As students

2.  What do you want to do?
 Where do you want to do it?
 What is your dream job?
 What first steps will you need
to take to get there?

3.  Start visiting journalism jobs sites now to find
out what preferred employers want.
 Would you hire yourself?
 If not, what experiences and skills can you
add to your resume to be a better fit?

4. MLive Media Group (Flint, Michigan)
 Min. of two years of journalism experience.
 Experience with SEO practices.
 Mastery of social media and digital interaction.
 Understanding of methods & tools used to deliver
content across a variety of platforms such as
Movable Type CMS, SCC Budgeting and
Archiving System, Smartphones.
 Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms.

5.  Figure out what skills you need to make
yourself more marketable and get them.
 Campus resources.
 Online tutorials.
 NewsU (journalism skills)
 Knight Digital Media Center (multimedia)
 Campfire Journalism (multimedia)
 W3 Schools / Codeyear (Code)

6.  Use BGSU’s Career Center
 Find sample journalism resumes online.
 Make sure your resume really shows
employers what you can do.
 Make sure to have a LinkedIn account.
 Start working on an online portfolio.

7.  Start following influential people or
organizations in your area.
 Start following people at companies at
which you would like to work.
 Get involved in journalism chats.
› #journchat (Mondays, 8 p.m.)
› #wjchat (Wednesdays, 8 p.m.)

8.  Write about a topic or interest about which
you are most passionate.
 Blogs showcases your writing, multimedia,
blogging and CMS skills.
 Blogs showcases your special knowledge.
› Weebly, Wordpress, Blogger, Wix, etc.

9.  Read good journalism.
 Learn about the latest trends in journalism.
› Websites, Magazines, Newsreader
 Read about entrepreneurship, freelancing
 Learn more about a topic of interest that
could lead to a specialty beat.