Job Search Strategies
Bio: Derek I. Webster, Director of Common Good & Creative Careers
After studying film and literature at Yale, Derek spent a decade in Los Angeles as a literary manager and script consultant. He now organizes and expands the university’s Common Good & Creative Careers resources. Derek works with students and alumni to explore CGCC interests; which can include pursuing recruited or external job searches; reviewing submission and pitch materials; improving networking approaches; and helping Yalies to navigate the arts, entertainment, media, education, government, and nonprofit fields. Also a graduate of the Fairfield Creative Writing MFA program, when not adventuring with his wife and precious/precocious children, Derek is prone to the occasional burst of fiction, both literary and genre: ivanhope.com/writing.
Host: Fernando Flor