Q: When Bill Chronister from the Columbus Dispatch came to speak to our class, he said that those of us seeking jobs should get in touch with you because you keep a file of résumés and other editors come to you when they need a position filled.

Please find my résumé and some recent clips.

Presently I am writing freelance prep football recaps for an upstart weekly paper in Dayton and various other sports stories for our school paper, The Lantern.

When I graduate, I will only have six months of newspaper experience to show for it, in addition to a lone internship four years ago which, though a wonderful experience, was not one where I had a great deal of responsibility.

My question is what move should I make next. Should I try to find a post-graduation internship or do I have enough experience to be hired as a full-time sports reporter?

Thank you for making such a helpful website and looking into my situation.

Jon

A: I so much wish you had done some internships to build on the one you had four years ago.

Bulk up on as much sports writing as can for this upstart and plan on a post-grad internship. That will allow you to start better.