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WSJ seeks a careers reporter

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter, on a contract basis, to cover the early years of work life and getting started in your career.

The generation entering the workforce today is forecast to change jobs more frequently than prior generations; at the same time, technology is rapidly changing expectations and opportunities for employees.

This beat will explore the education and workplace choices and challenges facing young people today.

We are looking for a reporter with several years of experience, a proven ability to develop and execute upon story ideas and a receptivity to myriad forms of storytelling.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.