Why Won't Copy Editors Apply For My Online Jobs? 'If You Want To Hire Editors, Make Sure Editing Is Their Job'

Today’s “Ask The Recruiter” is the first we’ve seen from a hiring manager rather than a jobseeker, and the question (and response) is edifying.

An editor who runs a 24-hour digital news desk says she wishes more copy editors would apply for her open jobs, but so far, none have.

Joe Grimm responds:

Ask yourself whether the work you need to have done is truly editing or more like production work that does not have much to do with editing content.

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