The Role of Transferable Skills in a Successful Career Change
Switching careers or starting a side hustle and building credibility? Demonstrate your advantage by showcasing your transferable skills.
Tell a good story and these 8 side hustles could unlock your next revenue stream
Being a journalist is a passion. Having side hustles may be a necessity. Unfortunately, for many at the local level, journalism is no longer a sustainable career. For nearly 12 years I did the grind.…
Honest, open and two-way, or HOT communications, is the best way to build trust and unlock career opportunities
Honest, open and two-way, or HOT communications, is the best way to build trust and unlock career opportunities
Leaving Journalism? Adapt to your new world with these resume boosters
Exiting journalism, means adopting a new language.
PKG, lede, VSOT, B-roll, copy editor, scanner traffic, MMJ, and so many other words and acronyms journalists are familiar with - are foreign to many people outside the industry.
Hire journalists - but not for journalism jobs, journalists bet on yourself
With many reporters, producers and media folks transitioning to new careers…Here’s why you should hire a journalist. ⬇️
How leaving journalism created a new path to success
After being a journalist for over a decade, I knew I had the skills, talent and energy to make an immediate impact in a communications role. However, hiring managers didn’t quite see it the same way.
Journalists - You don’t get the respect you deserve.
In interviews I was asked why my journalism experience would be better than candidates with more “traditional” PR or communications backgrounds. While I knew I could make the transition, demonstrating it wasn’t as easy as I thought.