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its a great resume builder.
Prof. Carry Frith to lead resume workshop.
story Cameron Glover art Ian Bowman-Henderson
a publication of the Ohio University Society of Professional Journalists.
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There is one document, one piece of paper,that can make or break your access to your ca-
reer eld. It has rules, sections, lists and type. It
has to be creative but simple. It has to be infor-mative but concise. It has to be all about you. Itis your résumé.Creating your résumé can be a tedious andtricky task. Luckily, SPJ faculty advisor CaryFrith will be providing a workshop tonight inScripps Hall highlighting some of the importantfactors to remember when it comes to writingrésumés.“I will be stressing the importance of a profes-sional, clean design for résumés, as well as pro-viding tips for marketing yourselves effectivelyand standing out from the crowd,” she said.According to Frith, students tend to get in thehabit of listing job experiences and responsibili-ties, but they should be focused on drawing at-tention to accomplishments met through thoseexperiences. She also worries that there can beconfusion between the roles of résumés and cov-er letters, which have the purpose of introducingyour personality and explaining why your skillswould match well with a certain company.The basic parts of the résumé can includeeducational background, job experience, activi-ties, awards and honors, skills and references.Including an objective can be left up to you, al-though it is probably not necessary if the résuméis sent with a cover letter. It should only be one page and use the same fonts and sizes, exceptwhen accentuating the head and titles.When working on making your résuméunique, Frith suggests playing around with whitespace and fonts, which should be consistent. “Awell-designed résumé with a hint of color can be an effective way to catch a prospective em- ployer’s attention,” she said. She also stresses
the signicance of proofreading your documentto make sure it is “awless” in terms of spelling
and grammatical errors.Tina Stewart completely agrees with Frith’ssentiment. As the alumni and internship coordi-nator for the Scripps School of CommunicationStudies, she examines students’ résumés on adaily basis.“When I see a spelling error or a little glitch,it stops me,” she said. She urges students to tryand learn how to have a strong attention to detailin order to catch those little mistakes. “You haveto have that to get in the door,” she said.Stewart also encourages students to think about the industry, the company and the spe-
cic person that will be reviewing your docu
-ments because that can and will have an effect
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tuesday. 5:00.scripps 116
Prof. Frithpresents:a ResumeWorkshop
on how you choose to write them. However, asmuch as the purposes of the documents are toimpress the employer, it is also about you and
your accomplishments. Don’t be afraid to atter 
yourself. Stewart suggests starting by making alist of all activities that you have participated inand awards that you have earned, and then gothrough that list and limit it in order for them to
t one page.
She also advised students, especially fresh-man, to get involved on campus immediately inorder to have a full list of items to include thatwill impress potential employers.According to a handout arranged by WendyZang, who came to speak in late February for the Ohio University Super Saturday event, gain-ing such experience is a must. Zang’s handoutwas a compilation of advice from newspaper  professional. One professional said:“In this job market, you’re going to be com- peting against a lot of experienced journalists soyou need to learn everything you can to standout,” Debra Leithauser said from The Washing-ton Post.Other professionals agreed that versatility,and multi-media skills especially, are highlysought after in today’s market.One of the last things to remember when cre-ating your résumé is that employers will useit as a source of reference for questions to ask you during an interview for an internship or job.Therefore, you must be able to talk about thingson your résumé. A unique way to do so is to
think of a specic and memorable anecdote that
explains and compliments each item you have
listed. Employers will denitely remember your 
stories.Although there are many guidelines and tipsto remember when writing your résumé, try tostick to who you are. Being yourself is the bestway to show your creativity while proving thatyou are the best candidate for the position.
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 just the facts.
a scientist of the Times.
Andrew Revkin talks science journalism.
Inc.: 
The rst question is that I know you got
your degree in biology, but was your original plan to be a journalist also?
Andrew Revkin: 
 No, I wanted to be a ma-rine biologist, I grew up in Rhode Island, andwhen I got out of Brown with a biology degree Iwon a fellowship to go study overseas for a year.It was sort of anthropology, and anthropologyand journalism are similar – you’re observing people and taking notes. And so, I came back from that trip feeling like I liked to tell storiesand take a lot of pictures and wanted to try writ-ing. I went down to National Geographic, I was pretty excited, but my pictures weren’t getting put up. So I thought “Oh, maybe I need to learnsomething” and I ended up getting a master’s in journalism at Columbia.
Inc.:
So what is the work that you do on atypical day for a typical story?
Revkin: 
I wake up at seven. While my wifeis helping get stuff together for our 11-year-old,I go online, check my blog, approve any com-ments, sometimes start writing a piece that willgo up on the blog that morning, and then diveinto whatever story I was already working onor that’s coming up that day. It’s the blog that iscontinual... it’s kind of like being inside a plastic bag that’s pushing in at you from every direc-tion, and you have to keep pushing out.
Inc.: 
How often do you travel for stories?
Revkin:
 Not that much lately, partially be-cause our budgets have shrunk. But I talk to people all around the world all the time, and Iwork sometimes with some of our other report-ers who are already overseas.
Inc:
Emma: Where do you want to go fromhere? What is your goal?
Revkin:
… I would like more people to ex- plore Dot Earth (http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/). I still get the feeling that there is an awful
lot of people out there who could benet from
this way of looking at the world. So that’s themain thing.
Inc.:
So, how do you balance not only beinga journalist and a scientist? Along those same
lines, does it become difcult to stay neutral?
Revkin: 
You have to work at neutrality, be-cause some people feel more like bad guys andsome people feel more like good guys. Again,the way I do it is... just to say “Well, how do Ireally know what this person is saying?” Even avery well-meaning scientist can have biases and passions and hidden agendas and I have to kindof say, “Well, tell me about the evidence.” Then,
you always try to step back and reect and look 
at the story you’ve written from the other pointof view and see if it still holds up as true.
Inc.:
Finally, what advice do you have rst,
for student journalists and the future of this busi-ness, but also for students, and youth, in general,and the future of the environment?
Revkin:
Don’t count on someone saving itfor you. Don’t count on conventional govern-ment, diplomatic channels doing the lifting.But be optimistic; I do think, pretty fundamen-tally, that there’s a way to get to a good placeon this planet in a few decades, and it largelyrevolves around how young people shape their lives. Some of that is just a little portion, if youcan just sort of shift your career, no matter whatyou’re going into, to have a little bit of thatglobal vision, I think that could be the trick.
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Every week the Society of Professional Journalists brings in an industry professionalto speak at our meetings. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, they stick around to answer a few questions. This week’s guest is New York Times environmental reporter, adventurer and Dot Earth blogger 
Andrew Revkin
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Flight International.
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Flight International, the world’s oldest continually running aviation publication, is seeking a social media intern for the summer of 2009 in
their Alexandria, VA ofce. As a new media intern, the student will be ex
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 pected to be procient with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and to maintain
his or her own blog.“It’s kind of a new thing for us. It’s actually been awhile since this of-
ce has had one,” said Americas Managing Editor Stephen Trimble, whoadded that other world ofces have had interns more frequently. “
Trimble said that the print publication Flight International, who alsoowns the online magazine Flight Global, is hoping to reach a broader au-dience through new media.“In the past, we would hire an intern to mainly show them the ropes,”said Trimble. “But in this case, we’re very interested in having this internshow us the ropes.”He added that, like many other publications worldwide, Flight Globalwill be taking advantage of bigger online possibilities.“It’s become another channel for us that we think is very prominent.”Based in London, the magazine is primarily a niche publication for those interested in aviation information and news. Flight International re- porter and OU grad Megan Kuhn says that while an interest in the subject
may help, the potential intern need not be an expert on ight.
“You don’t have to be an aviation nerd, but if you are, this is your dream job,” said Kuhn, who has been working with the magazine for two yearsas a reporter for their wire service.
Trimble acknowledges that much of the ofce’s staff has a direct inter 
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est in ight and aviation. However, he says that an intern will quickly
learn the ropes.“Flight is a place where people who are really into aviation get to geek out about it. That’s our audience and that’s a huge part of who we are,”said Trimble. “That being said, we’re primarily interested in the socialmedia side.”The intern will receive about eight dollars an hour and will be expectedto work at Flight International for the duration of his or her summer vaca-tion. Kuhn says that it would be wise for a potential intern to apply sooner rather than later.According to Trimble, the job could include travel possibilities, as mag-azine staffers often travels to Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as Wash-ington D.C. press conferences. He adds, however, that travel would becontingent on budget allowances.Trimble says that the internship would be a good learning experiencefor any college student interested in new media.
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