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Some professional news: I have a new job for 2021! Details TK, but first I wanted to do a little thread about my journalism job hunt during the insanity that is 2020 and what I learned along the way. Let's go 
I applied for 40ish jobs over the course of several months—primarily in journalism, but a few content marketing and social media gigs as well. Of those jobs, I had interviews and/or edit tests at 12.
Just five of those 40ish jobs listed the salary in the initial job posting or offered up a number or range in the first interview. Most made me throw out the first number. Companies: please post your salaries and save everyone time!!
(But also when companies make me say the first number, I always high ball—more on this below.)
This is not an easy job market, but a lot of places are hiring—even in journalism. I saw new jobs for writers, reporters, editors, social media managers, and more every single day at publications and organizations large and small.
My best advice for people looking for jobs right now is as follows:
1. Have a jobs spreadsheet: It will make tracking dozens of applications much easier, especially when time is a blur and that job you applied for last week? You actually applied for it a month ago and it's time to follow up.
2. Create multiple versions of your resume: These bases make it much easier to customize your resume for each job you apply to—which you should be doing! I had four base resumes.
3. Know your worth. OK, journalism is not a field you get into for the money. But you have value and every job has flexibility! Even if you can't get more money, you might be able to get more vacation or something else important to you.
4. Research: Use sites like Glassdoor to prepare for interviews and find out salary info. If I must throw out the first salary amount, I try to go as high as possible based on my research. Best case, I get the high number. Worst case, they say no and I get negotiation practice.
5. Ask for feedback: If you get rejected after interviewing, ask if they're willing to give feedback about things you could improve. You can learn some really valuable things about your interviewing skills, your resume / cover letter, and more.
I'll end this for now, but I want to make everyone's job hunt a little easier now that mine has come to a close! So slide into my DMs if you want a resume review, help with a cover letter, interview tips, or just want to say hi 
