Day 1

Last Updated on October 29, 2009 by askcbiorg

Hello CBIers!  Alright, so we are in day 1 of the conference… must say, going very smoothly.  I went to a few that I really liked, then one so far that I LOVED!  Career Wise: What employers are looking for…by far my favorite so far.  So much insight on what everyone is going to need to do when applying for jobs.  Since I am a senior in college, this session gave me a little information that is going to help me come May.  Dan Knight was the professor from University of Texas that ran it.  He was honest, answered everyone’s questions with what we NEEDED to know not what we WANTED to know.  A little tip from him that I thought was the most helpful was that cover letters are not for reiterating your resume.  They are for explaining what you learned from doing the things from your resume.  For example, I did an internship with a news station in Rochester, NY.  I would not just restate that in my cover letter.  I would say that I learned communication and interviewing skills from this internship and so on.  GREAT SESSION!

Another session that I really enjoyed was Twitter/Facebook one with Kristin Millis and Jason Manning.  They gave great information on how to attracted viewers/listeners/readers to these sights.  I would recommend one of these kinds of sessions if you can.  Very beneficial.

Alright, enough for now.  Keep checking for more!