\u00a0Every employer from sea to sea wants to know the same things about potential hires.\u00a0\u201cHow are his communication skills? Is she a team player?\u00a0\u201cDo they possess the tenacity to take a project from conception to completion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And every job interviewer has a lineup of graduates assuring them that they can talk the talk, walk the walk and above all else, get stuff done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But talk is cheap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So regardless of major, how can you stand above the heap and PROVE to your dream company\u2019s hiring manager that you are more than another set of hollow promises? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The secret\u2026NEWS WRITING. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a decision-maker receives your college resume and sees that you were a reporter or columnist, they have proof that you can communicate effectively, independently contribute to a team vision and turn nothing into something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not buying it? Here\u2019s my proof to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employers want to know that your communication skills are up to par.\u00a0As a reporter, these skills are constantly being tested and refined.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before a story is released, team members brainstorm and argue the pros and cons of covering a particular issue. These office parleys exercise one\u2019s ability to cooperate and contribute as an independent voice of the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in the context of your future career, interviewing source subjects is perhaps the most advantageous reporting practice. The interview process includes source research, cold-calling, relationship preservation and improvisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most importantly, it tests one\u2019s ability to ask the right questions.\u00a0Once preliminary decisions have been made and interviews are conducted, the writing process begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And there is no better way to convey personal diligence to a potential employer than taking a roomful of jumbled ideas and turning them into a focused, profitable product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ability to produce something of value is the best weapon to have when taking on the hiring process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether they are made of brick and mortar, dollar signs, words or melodies, end products make the world go-round. Engineers take vacant spaces and turn them into buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Businessmen take empty pockets and turn them into expense accounts <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reporters take blank pages and turn them into persuasive, informative and entertaining narratives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you square up with a hiring manager and divulge your participation in the weekly production of an influential product, you instill a belief that you can play a vital role in their company\u2019s endgame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pivotal employees are exceptional teammates, and there is no place like a newsroom to foster an individual\u2019s collaboration skills. Editors, columnists and reporters of all majors cooperate on a daily basis to complete a quality product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resources and connections are shared, broadening the network of the whole staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a deadline is on the horizon, opinion columnists dive into feature stories and sports reporters write entertainment reviews. The malleability required to work in a newsroom prepares you to be an adaptable team member, no matter the industry. The interview process for internships and first jobs do not have to be nerve-wracking shots in the dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know what recruiters and hiring managers want, and now, you can take the steps to give it to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Become a news writer and saunter into your first interview with the swagger of a smooth-talking, team player, who gets stuff done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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