Types Of Communication Careers

Advertising courses are normally housed with journalism or mass communication departments, even though they may be a part of a communication or business course.

Jobs in advertising include: advertising or marketing professional, copy writer, account executive, sales manager, media planner, media buyer, creative director, media sales personnel, and public opinion researcher.

Many students today are showing an interest in a communication career.

Communication subjects that can emphasize an advertising job include: marketing, copy writing, research methods, persuasion, advertising and society, mass media, interpersonal communication, mass media law, media production, public speaking, and small group communication.

Communication Education

Communication educators are hired at all educational levels—elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, colleges and universities. Most communication faculty personnel are found at the collegiate level. To teach communication in an elementary or secondary school you need to obtain certification. Each state has its own regulations, but almost all need a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the field you will be teaching. Becoming an instructor at the college level normally requires a doctoral degree, though some community colleges will hire a candidate with a master’s degree. Community colleges tend to prefer graduates who have a general communication degree so they can teach a a number of courses. Four-year schools, especially research and graduate level universities, prefer candidates trained in a particular area, such as organizational communication, rhetoric and public address, or interpersonal communication.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA/RADIO-TELEVISION/BROADCASTING

The sector of broadcasting is going through a period of fast change. One of the trends is the mixture of radio and TV with computers and interactivity. Even the title of the sector is shifting from the current emphasis on broadcasting to electronic media.

JOURNALISM (Print or Electronic)

Journalism involves researching and gathering data and communicating it to the public through writing, speaking, visual, or electronic means. Collegiate enrollment in journalism programs remains fairly constant.  Approximately 50 percent of journalism graduates find employment in the field within six to eight months after completing their undergraduate degree.

How to Select Candidates to Interview

Your beginning point, du scheduling a job interview with a candidate, is to look over each candidate’s:

Resume cover letter and

Resume.

When faced with 100-200 individuals, it is vital to use tools that separate the great individuals from the many. These will aid you select the individual for the job interview. They will also aid you prepare your list of questions to employ to telephone screen candidates and ask during the job interviews.

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