“Career Connection: Defining your digital footprint” is a weeklong series of hands-on workshops to help you create and maintain the professional identity you want to showcase to sources, employers, and publishers. The series will meet from noon to 1 p.m. ET daily, from Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14.
Session spotlight: How to leverage LinkedIn in your journalism job search
Level up your LinkedIn profile to maximize its algorithms in your favor during this hands-on virtual workshop. Instructor Yumi Wilson, journalism educator, personal brand expert and former corporate communications manager for LinkedIn, will guide participants through the key changes to their profiles that will yield high-impact results. Work on your profile alongside Ms. Wilson as she shares content strategies and conducts live improvements of participant profiles.
You probably know what a great day at work looks like for people on your team, but what about all the other people you and your team work alongside? Get to know their challenges and opportunities, so you can help each other accomplish overlapping goals, support one another in tough times, and applaud each other’s successes. We all need allies and colleagues who root for us. Be one and you will have many.
Advice from Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago, Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership
Teachers include Steve Padilla, Column One editor at Los Angeles Time. Register now for this program, which will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. ET Friday, June 4, on Zoom. Tickets are $50 for general registration and $40 for National Press Club members.
This newsletter is written & edited by the National Press Club Journalism Institute staff: Beth Francesco, Holly Butcher Grant and Julie Moos. Send us your questions and suggestions for topics to cover.
