Nearly 300 journalism job-seekers gathered at the National Press Club on March 22 to meet with recruiters, get career advice, and update their headshots during the inaugural Career Day at the NPC. The event was a collaborative effort by the Club and its nonprofit affiliate, the NPC Journalism Institute.
(All photos by Tina dela Rosa and Lisa Maslovskaya)
The exhibit hall buzzed daylong as job-seekers networked with dozens of journalism and academic recruiters from top outlets in the Beltway and beyond:
- American Chemical Society
- American City Business Journals
- American University School of Communication
- The Associated Press
- The Baltimore Banner
- Bloomberg Industry Group
- Capital Gazette
- Columbia College Chicago’s School of Graduate Studies
- CQ Roll Call
- Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
- Missouri School of Journalism
- Nexstar Media Group
- Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
- Rolli
- States Newsroom
- The Washington Post
The Journalism Institute produced four training sessions for job-seekers, who packed the conference rooms to learn:
What hiring newsroom managers want you to know, featuring
- Sarah Babbage, Bloomberg Industry Group
- Ben Dobson, WDCW
- Anna Johnson, Associated Press
- Vandana Sinha, American City Business Journals
Watch the recording or check out the tipsheet.
Nail the interview: Advice for success in today’s job market, featuring career coach Phoebe Gavin, owner of Better with Phoebe.
Cover letter strategies: Telling – and selling – your experience, taught by Institute Executive Director Beth Francesco, who has coached hundreds of journalists on their career searches.
Job search strategies: Staying organized, staying motivated, featuring Alex Treadway, certified leadership coach.
Between meeting recruiters and the learning opportunities, job-seekers used the event-exclusive work lounge and refreshed their professional headshots, taken by D.C.-based freelance photographer Melissa Lyttle. (Melissa took more than 115 headshots throughout the day!)
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