Response regrading jobs.

[Joshua Reese]

I wanted to know how job searches for paper are conducted if anyone could help that would be greatly appreciated.

I have recently applied at a lot of different places, some I think I am much more qualified than others. But the question I have is it normal not to hear back from editors or whoever I have sent my resumes too?

 

[JohnHammond]

If you are sincere, re-read your post and think why you wouldn't hear back.

 

[Riptide]

Response regrading jobs.

How bad were your original grades?

 

[Joshua Reese]

If you are sincere, re-read your post and think why you wouldn't hear back.

Even if my resume was a complete joke, which it's not, is it wrong to expect a reply?

The point was I don't know the process of how papers go about job searches. I was just trying to learn more about the process... If a person sends a resume, and if they aren't interested in that person do they ignore them forever? Long story short I sent my resume for a job I had no chance at getting, and heard back from the editor pretty quick. The last few resumes I have sent out, I have more of a chance at getting at least an interview (I think) and haven't heard from any of them. This is new to me, I've been in radio for damn near the last decade...

 

[JohnHammond]

Editors, even at small papers, get dozens of resumes, with many candidates not remotely qualified. They don't have time to respond back. If the grammar and punctuation errors from your posts are an indication of what is in your cover letter, resume, and clips, then you might be in the "not worth a response" pile. Make sure you are not in that pile.

 

[Joshua Reese]

Editors, even at small papers, get dozens of resumes, with many candidates not remotely qualified. They don't have time to respond back. If the grammar and punctuation errors from your posts are an indication of what is in your cover letter, resume, and clips, then you might be in the "not worth a response" pile. Make sure you are not in that pile.

Fair enough, this is what I was trying to figure out...

 

[Jake_Taylor]

The jobs for which you think you are qualified, the smaller papers, the editor is probably doing both his job and the one he's trying to fill. It's spring, so dozens, maybe hundreds, of new grads are applying for every opening. It's tough to respond to every applicant.

And like has been said, glaring misspellings and punctuation errors likely mean they didn't even look at your resume.

 

[cjericho]

Fair enough, this is what I was trying to figure out...

What J Hammond said. If you have similar errors in your cover letter, they probably don't even look at your resume. Maybe have someone read your cover letter and resume and see if you can improve both.

 

[Sports Barf]

I wanted to know how job searches for paper are conducted if anyone could help that would be greatly appreciated.

I have recently applied at a lot of different places, some I think I am much more qualified than others. But the question I have is it normal not to hear back from editors or whoever I have sent my resumes too?

Most newspapers prefer not to hire snowflake millennial goobers who can't spell and think the world revolves around them. Get a clue, my paper would never give you a job

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Most newspapers prefer not to hire snowflake millennial goobers who can't spell and think the world revolves around them. Get a clue, my paper would never give you a job

If you are what qualifies as a model employee, they should run far away from there as well.

 

[dirtybird]

Most newspapers prefer not to hire snowflake millennial goobers who can't spell and think the world revolves around them. Get a clue, my paper would never give you a job

Both snowflake and millennial are extraneous there unless your paper is hiring goobers who can't spell, don't think much of themselves and are older than 31 (conservatively).

 

[cjericho]

Most newspapers prefer not to hire snowflake millennial goobers who can't spell and think the world revolves around them. Get a clue, my paper would never give you a job

Little bit harsh, but can't really dispute anything there.