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Links for Job Hunters

When we aren't reporting or editing, we're looking for new jobs. Here are some sites to get you started. The first links are general and are worth checking no matter what sort of job you're looking for. Later, check out the more specialized links:

Writing and Editing Jobs, all media | Magazines and Books

Online Jobs | Broadcast  | Freelance | Individual companies' listings

General Job-hunting | HOW-TO TIPS for journalism job-hunting

All Types of Writing and Editing Jobs

• Journalism Jobs.com Just what it sounds like; affiliated with Columbia Journalism Review.
• American Journalism Review and its JOBLINK page.
• Editor and Publisher magazine Jobs in alphabetical order by category.
• Poynter Institute's Career Center
• Media bistro job listings
• NewsJobs HUGE list of links to good job-hunting sites.
• Project for Excellence in Journalism job links
• J-Jobs list from UC Berkeley
• Journalismnet job links
• Journalism Now
• Society of Professional Journalists job bank
• SPJ New England chapter Click Job Listings tab at top of page
• Newspaper Association of America job listings
• New England Newspaper Association
• Craigslist writing and editing jobs
  • Boston list
  • New York list
  • San Francisco list
• Insert Text Here "word stuff for word people" highlights specific jobs and has many links
• I Want Media links to job banks in all industries
• jobsearchsite.com writing and editing jobs
• American Copy Editors Society job listings
• Google's journalism job links
• Sunoasis.com
• American Association of Sunday and Features Editors f
• Society for News Design
• Journalism and Women Symposium
• Sports Link Central big list of links for sports-related jobs
• National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank
• Investigative Reporters and Editors
• Society of American Business Writers and Editors
• American Society of Business Publication Editors
• Inland Press Association job listings
• California Journalism Job Bank
• Chicago Headliners Club
• United Kingdom journalism jobs
• Canadian journalism jobs
• staffwriters.com
• marketingjobs.com
• Public Relations Society of America
• PR Week job listings
• Variety magazine's job list

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Magazines and Books (some of the sites above list these as well)

• Magazine Publishers Association job bank
• Book publishing jobs
• Bookjobs.com (Note: This site also lists publishing internships.)
• Bookbuilders of Boston jobs list
• Association of American Publishers job links
• Publishers Weekly check the classifieds
• Publishing industry jobs
• United Kingdom publishing jobs
• Editors Only job list
• Publishing Industry Talent Network

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Broadcast

• National Association of Broadcasters career center
• TV Week job listings
• Planet Media
• Shoptalk Job Bank
• TVJobs.com
• Public TV and radio jobs
• National Public Radio jobs
• bigtvjoblist.com
• tvjobhelp.com
• tvnewz.com
• Newsblues TV job list
• TV, Radio, Film job listings Good list of links in these fields
• Sportscastingjobs.com
• radiotvjobs.com
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Online jobs

Most of the sites above list online as well as print jobs. Here are a few more resources specifically for online jobs.

• New York New Media Association The Big Apple is where the jobs are.
• New Media Association of New Jersey
• Silicon Alley Jobs Click on Editorial.
• Silicon Alley Daily

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Company job listings

Be sure to check Web pages for individual media organizations; most post job openings somewhere on their site. Here are a few of the larger ones to get you started:

• Associated Press
• Conde Nast
• Community Newspaper Holdings
• Dow Jones
• ESPN career center
• Gannett
• Houghton Mifflin
• IDG (publishes 260 magazines, headquartered in Mass.)
• Knight Ridder
• McClatchy
• McGraw Hill
• New York Times Co.
• Random House
• Time Warner
• Tribune Co.

Freelance (both writing and editing)

• Freelance at about.com
• freelancewriting.com.
• aboutfreelancewriting.com
• Sunoasis freelance jobs
• Telecommuting jobs for writers
• Editorial Freelancers Association.
• freelancers.com includes graphics and art jobs
• Writer Find
• Authorlink jobsearch
• writejobs.com
• Writers Weekly
• Worldwide Freelance
• Freelance job links from a Scottish writers center 

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TIPS on journalism job-hunting

• Tips from the UNH journalism faculty
• Ask the recruiter, a Poynter column that answers journalists' questions
• Journalist's Toolbox Journalism Jobs Page: Everything from choosing a paper to packaging your clips
• Toolkit for journalism job hunters from the Detroit Free Press's Freep Academy
• Journalism career resources from journalismjobs.com
• Tips on writing a good journalism resume
• More resume tips from the American Copy Editors Society
• Tips on clips Follow the links for specific tips for specific job titles
• Killer cover letters
• Sample cover letters What do you think?
• Ace that interview: Eighteen editors reveal what they look for in job candidates
• How to interview for a journalism job
• Always PREPARE to be interviewed (just as you would as the journalist doing the interview)
• Using the Web to prep for a job interview
• Where do journalism grads wind up? Annual survey of journalism grads by University of Georgia. 2004 results are latest available. Follow the chart links for info on salaries, etc.
• What about MONEY?
  • Newspaper Guild contract info shows the money is good once you have experience.
  • University of Georgia's annual survey of journalism grads shows starting pay isn't great.
  • What to do when somebody asks, "What are your salary requirements?" (For one thing, reading the links above will help.)
  • GOOD MONEY ADVICE for surviving the working world (New York Times column).
• Ask the recruiter: Joe Grimm, who recruits for the Detroit Free Press, answers applicants' questions about applying for journalism jobs
• Starting at small papers: A handbook from the American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Survival tips for a tough job market
• More survival tips

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Jobs in General

• UNH Career Center site
• alumwire.com You need a dot-edu address to use this site
• College Grad Job Hunter
• collegegrad.com
• Internship programs search engine
• America's Job Bank
• Career Builder
• nationjob.com
• Experience.com for basic job-hunting info
• Hot Jobs
• monster.com
• wetfeet.com Also, use their "company snapshots" to research companies.
• Also for company research: hoover.com Click on "Companies & Industries."

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