JR Grads Club: Financial Times Graduate Scheme 'Ask Me Anything' With Stephanie Stacey

This event is part of JR Grads Club, a new six-month programme designed to help you take your first steps into the journalism and media industry. As well as tailored workshops, you'll get access to 1-2-1 support, job alerts, and much more. Join the club here to take part on Discord.

Are you hoping to apply for a journalism graduate scheme this year? Do you ever wish you could just ask the important questions to someone who has been through the process? 

Stephanie Stacey is a journalist at the Financial Times who joined the publication as a Paul McClean graduate trainee in 2023. In this time, she has written about technology and financial markets, reported from Washington, DC, and now covers hospitality, gambling, and tobacco companies. (She was also a member of the Journo Resources fellowship cohort in 2022!)

Now, JR Members can join us on Discord to ask Stephanie everything about the graduate application process! Having been through it all herself, she is well placed to answer all your questions on:

• What makes a strong application and stand out;
• How you can plan your graduate and job application strategy so you don't get overwhelmed;
• What to expect from the interview process;
• How you can present yourself well and communicate confidently;
• And more!

Ask Stephanie your burning questions by becoming a Grads Club member to get access to all of our past and upcoming events, a supportive community, job application accountability checkins, advice from the JR team, and exclusive sessions — just like this. 

Want to see this and every other event we run for just £8.99 a month? Become a Journo Resources member here and help us in our mission to build a better journalism industry.

Meet The Speaker

Stephanie Stacey covers hospitality, gambling and tobacco companies for the Financial Times in London. She joined the FT as a Paul McClean graduate trainee in 2023 and has previously covered technology and financial markets, as well as reporting from Washington, DC. She has also worked at Business Insider and Tech Monitor, a division of the New Statesman Media Group, and was a Journo Resources fellow in 2022.