It’s been quite the month, but I can finally breathe again. Thursday was the last day of my temporary, on-site proofreading gig, and Friday was the due date of a legwork-heavy magazine article. Since then, I’ve (finally) signed up for a career coaching certification program, and also turned my attention to another legwork-heavy magazine article [...]
Posts Tagged ‘interviews’
August 28th, 2009
10 Interview Tips From a Reporter Scared of Reporting
[Photo via] For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on an article that has required me to interview various luminaries in the NYC-based sex-positive world. This kind of thing always makes me…nauseous. I became a writer, after all, so that I could communicate with others while simultaneously remaining isolated. I even take medication for [...]
March 31st, 2009
Product Placement: Audio Recording + Transcribing Resources
[RCA Rp5022 64 Mb Voice Recorder With Usb, $19.98, Amazon] [Olympus TP-7 Telephone Recording Device, $17.71, Amazon] I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately and, to get the job done, I’ve been using the items above. My voice recorder (new versions are available) has a ton of storage place, allows me to place markers [...]
Steph Auteri 
Posted in products, resources, writing 
Tags: audio, audio recorder, audio recorders, gadgets, interviews, tech, telephone recorder, transcribe, transcribing, transcription, transcription services, virtual assistant, virtual assistants, voice recognition software 
2 Comments » January 15th, 2009
Why It Helps To Review the Basics
Check out this book my husband bought me for Christmas! (I decided not interpret it is as a commentary on the fact that he’s supporting me, as it was on my Amazon Wish List.) Allison Hemming — founder of the Hired Guns — wrote Work It! as an antidote to the times…times in which an [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in book review Tags: basics, book, book review, books, correspondence, cover letter, hired guns, interview, interviewing, interviews, networking, resume, work it! No Comments » October 23rd, 2008
Call For Human Guinea Pigs!
Hey guys! As I’m only one small picture of what freelancedom looks like (and my, what a messy picture it is), I’m thinking of introducing a new Thursday feature to the blog. In an attempt to forge connections and share others’ infinite wisdom with readers, I’d like to start interviewing all you freelancers and small [...]
August 18th, 2008
Informational Interviews: Just Like the Real Thing
Job interviews can give you the jitters. Informational interviews, however, have a lot less riding on them, at least as far as the fate of your employment status goes. Still, when preparing for an informational interview, you should take just as much care…if not more. Those who grant informational interviews have a lot less to [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in preparation Tags: informational interviews, interviews, research No Comments » August 13th, 2008
Continuing Education for Freelancers
Earlier in the week, we discussed how the very act of being prepared can strengthen one’s self-confidence. Today, I’d like to go over the various forms such preparation can take. If you’re teetering on the edge of starting up your own freelance business, such steps toward readiness will take your plans from romantic to realistic.
Steph Auteri Posted in preparation Tags: books, classes, education, groups, internships, interviews, practice, reference, workshops 3 Comments » 
