Getting a job

2. STAY
IN
THE
KNOW
Keep up with the Society for
Professional Journalist's student
resources page, or the Poynter
Institute's News University.
If Public Relations is more your cup
of tea, check out the Public Relations
Society of America and the Public
Relations Student Society of America

3. log
Start a
B
To showcase your communication skills

4. Find theSkeletons
in your cyber closet

5. Expel
the skeletons
• Remove compromising pics
• Clean up Facebook & Co.
• Bury what you can’t remove
in lower GoogleRanks
• Buy your domain name
• Don’t use unprofessional
email userids
• Monitor your digital identity
• Set up a vanity Google alert

6. Twitter
Another way to find/land a job
• People to follow:
@heatherhuhman
@PRsarahevans
@CAREEREALISM
@prsajobcenter
• Hashtags to track:
#PRintern; #PRStudChat
@newsu
@jayrosen_nyu
@PRStudChat

7. LinkedIN
Great for networking
• Business networking site with 740 million + members
• Place to connect with people in your field
• NOT a place for socializing; professional site
• Media relations: connect with reporters in your industry

8. • Supplements your resume/acts as your resume
• Establish credibility
• use recommendation tool
• ask colleagues to write about specific skills (i.e. creativity)
• become an ‘expert’ by answering questions in the ‘answers’ area
• Start networking through free access to:
• Immediate connections, 2nd/3rd degree contacts (friends of friends)
• Join relevant interest groups: #PRintern | #EntryPR
• Let people know you’re looking for a job
• Connect with recruiters
• Use it for research before interviews (‘study’ people you will meet)