With my resume and prized newspaper clips in hand, I did a little dance for as many recruiters as possible and hoped to get noticed. Some were interested. One paper said I would be perfect for one of their current job openings.

Dozens of journalism job fairs and college career days have revealed a few of the strategies that make some job candidates stand out from all the rest. Put these to work to have your best possible showing.

What do you do if you’re just not comfortable with the whole job fair scene? You just have to move out of your comfort zone and learn how to join the fair. Here are some tips.

Even after 25 years as a newsroom manager, I pitch ideas that never make it to the plate. When that happens, I have to try someone else, or go back, re-evaluate what I’m pitching and try again.

Politics is the stuff they don’t teach you in college. You need to know about them — and manage them well — to succeed in any newsroom.