On this episode we tackle the thorny issue of media recruitment and how ‘who you know’ is still so important. Is it a good or a bad thing? And how do you counter that if you are looking to break into the industry?

I chat to Colin Kelly, who runs PR training and consultancy company Comsteria. Colin's career in journalism began as a freelancer before staff roles at Scot FM, Real Radio, and Radio Clyde. He worked as a gadget and technology presenter with STV and as a presenter wth BBC Radio Scotland.

To find out more about The Media Mentor, listen to episodes 1 and 4, to see how I could help your career head to https://www.themediamentor.info/services

On the webite you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there's a WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb1iknl8fewtgb5bPU0X

If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.

For all the latest job listings head here.

To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here.

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On this episode I chat to Leonie Zeumer, a German-born TV journalist and presenter now based in China. When Leonie first came to me in 2019 she had no CV and had just completed her NCTJ. She needed to start the process from scratch and make the move from a different sector into media, having re-trained in her late 20s. All of this whilst also being a non-native speaker in London. Here she shares some of the key lessons from those early sessions we had and what she has continued to learn since, as she's moved from London to Austria and now Beijing

To find out more about The Media Mentor, listen to episode 1 and to see how I could help your career head to https://www.themediamentor.info/services

On the webite you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse.

If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.

For all the latest job listings head here.

To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here.

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On this episode I answer your questions about media jobs and media careers. With fewer vacancies being advertised right now - making sure you have a strong CV and good applications is critical. I talk about some of the key things you need to get right to do that.

To find out more about The Media Mentor, listen to episode 1 and to see how I could help your career head to https://www.themediamentor.info/services

On the webite you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse.

If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.

More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.

For all the latest job listings head here.

To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.