Careers in Communication & Writing

Agenda: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Note: Communication and Writing participants are generally not
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Registration & Check in in a position to make hiring decisions. However, they can provide
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Welcome & Panel Discussion insight on the proper channels for pursuing employment
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Roundtable Networking opportunities in their fields.

Suggested Networking Questions

• What aspects of your work do you find most exciting/engaging?
• What key skills are needed to be successful in your position?
• How did you get your job?
• How long have you been working in your field—did you study it as
an undergraduate or a graduate student?
• If you have a graduate degree, what role has that degree played
in your career success?
• What qualities does your department/organization seek in an
employee?
• What developments or news in your organization will impact the
type of work opportunities your organization has available?
• What are some of the specific career opportunities at your
organization for a person with my degree/background?
• How do you prefer people to approach your organization about job
opportunities?
• Is there someone else you would recommend I speak with about
positions at your organization?

Relevant National Average Starting Salaries, courtesy of the Financial Fitness Program
Curriculum/Job Function Average Salary Curriculum/Job Function Average Salary

Bachelor degrees Bachelor degrees, continued

Advertising
Advertising 28,000 Journalism
Human Resources/Industrial Relations 38,000 Advertising 25,000
Media Planning 33,333 Production (Communications) 20,800
Public Relations 35,000 Reporting 23,000
Writing/Editing 36,000 Writing/Editing 29,833
Broadcast Journalism Public Relations/Organizational Communications
Management Trainee (Entry-Level Mgmt.) 36,720
Commercial Banking (Consumer) 22,000
Human Resources/Industrial Relations 31,000
Communication
Advertising 30,000
Public Relations 41,594
Media Planning 24,000 Sales 40,750
Performing Arts/Entertainment 15,000
Production (Communications) 32,667 Master’s degrees
Public Relations 36,000 Communication
Communications 35,360

Communication, Marketing and Sales Job & Internship Fair

Friday, November 6, 2000, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park Student Center Room 120
Participating employers include:
Acquity Group Chicago North Financial Group— First Investors Corporation State Farm
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals an Office of Metlife Agency Fort Dearborn Company Target Stores
Bonneville Chicago Radio Group Cision Kreg Therapeutics, Inc. The McTigue Financial Group–
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Coca-Cola Enterprises McGill Airflow Northwestern Mutual
Chase College Pro Painters ‘News America Marketing Verizon Wireless
PepsiCo Zip Car

For a full list of employers, available positions, and to register visit http://depaul.experience.com/

Loop Office: DePaul Center, Suite 9500, (312) 362-8437

Lincoln Park Office: Schmitt Academic Center, Room 192, (773) 325-7431
Website: http://careercenter.depaul.edu
Communication and Writing Professionals
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KARYN BOWMAN
Managing Editor
Family Time Magazine
B.A., English & Psychology, Manchester College
Career History:
Video Columnist, The Record Press
Freelance Movie Reviewer, Daily Journal
Website: http://www.familytimemagazine.com/
HAL CONICK
News Reporter
Suburban Life News
B.A., Journalism, DePaul University
Career History:
Investigative Intern, Better Government Association
Editorial Intern, The Chicago Reader
Editorial Intern, Newcity Chicago
Clerk, Law Offices of Harold Conick and Associates
Expertise: Reporting on city meetings, breaking
news, feature stories and anything else I could get
my hands on from.
Website: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/
CHRISTINA DUGGAN
Technical Writer
B.A., Marketing & Communications, University of
Iowa
M.A., Business & Professional Writing, DePaul
University
Career History:
Magazine Coordinator, IGA Grocery Stores
Technical Writer, CNA Insurance
Technical Writer, The Options Clearing Corporation
Technical Writer, Aleri, Inc.
Expertise: Technical Writer in the insurance,
financial, and software industries.
Loop Office: DePaul Center, Suite 9500, (312) 362-8437
Lincoln Park Office: Schmitt Academic Center, Room 192, (773) 325-7431
Website: http://careercenter.depaul.edu
ANNA KENDALL
Writer
College PaperBuddy
B.A., Journalism & American Studies, University of Iowa
M.A., Writing, DePaul University
Career History:
Project Editor, BrainWorx Studio
Expertise: Freelance writing & editing, Writing for the
web
Website: http://collegepaperbuddy.com/
KRISTINA OLKOWSKI
Community Relations Manager, Chicago Area
Runners Association (CARA)
Vice President of Special Events, Endurance
Marketing
B.S., Early Childhood Education, DePaul University
M.S., Higher Education Administration,
Northwestern University
Career History:
Community Relations & Special Programs, LaSalle
Bank Chicago Marathon,
Manager Accounts LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle,
LaSalle Bank Distance Classic and LaSalle Bank Open,
LaSalle Bank Corporation/Chicago Event Management
Website: http://www.cararuns.org/
LAURA WASHINGTON
Contributing Columnist
Chicago Sun Times
B.S., Journalism, Northwestern University
M.S., Journalism. Northwestern University
Career History:
Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor, DePaul
University
Commentator, National Public Radio and Chicago
Public Radio
Editor & Publisher, The Chicago Reporter
Deputy Press Secretary, Mayor Harold Washington
Producer for the investigative unit, CBS-2/Chicago
Expertise: Print and broadcast journalism and
urban affairs centered around African-American affairs,
local and national politics, race and racism, and social
justice.
Website: http://www.suntimes.com/