To
begin with, I have noticed that any applicant towards a professional writing
job needs to have a decent amount of experience. Many of the jobs I looked for,
including the three that I came across, require at least two or three years of
experience in the field. While this does seem to pose a serious obstacle for
any person who is trying to apply, I do have some advice on that front. For
one, I have noticed that companies tend to put this requirement on the
application just to help weed out people who aren’t willing to try for the spot
anyway. Apply for these positions anyway. Often, companies will not have enough
people that do have the required experience, so they will dip into what
applications they view as qualified. As such, putting forward a well designed
application will help you get called for an interview. Secondly, every company
does things differently, and no experience from another company will give you
all the answers you need to fulfil the requirement of this new job. What does
help you succeed is an experienced sense of problem solving. As Emily Soplinsky
says in her article Survival Skills for
Communicators within Organizations, “Like a lot of skills, the more
practice you have at problem solving, the easier it gets. Further,
understanding how organizations work provides a framework for creative problem
solving” (Soplinsky 113). Just regard the following positions as shown by
Indeed.com:
- https://jobs.leggett.com/job/Carthage-Copywriter-MO-64836/399256400/?feedId=95500&utm_source=Indeed&utm_campaign=LeggettandPlatt_Indeed
- https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/33923?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed
- https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Evangel-University/jobs/Content-Editor-da8e2ce9769815c3?q=writer
Each position requires at least two
years of experience. This might turn some people off. One thing I do recommend
doing is to apply for several internships throughout the college experience.
This can count as experience, and allow for the applicant to bypass this
restriction.
One other thing that I recommend
doing if at all possible is to sort of measure the lay of the land of the
company, so to speak. It’s one thing to understand how a company chooses to
appear to the public, and it’s another thing entirely to understand how they
actually behave. I’ve seen this just in my company in the first few months.
There are workers or departments who are less than reputable, and there are
subjects that must be avoided. If there is any way to learn about this
political side, such as if you know somebody in the company or can have a
serious talk with previous employees, you will benefit immensely. It’s as
Sherry Southard discusses in her article Interacting
Successfully in Corporate Culture, “Students need to understand what
correct protocol in corporate culture involves, how this protocol is determined
by formal and in-formal structures, and why such protocol is important”
(Southard 79). Knowing how the company operates and treats its employee will
help a worker both apply and work in the environment. These tips as I’ve
outlined in this entry will help an applicant gain an edge when putting their
application forward, or it will at least help applicants understand what to put
into their appilcations.
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