Communications Career
Advice and Resume Reviews April 19
Anyone searching
for a communications-related job or internship can get immediate feedback from
the people on Long Island who are doing the hiring. Get job advice and resume
tips at the Communications Career Advice
and Resume Review session offered by the Press Club of Long Island (PCLI)
on Tuesday, April 19 at 11 am in
Blodgett Hall, Room 201.
The
PCLI, the local professional chapter
of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), has been invited by the
Communications Department and The
Delphian, both of which are sponsoring the event. There will be a panel discussion about job search tips moderated
by Bill Bleyer, a prize-winning former staff writer
for “Newsday” and book
author. Panelists include Kevin Maher, the sports director and weeknight
sports anchor at News 12 Long Island; Bridget
Shirvell, digital strategist for
“Long Island Pulse” magazine; and Mary Ann Skinner, assistant managing editor
at “Newsday.”
The panelists suggest that students
bring resumes, clips, cover letters, websites and
tapes you would like the panel to review. This is a unique and valuable
opportunity to get immediate feedback from local professionals about how you
can improve your chances of getting an internship or job.
Read more about the
panelists here:
Bill Bleyer
was a prize-winning staff writer for “Newsday” for 33 years before retiring in 2014 to
write books and freelance for magazines and “Newsday.” He is co-author of "Long Island and the Civil
War" and author of "Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt's Summer White
House" to be published this fall. He has done recruiting for “Newsday” and Gannett and has
organized workshops on job hunting for three decades.
Kevin Maher is the
sports director and weeknight sports anchor at News
12 Long Island. A native of
Bayport, Maher joined News
12 Long Island after 10 years at WTVH, the CBS Affiliate in
Syracuse, where he was sports director and anchor. He was also a play-by-play
announcer for Time Warner Cable Sports and hosted Syracuse University football
and basketball games on WSYR-AM radio. He has won more than 20 awards for
sports reporting. In 2010 he received the Syracuse Press Club's Professional Standards
award.
Bridget
Shirvell is the digital strategist at “Long Island Pulse,” overseeing
the magazine’s online editorial, social media and sponsored content. She also
writes for a number of publications, including VICE, The Latin Kitchen.com and
DNAinfo.com, covering food, travel and the environment. She came to “Pulse”
after stints at AOL and PBS NewsHour, where she developed a passion for
using social media to engage with an audience.
Maryann
Skinner is “Newsday's” assistant
managing editor for administration. Prior to this, she was the director of
technology and information services and library director. She is a
graduate of Fordham University and holds a master's degree from Columbia
University.
Students who want to become
members of PCLI should join SPJ at SPJ.org and sign up for PCLI at same
time. Those who want to confirm their attendance at the event can do so here.