From columnist to entertainment journalist
19 of the 21 essential skills of a entertainment journalist are already essential for a columnist — about 90% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from columnist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 90%
- of the target job covered
- 21
- essential skills of a entertainment journalist
What a entertainment journalist does
Entertainment journalists research and write articles about cultural and social events for newspapers, magazines, television and other media. They conduct interviews with artists and celebrities and attend events.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- participate in editorial meetings
- rhetoric
- spelling
- stay up to date with social media
- study topics
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a entertainment journalist and not for a columnist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from columnist
2 roles- business journalist19 skills in common
- journalist18 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a entertainment journalist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.