Newspaper Columnist Mock Interview

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Question 15 of 27

What is your ultimate career goal?

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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.

Whether their ultimate career goal may be far off or just around the corner, the candidate should talk about how the future goals will influence their work flow throughout the job and what kinds of skills they hope to develop over the course of the job.

Christina Erne

Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.

"My ultimate career goal is to have an opinion segment on a national news network. I believe I can develop my ability to express my opinion without offending people and being someone that people want to listen to over the course of being a columnist here."

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