The Best Resource Web site you’ve NEVER heard of

When I twittered that I was attending the Ed2010′s spring conference in New York the other day, I expected to get a flood of “Me too! See you there!” What I got instead was a bunch of replies, asking me to explain what Ed2010 means. Was I speaking in code? I was shocked more people did not know what Ed2010 is and how helpful it can be to jump-starting a career in journalism.

Ed2010 is, put simply, an obsession of mine. It’s one of the best resources for college journalists interested in getting internships and networking in New York and the surronding areas, particularly those interested in magazine and online journalism.

Ed2010 was started in 1998 by Chandra Turner. The organization started as a networking club for editorial assistants aiming to get their dream jobs in magazines by 2010. (The weird name makes sense now, huh?)

Now it’s an unyielding resource for those college students like me interested in getting a job in the industry. Want to know what to wear to an interview? (Hint: Not a black suit!) Or how to effortlessly name drop in a cover letter? (Hint: Don’t sound desperate!) Ed2010 has the answer to every magazine journalism question out there.

The best area of the Web site is undoubtably their internship and job listings. Ed’s listings are not as extensive as Mediabistro or Journalism Jobs, but what you’ll see listings on Ed2010 you won’t see on the other sites.

As an editor at Us Weekly told me while I was interning there, “We put our postings on Ed2010 before anywhere else.”

That, in and of itself, makes Ed2010 worth checking out.

I’ve found both my internships there and when you look through the listings it’s not uncommon for big name magazine names (Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New Yorker) to make an appearance. Although the Web site is technically a resource for aspiring magazine journalists, there are countless resources for other branches of the field, especially online.

Ed2010 also has even expanded their resources to include college chapters of their organization that bring industry professionals, networking opportunities, book clubs, etc. to campus.

This spring they’ll be hosting their First Annual Ed on Campus Conference from April 5 – 7th. The event will give college students the opportunity to meet and mingle with human resources reps from NYC publishing reps, participate in one-on-one resume critique and mock interviews from magazine editors, and countless other networking opportunities.

Want to learn more about Ed2010? Go to their Web site at ed2010.com and search for interesting internship opportunities and get priceless advice you couldn’t get anywhere else but at Ed!