Innovation in J-job applications

We know digital innovation is changing the way we do journalism, but what about the way journalists apply for jobs?

The News Tribune has an opening for a staff photographer and our photo editor, Jeremy Harrison, tells me that several have been really creative. Of the 175 applications he has received (the deadline has passed to apply, by the way) those who are trying to put their best multimedia foot forward have created stirring audio slideshows and video projects for their portfolios. One even produced a mini-documentary - about himself - to showcase his video production skills and, you would assume, give the hiring manager a sense of what he’s like in person.

Good idea. I don’t know how many points these creative submissions are scoring, but it looks like another step in the evolution of our business.