Cover: Media Career Guide, 13th Edition by Sherri Culver; Nichole Harken

Media Career Guide

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Thirteenth  Edition©2022  Sherri Culver; Nichole Harken

ISBN:9781319247560

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Start your career in media

Media Career Guide is an invaluable tool for landing your first job in media or communication. Here’s the latest information on career planning, researching jobs, surviving the interview process, and beginning your career on the right foot.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
1. Considering a Career in Media or Communication
2. Preparing for a Career in Media
3. Where the Jobs Are
4. The Search Process
5. Cover Letters, Resumes, and Thank You Notes
6. The Next Step
7. Succeeding Once You’re In
8. Seizing Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
INDEX
Conclusion

Sherri Hope Culver

Sherri Hope Culver is an associate professor of Media Studies & Production at Temple University and serves as Director for the university’s Center for Media and Information Literacy. She also has extensive experience as a television producer and consultant to public media and childrens media companies.

Nichole Harken

Nichole Zumbach Harken is an Instructor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Northern Iowa. She also serves as the Internship Director for the program and has won various teaching awards. Her goal is to help students find their purpose and passion, to nurture those things, and help them realize "its not how smart you are, but how you are smart."