I sent out a scary email this morning, but I knew it was time for a change. I’ve been writing a newsletter called, “Going Remote for TV News Professionals” for the last month and a half. A few months ago I created and shared a list of remote job databases in a Facebook group for
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You’re Enough
Do you remember the SNL skit with Al Franken and Michael Jordan? (Yes, I’m THAT old and if you have no idea what I’m talking about, check it out below). Al has Michael look into a mirror and recite the mantra, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” In my
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The Stalled-Out Search
One of the worst sounds you can hear during a job hunt is crickets. 🦗🦗🦗 You start the job search excited and perhaps nervous about where your next step will take you. You edit your resume and create a cover letter (possibly for the first time if you’re coming directly out of TV News) and
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You Got Skillz!
Can you guess where this word cloud came from? (No scrolling down and cheating 😉) If you guessed these are the skills required to work in journalism (that’s what I would have thought as a former TV News person), guess again… I used my old pal Google and pulled text from more than a dozen
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TV News Trauma
There’s a toxic we talk about…and the toxic that goes unspoken but still traumatizes. In the TV News business, there’s plenty to complain about. The work hours are often horrible, most are poorly paid, social media followers can be vicious, there are toxic bosses, etc etc. But there’s another layer on top of all that
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Embracing a New Identity
More than any position I’ve had (including stints at science museums, higher education, non-profits and owning my own business), people are most intrigued to learn about my TV News life. “What was it REALLY like?” “Do you miss it?” If you are on-air, they’re drawn to the perceived fame and fortune (insert sarcastic laughter here).
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Your TV News background is the KEY to a remote job…
…you just have to explain why. There’s no way around it, competition for remote work is fierce! Remote positions receive hundreds, even thousands of applicants. Looking at those numbers may give you a sense of hopelessness, especially if you’re trying to make two simultaneous transitions: from one industry (like TV news) into another AND from
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“Stakeholder” has a problem
I’m one of those people who, once I hear that a term is problematic, I am constantly noticing it in what I’m reading, hearing and saying (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, as a Midwesterner it is SO hard to get rid of the phrase “you guys” from my vocabulary, but I
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Girls in STEM – From Pledging Support to Taking Action
I have to be honest, I’m frustrated about progress when it comes to girls in STEM, which I’ve been actively involved with for more than 2 decades. 👩🔬 Almost 20 years ago I became a trainer with SciGirls. ☁ Before that, I was a STEM role model as a female TV meteorologist. ➕ Even earlier,
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Equal Pay Day (but not entirely)
I missed Equal Pay Day a coupe weeks ago (March 12), but like many women, this day isn’t accurate for me. Wait! You’re a white cis-gender woman…how can this be??? This date roughly represents how much longer U. S. women as a whole need to work in order to receive pay equal to men. I
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