Application and Interview Suggestions,

Breaking news coverage is highly valued on a beat.

 

Smile a lot.
Make eye contact at all times.
Be inquisitive- and be mindful of your own body language.
This is no different than taking a girl out for the first time.

 

Fart makes some excellent, often overlooked points.

Confidence.

If you're not a confident person, play one. Not cocky or arrogant, but confident. No one wants to hire a wet napkin.

 

Thanks.
Fake it and you'll make it- as Fart's mother always said.

 

And try not to stare at the sports editor's ass while he can see you doing it.

 

I came across this in my research to beginning my cover letter.

Any advice on what sort of openings on here work and what don't?

http://www.jobspage.com/?p=1123

While some of the openers under sympathetic and confident seem like they'd be catchy, attention grabbing ledes, I also wonder if they'd be enough to turn off perspective SE's.