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Response regrading jobs.

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Joshua Reese, May 21, 2017.

  1. Joshua Reese

    Joshua Reese New Member

    I wanted to know how job searches for paper are conducted if anyone could help that would be greatly appreciated.

    I have recently applied at a lot of different places, some I think I am much more qualified than others. But the question I have is it normal not to hear back from editors or whoever I have sent my resumes too?
     
  2. JohnHammond

    JohnHammond Well-Known Member

    If you are sincere, re-read your post and think why you wouldn't hear back.
     
    Last edited: May 21, 2017
  3. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    How bad were your original grades?
     
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  4. Joshua Reese

    Joshua Reese New Member

    Even if my resume was a complete joke, which it's not, is it wrong to expect a reply?

    The point was I don't know the process of how papers go about job searches. I was just trying to learn more about the process... If a person sends a resume, and if they aren't interested in that person do they ignore them forever? Long story short I sent my resume for a job I had no chance at getting, and heard back from the editor pretty quick. The last few resumes I have sent out, I have more of a chance at getting at least an interview (I think) and haven't heard from any of them. This is new to me, I've been in radio for damn near the last decade...
     
  5. JohnHammond

    JohnHammond Well-Known Member

    Editors, even at small papers, get dozens of resumes, with many candidates not remotely qualified. They don't have time to respond back. If the grammar and punctuation errors from your posts are an indication of what is in your cover letter, resume, and clips, then you might be in the "not worth a response" pile. Make sure you are not in that pile.
     
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  6. Joshua Reese

    Joshua Reese New Member

    Fair enough, this is what I was trying to figure out...
     
  7. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    The jobs for which you think you are qualified, the smaller papers, the editor is probably doing both his job and the one he's trying to fill. It's spring, so dozens, maybe hundreds, of new grads are applying for every opening. It's tough to respond to every applicant.

    And like has been said, glaring misspellings and punctuation errors likely mean they didn't even look at your resume.
     
  8. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    What J Hammond said. If you have similar errors in your cover letter, they probably don't even look at your resume. Maybe have someone read your cover letter and resume and see if you can improve both.
     
  9. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    Most newspapers prefer not to hire snowflake millennial goobers who can't spell and think the world revolves around them. Get a clue, my paper would never give you a job
     
  10. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    If you are what qualifies as a model employee, they should run far away from there as well.
     
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  11. dirtybird

    dirtybird Well-Known Member

    Both snowflake and millennial are extraneous there unless your paper is hiring goobers who can't spell, don't think much of themselves and are older than 31 (conservatively).
     
  12. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Little bit harsh, but can't really dispute anything there.
     
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