Journalism Alumni-Student Career Week is back!
During the week of Feb. 21-25, the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism will be hosting informational interviews with alumni working in a host of journalism- and media-related fields, as well as a series of virtual panel discussions featuring alumni beginning this week.
More than 80 Merrill graduates (click here for a complete list of participants and their bios) have made themselves available to our current students for 30-minute informational interviews, where students can speak with alumni about their professional experience and get career advice via a phone call, Zoom or on another platform.
Rather than sign up for specific times as in past years, students will sign up to speak with one or more alums and then connect with them to set up a meeting time during career week. Meeting spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to sign up for informational interviews is Sunday, Feb. 20.
For more information, contact Katie Aune, Assistant Dean for External Relations, at kaune@umd.edu.
Career Week Panels
Resume Workshop with Carla Correa
Join Carla Correa M.J. '03 to learn how you can put your best foot forward when applying for jobs! Carla is The New York Times' deputy director of early career programs. She will talk about what to include in your resume, what not to include and how to use your resume and cover letter to land the job you want.
When: Feb. 16, 6 p.m.
Careers in Sports Journalism
Hear a panel of #MerrillMade alumni working in sports journalism talk about how they got to where they are and what their day-to-day work looks like.
Panelists include Daniel Oyefusi (Reporter, Miami Herald), Heather McDonough, (Senior Sports Producer, NBC4 Washington), Molly Geary (Associate Editor, Sports Illustrated) and Josh Fendrick (Head of Content Operations, Overtime).
When: Feb. 21, 6 p.m.
Careers in PR/Communications
Join #MerrillMade alumni working in public relations and/or communications to hear about how they got to where they are and what their day-to-day work looks like.
Panelists include Shannon Clash (Story Supervisor, FCB Chicago), Jenna Graime (Senior Program Manager, Worldwide Communications, Amazon), Jeff Amoros (Communications Director, Anne Arundel County Executive) and Lori Beecher (SVP/Communications Leader, Wells Fargo).
When: Feb. 22, 6 p.m.
Careers in Broadcast Journalism
Hear from a panel of #MerrillMade alumni working in broadcast journalism about how they got to where they are and what their day-to-day work looks like. Panelists include Jatara McGee (Investigative Reporter/Fill-in Anchor, WLTW Cincinnati), Kathy Park (Correspondent, NBC) and Samantha Waldenberg (Video Producer, CNN).
When: Feb. 23, 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Katie Aune, Assistant Dean for External Relations, at kaune@umd.edu.