Q. I'm a recent graduate hoping to land a job in copy editing, page design or multimedia. Along with state-side jobs, I'm interested in positions abroad at English-language news outfits.
I've found miscellaneous postings about opportunities and programs, but it's been difficult to weed through what's legitimate and plausible and what's not. Any tips on where to start? Or any reliable international journalism job boards I should check out?
Thanks,
EllenA. Good question, Ellen.
There are many online job boards, but not a comprehensive international one.
Get a
LinkenIn account -- you can do a lot with a free one -- and look for people whose resumes list the places you're interested in. Connect with them through LinkedIn or by e-mail and ask them how their experiences were. You'll get answers to your immediate questions and you'll be building a global network of people in the jobs you're interested in.
The experiences of journalists I know who have taken jobs outside of the United States are, well, all over the map. When they first arrived at their new jobs, some of them were disappointed by things they never expected. Watch especially for pay arrangements, moving costs and how other female journalists feel about the local culture.
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