HelpI got my BA in English but since then have taken a majority of positions in Research. More by habit than by passion, I no longer want to follow this same course. Since then I' ve graduated and got a Masters in Counseling and published a handful of articles on the side. However, now that I want to work Full-Time in the writing industry preferrably for a magazine I am constantly meeting a brick wall. I' ve applied to internships and entry-level Editorial Assistant positions but have not even received a phone call. I have been unemployed for about 3 months. I know I could easily obtain a position as an Adminstrative Assistant, work for a nonprofit or work in the research field again. However, I really feel that I should follow my passion. Any ideas for how I can break into a new field? Why don't you combine both your educational skills with your passion for literature and submit applications and writing samples to magazines designed for the world of counseling/therapy/psychiatry. Your brick wall is going to be that you do not have the particular writing experience for the counseling industry so, to get past this, you may need to write something for submission to the magazine as a freelance writer. Once the particular magazine sees the quality of your writing and the results by means of readers writing in to compliment or request other works by you, you will be in a better position to negotiatie a job. I' m actually in the process of getting some articles published in various magazines. I' d love to work full-time and I think trying to freelance for them would be a great angle since they would know my work. Lot of the positions I' ve applied for our entry-level so I wonder if then they would think I' m overqualified? Everybody has to get their foot in the company's door some way. If you do get a entry-level position you are in the unique position to learn about subjects for articles that are being discussed and can submit your work as a writer of that article as well as your regular job. It can only strengthen your experience level and the company's atttitude toward you as a professional writer. | |
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