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How not to fall hard – career management starts at the bottom

By Martin Tripp Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

This article first appeared in Press Gazette At the end of last month’s column, I wrote: “That thing they always said about treating people well on your way up because you might need them on your way back down is … Continued

Media graduates beware

By Martin Tripp Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

This article first appeared in Press Gazette I have just watched BBC3’s “Up for Hire.“ Four young unemployed people were given an opportunity to show how they would work under different circumstances. I found it quite depressing: not least because … Continued

More ways to ruin your chances of getting a job…

By Martin Tripp Friday, July 1st, 2011

This article first appeared in Press Gazette A colleague recently sent me a link to businessinsider.com, where “Headhunters Reveal 11 Ways To Ruin Your Chances Of Getting A Job”. A lot of it applies to getting a job in the media … Continued

Planning for success – or not planning for success.

By Martin Tripp Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

This article first appeared in Press Gazette I’ve never been one for a plan. Most of the best things that have happened to me – personally and professionally – have just come out of a willingness to say “Yes”. Or … Continued

Frankly, Mr Shankly – resigning issues

By Martin Tripp Sunday, May 1st, 2011

This article first appeared in Press Gazette “Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I’ve held It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul I want to leave, you will not miss me…” As Morrissey famously illustrated, there are ways to … Continued

Auto-recruiting

By Martin Tripp Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

This article first appeared in Press Gazette A week ago, we picked up a brief for a client looking for senior writers in the energy sector (see “Job Spy” for more details, by the way). We were given the brief … Continued

Freelance tips

By Martin Tripp Friday, October 1st, 2010

This article first appeared in Press Gazette Last month, I wrote about the positive reasons for changing jobs at the moment. But not everyone gets to choose; redundancies and closures are happening across every sector of the media, and, as … Continued

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