Assignment Desk Editor Mock Interview
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Question 21 of 30
How are your phone skills?
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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
Assignment desk editors are responsible for answering all of the newsroom phone lines, which could be news of a breaking incident, locals wanting to share a story or something that has happened, or local officials calling to alert the desk of something. The candidate must be personable, calm, and able to gather all of the important information they are conveying so they can share with the newsroom with ample detail.
Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
"I consider myself a personable person, and I am able to ask strangers the right questions and talk to them kindly even though I do not know them. I am able to ask hard questions over the phone to get good information, and can get off the phone respectfully yet quickly so I can continue working."
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