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Question about Job Hunting

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Halloffamer, Dec 11, 2015.

  1. Scoop returns

    Scoop returns Member

    My experience has been if the SE is going to hire you or at least likes you, then sending the updated links with a quick note won't upset him or convince him not to hire you. Also since you said at least one of the stories involves the team you will be covering, my guess is the SE is already aware of it. At least I hope so.
     
  2. Fredrick

    Fredrick Well-Known Member

    Has anyone noticed it's harder to hire someone nowadays? Most newspapers have strict rules regarding hiring and it requires the interference of incompetent individuals in the HR department, many who don't know anything about putting out a newspaper and a sports Website. It used to be an editor always had a candidate in mind and pursued the candidate when there was a rare opening. Now it's all about HR. Do you find this is true or is Fredrick full of hot air. I know of 3 sports editors who told me at a recent convention this is an alarming trend.
     
  3. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Justifying the refilling of a position is a fight some of us have certainly had to wrangle with.
    I'm thinking HR over-involvement must be more of a chain thing.
     
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Candidates had to fill out the web form for HR starting a few years ago, but we always bypassed HR in screening candidates. They admittedly had no idea what to look for in a reporter/editor.
     
  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I thought you were chained to the desk 12 hours a day, seven days a week. You went to a convention?
     
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  6. Fredrick

    Fredrick Well-Known Member

    Good for you, Ace. That's cool you could bypass HR. I could write a book on things I've heard/seen HR do to scare off job candidates. It's pretty amazing what HR has been allowed to do at shops I'm associated with.
     
  7. bevo

    bevo Member

    Have had no problems with HR. The only thing that consistently scares me off is the pay.
     
  8. Fredrick

    Fredrick Well-Known Member

    I'm one of the few on here who admits to working 70 hours a week or more and being paid for 40. Sad I know but "journalists" definitely have the personality that executives can bully and bleed the most out of. Those who get out never look back. But they do need to detox first so to speak.
     
  9. JohnHammond

    JohnHammond Well-Known Member

    "Working 70 hours" is usually code for sitting around surfing the Internet the whole time.
     
  10. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    How in the world could you find time to go to a convention if you have to work 10 hours a day every day?
     
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