I have laid out below in bullet points some key skills which I feel employers in the field of music journalism would be looking for in a potential employee. I have divided these skills into what I feel are currently some of my own strengths and weaknesses at the moment from both behavioural and technical perspectives.

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STRENGTHS

Behavioural

• Hard-Working

• Punctual

• Passionate

• Good Listener

• Polite

• Working to Deadlines

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Technical

• Good Software Skills (e.g. Microsoft Word)

• Experience in Online Research

• Experience in Music Writing with Discovery Music (I have laid out one of my previous DM articles to the right of this text)

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WEAKNESSES

Behavioural

• Communication Skills

• Confidence

• Initiative

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Technical

• Lack of knowledge in writing techniques

• New / inexperienced in the music journalism sector as a whole