Oct 17, 2021 | Careers Guidance, CV Advice, Interview Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts
Episode 145 of bookcareers.com Live. We are coming to the time of year where for a lot of people their job search has slowed down. CVs aren’t getting the response they once did, you may be struggling to get interviews. Maybe, you’re not even sure if your...
Sep 26, 2021 | Careers Guidance, CV Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts
Episode 142 of bookcareers.com Live. Following on from Episode 141, we talk you through creating your first CV for any role. You’ll learn the most common mistake people make when writing their CV as well as the difference between a Personal Profile for a...
Aug 1, 2021 | Careers Guidance, CV Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts, Publishing
Episode 134 of bookcareers.com Live In recent years, a number of publishers have moved towards ‘blind recruitment’, which involves answering a series of application questions. The questions often replace the need for a Covering Letter, and in some cases, the...
Jul 18, 2021 | Careers Guidance, CV Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts, Publishing
Episode 132 of bookcareers.com Live In recent years there has been an increasing number of publishing employees become published authors. Careers guidance has traditionally been ‘if you want to work in book publishing, don’t say you have written a...
May 16, 2021 | Careers Guidance, CV Advice, Interview Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts
Episode 123 of bookcareers.com Live We had a bookcareers Newcomers meeting recently and answered so many questions, we’ve included a selection in this week’s episode of bookcareers Live. If you want to know whether to include references on your CV, how you...
Jan 17, 2021 | CV Advice, Job Hunting, Podcasts
Episode 106 of bookcareers.com Live In this episode of bookcareers Live we review 5 current Covering Letter trends and explain why they may be hindering your job search. Are you struggling with writing covering letters, or using the same letter over and over and...