How to Recast Your Journalism Career and Reinvent Yourself

Sweeping changes in the media profession have brought layoffs, buyouts and burnout.  It's a troubling time to be a journalist.  You may be wondering: What now?

The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media wants to help you answer that question.  The skills of gathering and sorting information, writing and editing it, and presenting it to an audience are still valuable.

In this free workshop (registration required), you'll learn how those newsroom skills and experience can help, not hinder, your transition to a new career.  You'll also get advice on rewriting your resume, preparing for interviews and using social media in your job search.

Here are the details:

DATE: Friday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon
PLACE: Freedom Forum conference room, Carroll Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill

SESSION ONE: HOW OTHERS MADE THEIR MOVE
Moderator: Andy Bechtel, associate professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

• Emily Harris, professor at N.C. A&T and former copy editor at The News & Record, Greensboro
• Julie Henry, public information officer for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and former broadcast journalist for NBC17
• Chuck Small, guidance counselor and former copy editor at The News & Observer
• Leslie Wilkinson, managing editor at Turner Sports and former page designer for the Los Angeles Times and Charlotte Observer

SESSION TWO: HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOVE

• Linda Conklin, Manager, Alumni Career Services at UNC General Alumni Association
• Bill Krueger, senior associate editor at N.C. State magazine and former capital bureau chief for The News & Observer

This workshop is free, but registration is required.  Register now.

View a map with driving directions, parking and lodging options can be found here.

Please direct questions to Andy Bechtel at abechtel@email.unc.edu.