ONA LA meetup at the L.A. Times: How To Get Hired

Palm Beach Post Manager of Digital Strategy Samantha Ragland is coming to LA with ONA's Speakers Bureau to chat about "How To Get Hired." [See below for more info on what to expect/bring]

We will also be offering a tour of the L.A. Times' historic building as it prepares to move to a new headquarters.

Here's the schedule:

6 p.m.: Tour starts. Meet in Spring Street lobby at 145 South Spring Street, not Globe (around 1 hour)
7 p.m.: Mingling and beverages in the Community Room
7:30 p.m.: "How To Get Hired" by Sam Ragland
8:30 p.m.: Mingling and beverages

More about Samantha's "How To Get Hired" training, from Samantha:

Trying to get a job is exhausting. There's so much to do and you're never quite sure if you've covered all the bases. Add to that the Interwebs and what they may say about you, your work ethic and your future goals, and you may just opt to live in your parents' basement forever.

This practical lecture-style session is less about training and more about information and details. We'll cover the following:

2. Resume sparkle and other tips for applying for jobs
3. How your social media can get you hired
4. How to ace the interview
5. Keeping up with the industry while you're looking for a job

WHAT TO BRING
~Your resume and cover letter to mark up
~Questions from your specific career journey
~An open mind -- this is just an hour of advice from one hiring manager

MORE ABOUT SAMANTHA

As the woman you often hear before you see, Samantha Ragland is currently Manager of Digital Storytelling at The Palm Beach Post, responsible for growing her team of 8 journalists into digital strategists. A Southerner to the core, Samantha has big ideas to match her big personality and welcomes the opportunity to experiment, assess and teach.

Her first goal is to give her team wings. She withholds nothing from them and expects them to actively participate in the ebb and flow that is digital media. She challenges her team to explore new storytelling platforms and channels, to own their story distribution and to test engagement strategies with loyal and new digital audiences. Samantha has been in the media industry for five years, and prior to, spent nearly six years as an adjunct English professor. She is one of 28 women chosen for the 2016 ONA-Poynter Women's Leadership Academy. She is also a digital media consultant with ONA, in its inaugural Speakers Bureau program, charged with delivering digital skills training across the country.

Find her on Twitter and Instagram: @sammyragland. And on LinkedIn: in/samantharagland