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Alvin Q · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Career Advice: +0/-0

I have just finished my degree in journalism and communications in Leuven. I am trying to find an international journalism job, my real life experience is zilch.

I have already emailed the major media companies, asking if they have stages in journalism, but my hopes for a positive reply are very low.

I was thinking of going freelance, but do not have the clout, or money to do this. The other option is to take a year off with some money I saved and go look for a story that no one can refuse ... Cool

My other course students are all having the same problems in journalism careers they are trying to break into.

Can any one give me any advice on this ?
Alvin

TINA · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: Journalism

Situations like these are examples of how important it is to research very carefully BEFORE you take any courses and BEFORE you accept any job.

This could be good advice here, as well as using this member here as an example (I hope that is okay with you), of someone whether young or old, or whether they are someone that has worked many years and then decided to change careers. Most of us simply say heah I'd like to do this type of work, I like that type of work, and I am good at it. Then go to college or take some courses whether off line or on line, and go to it. Then they get out of this training and the real world hits them fast. Where do they find work? How can they possibly live on what type of income this type of work offers them?

There may be places online where you could find jobs such as this. There are many sites online where you can post your resume. You probably have already searched and researched all of this, but just in case you didn't, you may wish to do so. There are plenty of fine sites for this. Some are free and some are not free.

Never pay to work, if they charge you a fee to sign up to find work, leave that site. If they charge you to join to find work, leave that site and find an honest one.

Good luck to you,

Tina

Katja144 · Expert Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 176 Career Advice: +2/-0

While you were at school, did you work on the school paper? If not, your prospective employers are certainly going to ask you why...that'd be like being a theater major and never being in any of the school plays!

Many will accept work on a school newspaper as experience, esp. if you held some sort of a leadership position. You may not beat out that person who's been a journalist for ten years, but it'll get you somewhere.

And, of course, you should expect to start small and work your way up...you're not going to get a job at the New York Times right off the bat, for example!

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