Guests this week
New journalists Chris Mandle (@chris_mandle), FHM staff writer, and Josh Halliday, the Guardian's trainee media and technology reporter (@JoshHalliday) join us to reveal what they did to get their jobs in the media.
News review
It's been announced that increasing numbers of graduates are taking non-graduate, lower-skilled jobs, so we have some tips for surviving a stop-gap job. We also look at the marketing and copywriting strategies that will make your CV look and read differently from the rest. Plus we discuss one blogger's argument that elevator pitch is dead and highlight the value of being ready to impress an employer by explaining your career goals and achievements in a nutshell.
Dear Julian
If you're in a dead end boring job and often find yourself day dreaming of packing it all in and moving to New York, in this job market, maybe that's not such a bad idea, says Julian Linley, creative director at Bauer.
Jobs top 10
This week's chart is full of media jobs include a reporter role at trade magazine Pulse and a writer and researcher role at Globe Business Publishing. For more details, and more jobs, hop over to Guardian Jobs.
Q&As coming up this week
Monday 23 May: Graduate career advice clinic
Tuesday 24 May: Thinking of going into accountancy?
Wednesday 25 May: Getting ahead in marketing
Thursday 26 May: Live chat - Using online tools and techniques to get a job in journalism
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