Seeming to cash in on a bad situation, Poynter is offering a new job-help membership for people looking for jobs. The membership cost $100, and that buys people: a critique of their resume, half an hour of one-on-one coaching on the phone with a Poynter Career Center coach and participation in an online group of journalists and other media professionals to network and share job ideas and contacts in a professional environment.
In addition to the $100 membership cost, they are also asking for a voluntary donation if a person’s career goal is achieved. This donation would have the persons name put on a brick in their commemorative courtyard.
This seems nice, but also a bit steep for what they are offering. This may be just me, but I think a lot of these features could be found cheaper through different Web sites and sources. While this could turn out to be a good service for people in the journalism industry to help get them a job, this sounds like a way to cash in on a bad economic situation in my opinion.
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