A Job You Might Love
Daunting as it may seem, the time is drawing near when there will be a life beyond one’s college newsroom. (Shocking, I know.)
Where that life will be, what it will involve and how to start are all questions young journalists, editors, designers, web-heads and all of the other people dedicated to the news media beyond the college level may ask.
What about people who are willing to relocate? What about people who will move hither and yon to find the work, the fellowship, the internship and the chance to do what they love?
What about all of those other what abouts?
Below is a compiled list of a few resources to help with the search. Please, feel free to share via a comment what worked for you and what you wish you would have known before. Also, any other links or resources that might help someone get the gig.
–Most people who are seriously looking for work in the news could use a guy like Joe Grimm. His site (above) and daily stories on www.poynter.org “Ask the Recruiter” could inspire just about anybody to dream impossible dreams… and stuff like that.
–The aptly named source for jobs relating to journalism.
–The top right hand corner has a “Careers” link. Not that I’m one to favor one giant media conglomerate over another; the button was just easier to find than at www.mcclatchy.com (Hint: It’s under the “Employees” tab.)
–A handy tool for checking out publishers and information on freelancers, though admittedly a lot of this was kind of a downer.
Of course, there is www.craigslist.com for writing, editing and some general what-have-yous, but you have to know where you want the opportunity to be before you start searching too hard.
Please share your links and tips as comments below.

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