The Educated Reporter: Please help the job hunters.

The Educated Reporter: Please help the job hunters.

Please help the job hunters.

by Linda Perlstein

Many education reporters who are hunting for jobs come to me for counsel. Would this be a good fit for me? Do you know what kind of person they want to hire? Would you take a look at my resume? Of course, given the numbers, most of them do not get the job they apply for. What they also do not get, from at least six different employers in the last month:

—An e-mail saying their materials were received.
—A phone call (or even a form e-mail!), once they have gone through interviews, telling them they did not get the job.
—Any feedback that might help them as they move on with their search.

I cannot imagine a good excuse for the first two. And it might be unrealistic to hope for that last part. But why