Jay Eubank’s official title is director of career services, but I’ve also referred to him as the journalism job guru, the guy with the awesome listserv and j-school’s ultimate resource.
Eubank has been working at the school for 13 years and worked as a journalist for nine years before that. He has a lot of experience in the business, to say the least.
So why do you care who Jay Eubank is? Here are a few things he can help you with:
- Figure out if you want to be a journalism major
- Decide what specialization you should study in the j-school
- Critique your resume so that journalism professionals will want to read it
- Help you find an internship/job
- Put you in touch with notable alumni and other journalism professionals
First thing you’ll want to do is get on Eubank’s listserv. Every day, at least once a day, Jay sends out awesome job opportunities for undergrads, grads and alumni. Here’s how you subscribe to the listserv:
- Send an e-mail to listmanager@listserv.unc.edu.
- Leave the subject line blank.
- Type “Subscribe jomccareers” in the body text.
In this current economy, Eubank said he hasn’t necessarily seen a decrease in internships, but definitely has seen a decrease in paid internships. Bottom line: jobs and internships ARE out there.
“Students just need to understand how important connections are,” Eubank said. “You should have enough interest and passion to be be interested in meeting those people who can help you – get on their radar screen.”
(For more information about networking with alumni, check out my blog post about J-link, the j-school’s internal database of all j-school alumni).
Eubank said the best way to set up an appointment to meet with him is to either stop by his office in person (Carroll 43, on the very bottom floor of the j-school) or shoot him an e-mail at jeubank@email.unc.edu. He is available for appointments Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Job searching shouldn’t be a passive endeavor,” Eubank said. “You need to put yourself out there and also realize how vitally important practical, relevent real world experience is.”
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