The latest episode of The Media Mentor podcast has just dropped and this week I talk freelancing. My guest is broadcast journalist and lecturer Carl Hartley, and we talk about how to manage the life of 'shift work' and being a freelance(r):

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I am not clicking on this article - as I don't want to increase the traffic. BUT what does this headline mean?. It feels like there are two different stories going on here. 'Reading GP surgery warns residents over road closure" would make sense - if that's the story.

Apart from using the phrase 'thinking outside the box' -which ironically indicates very little creativity - this is a nice piece.

When a client works hard on a dream job application and tells you they have just clicked submit. #mediajobs

Just seen a new job listing by LinkedIn - that was first published in May. Is that a ghost job or just a hard position to fill?. I will generally delete listings older than 6-8 weeks from my pages - to save you wasting your time on this dodgy adverts.

All episodes of The Media Mentor podcast are on my website - as well as iTunes, Spotify and YouTube. In the latest episode I answer questions about 'green flags' at potential employers, unpaid 'work' and why showing initiative is so key.

Despite some articles suggesting otherwise - there is no such thing as the perfect CV. But there are some basic things to get right and to avoid.

Good morning - happy Tuesday. The daily feed of #mediajobs on here has stopped now. Instead I have a WhatsApp channel where all links are shared as they drop: . I am also on Substack where you get a summary of listings

RT @Reuters: One of the journalists killed in the strikes was cameraman Hussam al-Masri, according to the officials. He was a contractor fo….

Does the journalist writing this article for The Times see what they’ve done here?. Surveys often ask questions to get the answers they want 🙄

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Been job hunting for you again and this is a pick of the dozens of roles I have just added to the website. PODCAST / RADIO.Journalist, Audio - BBC Radio Sport.Head of Video & Audio – City AM Studios.Podcast Production Coordinator - ZOE.

My aim with the MM is to make your #mediajobs hunt easier. I have a WhatsApp channel where all links are shared as they drop: . And I am on Substack too: .

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Fewer new job postings in July but more live adverts. That suggests to me that the recruitment process was slower because of summer - so you might find companies being slower to get back after an interview (for example).

My fave thing during my time running news at talkSPORT etc was appearing on @martinkelner to waffle about the week’s stories. It was always fun and he made me feel very welcome. Having heard him on Fighting Talk I was a little star struck. Thanks Martin and we’ll miss your show.

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