Making a move into a new role, industry, or direction? Career Transition offers guidance on pivoting your media or creative career — from identifying transferable skills and rebranding yourself to navigating the challenges of starting fresh.
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Take these key steps to get yourself rehired
Dealing with one job loss is bad enough, but media professionals have found themselves downsized once, twice, sometimes even three times. Repeated blows to the income, and in some cases the self-esteem, could be enough…
Dana Robinson
Corporate writing is writing for business purposes. It's not journalism, so if that's what you're looking for you might as well stop reading now. "You are writing to convey the values and goals of a…
Celeste Mitchell
The fashion public relations field has exploded and now it looks more glamorous than ever to be promoting big brands and attending runway shows. But it's not all glitz and sparkle. The truth is that…
Kristen Fischer
It can be daunting, to forsake all relevant experience and well-cultivated networks in the name of a new gig, but it is possible to make the switch somewhat seamless. Here’s how.
Andrea Williams
Getting your freelancing career off the ground while you’re still at a traditional job is a smart strategy. Most people take a sharp hit in income when they first begin working for themselves—however, waiting to…
Aja Frost
Although 2008 and the Great Recession are far behind us, the media industry is still dealing with its fair share of layoffs. Just a few months ago The Detroit News, Gannett, USA Today, and Bloomberg announced…
Dana Robinson
You may have heard of something called “The Great Resignation” recently. This term has been used to describe the large number of mid-career people leaving their jobs in search of something new. As workers are…
Jess Focht
There’s no denying that we’re in a workers’ economy. As remote work continues to be a new normal for companies, employees have more of a chance now, more than ever, to embark on a new…
Jess Focht
Traditionally, resume gaps have been seen as a red flag to employers. At times, when looking at a resume gap, there have been worries that the candidate may have had too much time away from…
Jess Focht
Working as a traditional artist has changed a lot in the past few years. Not only do you have to contend with competition on social media, but more folks today are interested in digital art…
Frankie Wallace