Entry-level is a new series profiling those who are working their first media jobs out of college. Want to be featured? Send an e-mail to d.ceceliamartinez [at] gmail [dot] com with a photo and answers to the questions below.
Associate Editor Alex J. Tunney
Name: Alex J. Tunney
Gig: Associate Editor, Data Conversion Labs
Education: The College of Saint Rose, December 2008
Length of job search: Roughly a year, not counting my time in retail.
How he landed the job: A temp agency pulled my resume off of Monster. I’m a temp now, but it might lead to a permanent position.
What kept him motivated throughout his search: Positive feedback. I realized “We’d probably hire you in a better economy,” isn’t the worst thing I could be hearing.
Ultimate dream job: An editor of some kind (for a newspaper, magazine, or whatever) while being an essayist on the side.
Advice for job seekers out there: Keep on plugging away and network, network, network. I got lucky, and I’m still networking even though I have job, because you just never know what may happen next.
It’s pretty rare that a person will actually get a job by posting their resume on a national job board site like Monster.com, but clearly it does happen, so it must be worth the effort. And it’s true, I’d rather be turned down for a job because of a recession than a lack of skills.
Anyone else out there land a job through resume posting on job sites? Let’s hear your story, too.
