Q: With Linked In and online portfolios, do I really need a resume these days?
A: Maybe. Maybe not. If you are applying for a full-time role in content at a brand or a media company, yes. You may be …
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How to Nail a Cold Outreach to an Editor or a Brand You Love
By Alyshia Hull
When I was in college I was really excited to apply for an editorial internship with Girls’ Life magazine. However, with so many other applicants, I was worried that my application would get lost in the shuffle. …
6 Things to Do When You’re in an Interview With a Recruiter
By Chandra Turner
I spend a good chunk of my day interviewing folks. The interviews I enjoy the most are the ones that are the most like conversations at a cocktail party — remember those? sigh — where the back …
Talent Fairy Q&A: Gabrielle Korn, Editorial & Publishing Manager of The Most at Netflix and former EIC of Nylon
When Editorial Talent is Unleashed Upon the World
The Talent Fairy Q&A by Chandra Turner
It’s no longer news that some of our best editorial talent are leaving media for non-media brands. The story has become a staple in …
An Editor’s Guide to Networking During a Global Pandemic
By Chandra Turner
Chances are good that you already know that more people find jobs through their network than any other way. Every career coach (or heck, your mom) will tell you, tap your network! The frustrating thing is WE …
The Talent Fairy Hiring Report: How 2020 Affected Your Career in Content
When I was summing up the results of last year’s Talent Fairy Hiring Report I ended my post with unbridled optimism: “Cheers to the incredible new decade TK!”
Cringe.
None of us would have predicted that this year would …
How This Mag Editor Went from Covering Kids and Education to Working in Comms for a Global Corporation
Q&A With Kara Corridan, Manager, Communications, Prudential Financial
By Chandra Turner
The best part of my role as Talent Fairy is that I talk to people constantly. I talk to talent and hiring managers who work in traditional media (which …
What I Learned in the Hell Year of 2020 After Being Hired 3 Times and Laid Off Twice
By Amanda Reed
I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I would say I know how to catch a few curveballs considering how much I’ve gone through in the last eight months.
2020 started off on a high note. In …
“How I Learned the Craft of Editing”
We asked the Ed2010 and Talent Fairy community of current and former magazine editors to hark back to when they were whippersnappers learning how to shape a story. They waxed poetic about the good ole days and offered these some
…6 Ways to Mentor Editorial Whippersnappers in a Digital World (and a Global Pandemic)
By Chandra Turner
COVID makes it tough to mentor. But let’s be real, young editors haven’t been getting the mentorship and training they have needed even before the pandemic. With massive staff cuts at nearly every media brand, editorial leaders …