During our LinkedIn Live event, Career plot twist: Building a toolkit for the unexpected, listeners heard from Leadership Academy for Women in Media director Kate Cox and alumni Jin Ding, chief of staff and operations at the Center for Public Integrity, Erika Hobbs, editor at Growing Community Media, and Zainab Shah, director of engagement and audience at The City.
The group talked about how their career paths are different from what they expected, what to do when dealing with a sudden change or layoff, building resilience in a tough industry and their experiences in the Leadership Academy for Women in Media. “There is a community of folks that you can connect with and reach out to and talk to, that has really helped me be resilient,” Shah said. “Because journalism is an endurance sport on some level.”
This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
