There is a very interesting and heated discussion raging over at Freelance Writing Jobs about whether one should include a rate quote with a cover letter when requested in a want ad. My position is no, no, no. Why might you want to do this? As many commenters have pointed out, if a prospective client [...]
Yesterday I mentioned The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear. I mentioned that though I can’t vouch for the book, I can totally vouch for the authors. Here’s the opposite situation: a book that will change your life, though I don’t think I like the author very much. Jobs That Don’t Suck is [...]
On Tuesday I attended a career seminar/book signing held by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio, author of the The Girls Guide to Business series. Their latest book, The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear (yes, their series doesn’t have an apostrophe but the book titles do–go figure) is about how to ask for [...]
For a while, when I was just getting started as a freelancer (which was ever so long ago) I was visiting FreelanceWritingGigs every morning trolling for leads. The jobs posted here are free to look at and are culled from tons of Web sites, many of which are either filled with junk (“write for exposure,” [...]
Last week the Times announced they were searching for a new EIC. The Post has a breakdown of the job description: “articulate and execute . . . the mission of the paper and Web site . . . Support and contribute to the strategic vision of the company . . . Serve as ‘master’ of [...]
If you have aspirations of being a publicist, spell things correctly. If you do not have aspirations of being a publicist, don’t put your name as a contact on the press release form. Once upon a time, I was given a (very poorly written) press release by a local woman. The woman spelled at least [...]
I work part-time as a writing tutor. Last Friday, I tutored a student who was a third-year business student, planning to (I believe) go for her MBA. She was a reasonably bright girl, but she was having trouble creating an outline for her paper (and having trouble documenting her sources properly, knowing nothing about either [...]
Photographer: davidfg. Used under a Creative Commons license.Last week I came across The Editorialiste’s blog, and this post in particular: Journalism Internships Are A Joke (Financially). Period. Mr. Nusca makes some good points, and yes, there are many who take this same viewpoint, but I believe there are some things the naysayers don’t address. As [...]