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    "Getting out of the business" resource thread

    I've been out a year and have no desire to look back, but yet everyone seems to think I want to be in journalism! Just today, I was talking to...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Apr 15, 2016 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Struggling with job search and next steps

    Saw the last couple replies after I forgot I had made this thread, so bumping for a quick update. I started training last week for my new job,...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Jun 24, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Struggling with job search and next steps

    I will be 30 in five days, so I think that's part why my insecurity is so through the roof right now. I have had interviews for jobs in social...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Jun 12, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Struggling with job search and next steps

    Yep, I am getting interviews and not jobs. I live in an area where a lot of jobs are retail/restaurant options, and anywhere other than that which...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Jun 12, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Struggling with job search and next steps

    I would put this in "Getting out of the business," but since I got axed two months ago, I don't think it quite belongs there. (Mods, if you...
    Thread by: 1GreytWriter, Jun 12, 2015, 16 replies, in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Might be about to be let go. What now?

    I am out of there now, but yes, under normal circumstances, everyone would get a performance review/progress report every 3-4 weeks.
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Apr 19, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Might be about to be let go. What now?

    Thanks for the support, guys. It feels like I was just fired yesterday, but here we are four days later. I'm still feeling pretty content about...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Apr 17, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Might be about to be let go. What now?

    This is the hardest part for me. I wanted nothing more than to work in PR with a sports team, and a year or so ago, it did become apparent that I...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Apr 16, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Might be about to be let go. What now?

    I hope bumping this isn't obnoxious. My story does not have a happy ending, as I was let go on Monday. I went out of town last week to house-sit...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Apr 15, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    To ex-journalists who have made career changes...

    I was looking at a program called integrated marketing communications. I was told that there would be an assistantship open in the fall that I...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Feb 7, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    To ex-journalists who have made career changes...

    I've cleaned the sports references off my resume and have applied for a few jobs with the new version. No responses yet, since these applications...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Feb 7, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    To ex-journalists who have made career changes...

    I'm an editor right now, but I'm working in sports, so yes that's the bulk of my work. I do social media part-time for a startup that can be...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Feb 2, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    To ex-journalists who have made career changes...

    I looked at SID once before, and my problem was that even for lower-level jobs, they were generally seeking sports information experience of some...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Feb 2, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    To ex-journalists who have made career changes...

    I am willing to relocate. I'm single in my late 20s and have a separate savings account for moving expenses. I'm not kidding myself into thinking...
    Post by: 1GreytWriter, Feb 1, 2015 in forum: Journalism topics only