Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Enterprise...hiring?

The image “http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:4upV__xU7uKkoM:http://media.highschoolplaybook.com/networks/Centralflorida/images/member_album_photos/122412/hpe_logo_original123547.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Just days after the parent company of the High Point Enterprise announced additional layoffs in its printing division, this suddenly appears on the NC Press Association Web site:

Reporter (posted 2/18/09)
Even if you have limited experience (including college newspaper, internship), if you can demonstrate strong reporting, writing, grammar and communications skills and have a passion for intensely local coverage, we would like to know more about you. Cover everything from city and county governments to festivals and nonprofits, to public safety to schools and beyond; providing plenty of behind-the-scenes human interest features; identifying and examining trends; writing about people – what they do, how they do it, why the do it, how well they do it, the agony and the ecstasy and everything in between of life. College degree (journalism or related) preferred. Send a letter telling why you want this job, your resume and your best six clips to Joe Feeney, city editor, The High Point Enterprise, P.O. Box 1009, High Point, NC 27261, before March 9.
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Do you think they'd hire me back?

E.C. :)

5 comments:

Triadwatch said...

it doesn't hurt to send in a resume,

Erik "E.C." Huey said...

I have...in the past.

But many companies in this area lack professionalism...many won't acknowledge the resumes you send them in the first place. So I'm not holding my breath.

Anonymous said...

Only problem about a job at the HPE, how long could you expect to keep it? After all, that group is SO well known for how well it treats its employees!

Erik "E.C." Huey said...

Hey, I sent in an inquiry several days ago just to be curious and they have not responded at all. That's real professionalism for ya! I've already moved on.

Ed said...

Sounds to me like they knew they were about to lose an asset and would like to replace him with something close and they didn;t consider you such.

Although your resume after the fact was quite the memorial. (I, I, me, me, mine.)