NEWSPAPER CAREER AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Students must sign up by Feb. 9, 2007

Jobs fair and the Illinois College Press Association annual convention have become synonymous. For the 15th consecutive year, the Illinois College Press will sponsor a career fair at its annual convention Feb. 16, 2007 at the Holiday Inn City Centre.

Newspapers being asked to participate include: the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald at Arlington Heights, The Times at Munster, Ind., the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette, the Danville Commercial News, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, and Copley Newspapers of Illinois, which include Peoria, Lincoln and Springfield.

To participate in the 2007 Newspaper Career Program, a student must be registered for the 2007 ICPA convention and must be a staff member of an ICPA member newspaper. Seniors and juniors will receive preference for guaranteed interviews. Freshmen and sophomores may participate if slots remain.

Here's what you need to know:

1. You must arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. in the interview area to receive your interview schedule.

2. You must be on staff of a paid ICPA member newspaper and be attending the Convention. Seniors and Juniors will receive preference for up to three guaranteed interviews. Others may participate if slots are available.

3. To participate: e-mail your resume as a .PDF file (please save file as firstname_lastname.pdf) no later than Feb. 9 to ICPA@colum.edu. Resumes must be one page only and indicate career goal (reporting, copy editing, advertising, photographer, design) and class rank.

All participants will meet in the hotel’s ballroom. Interviews will take place from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Informal interviews will follow.

Location:

Holiday Inn City Center
300 E. Ohio St.
Chicago, Ill. 60611

Questions? Please contact ICPA job fair coordinator:

Chris Richert
ICPA@colum.edu
312-344-8955

For a paper copy of this information, you may download the flyer here.