Sports producer, al.com

They've told the finalists no thanks or the finalists have told them?

 

It is my understanding that, in concert with re-posting the position, the hiring folks were looking for someone with different skillsets (read: more technical) than the first go-round provided. Hence, some interviewees who might have had a good bead on this have been turned away.

RB

 

Their loss... Not surprising if you've met the people at the top there, but still their loss on some good candidates.
You can teach techie, you can't teach style.

 

Shit yeah. Teach me the stuff about the basics of posting and doing stuff via the internet if it makes me (or anyone else) more marketable. You turn good candidates away by doing this.

 

I am told they are turning away people whom are both experienced in running websites AND in covering statewide sports. Gotta make you wonder ...

RB

 

I can't tell you how many jobs I have missed out on like this because I can't build a web page or something similar. It's like, spend $150 on a community college course after you hire me.

 

Sorry, it's not. Can't tell you know much it irks me when I see 'hell, I'll learn it, all it takes is a freakin' class.' If you can go from zero to web producer in one community college class, then you're a quick study the likes of which NASA could use.

Exaggerating there, but...do you know what web producing entails, or do you just want a job so bad you've convinced yourself you can handle the gig? I understand, because I was like that at one point. But it's taken me years to go from print reporter to web producer/editor. It ain't as easy as folks would like to think.

 

Agree with jimmy. I took lots of classes in school along with my normal editorial/journalism stuff. After a few years of school, I'm still learning, but am decently confident in my skills. Have fun being thrown in the fire after your $150 CC class, if you can even get a job with that on your resume...