I’m leading a workshop for LSU students tonight on job-hunting and preparing yourself for a job hunt. The workshop will share tips from these blog posts:
Tips on landing your next job in digital journalism
Use digital tools to showcase your career and your work
Your digital profile tells people a lot
Randi Shaffer shows a reason to use Twitter: It can help land your first job
Elevate your journalism career
Job-hunting advice for journalists selling skills in the digital market
Prepare for your next job hunt while you’re still working
Job-hunting tips: Spread the word, network, be patient and persistent
I’ll showcase some examples of journalists’ websites showcasing their experience and their skills, including Sean McMinn, Lexy Cruz, Dylan S. Goldman, Dustin Blanchard, Nicholas Slayton, Eileen Joyce, Megan Bauerle and Ivan Lajara. I’ll also show Tyler Fisher’s advice for using GitHub to build your own portfolio site.
Here are my slides for the workshop:
