2 days ahead, call again. About 1-2 days ahead, call again. Suggest a time if you don’t have time Suggest a time if you don’t have time set alreadyset already
►Show up at the appointed hour – 5 Show up at the appointed hour – 5 minutes early (not 10, and definitely minutes early (not 10, and definitely not late)not late)
►At a minimum, you should get some At a minimum, you should get some eye contact, and be able to leave eye contact, and be able to leave another packetanother packet
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Phase III: Thank you letter / Phase III: Thank you letter / callcall
►Write thank you letters to each person Write thank you letters to each person you visited. Again sell yourselfyou visited. Again sell yourself
►Approx. two weeks after the thank you Approx. two weeks after the thank you letter, telephone againletter, telephone again
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Follow-upFollow-up
►Use judgment regarding follow-up callsUse judgment regarding follow-up calls Be persistent, not too annoyingBe persistent, not too annoying
► If necessary, draw a different circle If necessary, draw a different circle and start overand start over