Hi Ed. I am graduating in May and am freaking out about it. Like everyone else, I am planning on moving to New York after graduation. I know that for posted, specific job openings, my best bet would be to apply to such only when I am living in NY and ready to start work.
A mentor at a recent internship, however, told me that the HR department of many publishing companies (Hearst, Condé Nast, etc.) conduct 'introductory' interviews, and that she eventually got her current job as an editorial assistant through these interviews.
Could I (or should I) send my resume out to these HR departments now in hopes of obtaining such and interview, or do I have to wait until I graduate to do this, too?
2.) Also, what is the best way to contact the West Coast branches of New York-based magazines concerning available jobs out there? Would it be best for me to go through the NY office or to the CA address listed in the masthead? Again, when would be the right time to send these resumes—now or later?
Thank you so so much for your help. Your website has taught me everything I needed to know about getting and landing internships, and I am going to pray it does the same for me in the absolutely terrifying process of job-hunting.
Nicole
Boston, Massachusetts
