So you want to be a Journalist? was originally published on College Recruiter.
We have all dreamed of having careers that oozed glamour and coolness. It just seems natural that certain jobs catch our eye at an early age and awaken our minds to the possibilities. One such charismatic career choice is the field of Journalism.
While this field may not offer the highest paid entry level jobs or even the best benefits packages, it does offer some powerful incentives in the forms of fame, adventure and travel which have a strong draw for many entry level job seekers. The car accident on the corner of Third Street and Pine Avenue makes the local news just as easy as the war that rages on across the ocean so there is much in the way of breaking news for the freelance journalist to work with. These cases of small town reporting thru such outlets as Associated Content can often give the budding journalist a taste for the business and the opportunity to be noticed for entry level jobs and internships in this field.
Education requirements for entry level jobs in this field tend to be a bit more flexible than that of other fields if the produced work is of excellent quality, making this one of the few fields that even amateurs can find a way into. That is not to say that this is an easy line of work or that there are no educational courses that would be recommended before seeking an entry level job in the field of Journalism. To the contrary, the journalist position requires extreme dedication as the news happens at all hours of the day and sometimes it happens many miles from where you are located. The position of the journalist also requires integrity to report the events with clear thinking objectiveness, rather than producing a biased report. That being said, if you want to enter upon an exciting and ever changing entry level career, Journalism is a very good option.
