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Edited on Mon Nov-03-03 01:55 PM by eyesroll
...at least it does in the U.S.
I edit a trade publication. I had to hire someone about a year ago (when it was equally lousy). I received maybe 100 resumes for an entry-level job that doesn't pay very well.
It may just be that there aren't any openings, or way more applicants than openings. Freelancing assignments also are scarecer, because editors either face budget cuts and have to do more in-house, or they're up to their eyeballs with freelancers already (more out-of-work journalists who need something to pay the bills).
But one other thing -- Are you making yourself seem over-qualified? I turned down a lot of people because their salary history suggested they wanted way more money than I was willing to pay (one person wanted almost double my present salary), or because they were looking for high-level stuff (that they were very qualified to do, but it wasn't the job).
Rarely is the cover letter a problem for me, assuming it's spelled properly and it's neat. The one exception was when the applicant indicated he was planning to relocate to this city soon, to be with his girlfriend, which would have been fine (I don't care about your living arrangements) except one of his clips was about how he moved across the country to be with (I guess a prior) girlfriend, and they broke up and he had to quit his job after two months. Yeah. Don't give personal info like that in your cover letter. But you knew that.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Edit: Check your PM.
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