HOW TO JOB SEARCH IN BOOK PUBLISHING “An incredibly helpful day, full of useful information” Would you like to know EVERYTHING there is about job searching in book publishing? Whether you are established in your publishing career or just starting out, this day is aimed at you. Covering everything to do with job searching in […]
Did you know that there is one critical skill you need for career success? This is the skill you need to excel at in order to find a job, hold that job, get noticed, get promoted, get a pay rise or bonus and have all manner of amazing things come your way. Knowing this, would […]
We are delighted to announce the new season of our popular HOW TO JOB SEARCH IN BOOK PUBLISHING training course. There are London dates scheduled, thanks to the support of The Publishers Association, and we now have an Edinburgh date confirmed, which is fully funded, thanks to the huge support of The Book Trade Charity […]
We were at the meeting organised by BookMachine and sponsored by The Publishers Association on Transferable Skills in the Creative Industries. We could write a whole blog post, but instead we’ve gathered our tweets with Storify [View the story “Transferable skills in creative industries” on Storify]
If the concept of ‘networking’ fills you with horror, here is our survival guide… When you’re next at a publishing event or conference imagine that, if you put your hand on the shoulder of the person next to you, you would have a connection to all the people they know; and likewise they would have […]
We are very pleased to see that BIC (Book Industry Communication) have launched a whole new range of training courses for Production Staff to meet demands from the publishing industry. Ranging in length from half a day to two days, the Production courses cover the following areas: Introduction to Production Ebook Creation Printed books (colour […]
The Society of Indexers have put out a Call for Papers for their 2014 Conference: “Tesserae to tablets: Uncovering the future”, which will take place on 5th to 7th September 2014. Papers are invited for presentation to one-hour plenary (full conference) or parallel (optional attendance) sessions. The theme of the conference is innovations in publishing and […]
Whilst going through our archives, I found this article and have republished it with only a slight edit to remove one statistic. Please read through, and let us know how relevant you think it is to today’s job market. Attacking the skills shortage in publishing Suzanne Collier on why we should care better not only […]
Our second post for National Careers week focuses on the skills needed to speak or present in public. Most of us have to do some public speaking at some point in our careers and we’ve identified our top tips to make the experience a success for you and your audience. 1. RELAX. 99% of the […]
Today is the start of National Careers Week and every day this week we will be posting tips and advice on how to be better in your current role or to help you find a new one.
