At last year’s Inclusivity Conference run by the London Book Fair and the Publishers Association, we made two pledges:- Our first pledge was to continue the outreach work that we have been doing for many years: To educate other qualified Careers Advisers that publishing is open to all. This has involved us travelling around the country […]
Why you should always speak up Last year I got a little bit angry on twitter, because of a major publisher who offered a placement to an unpaid intern for a month. The intern was given an allowance of £50 to cover lunch and travel, yet their travel expenses were over £120 a week. […]
Recently I spoke to someone who had completed a long-term work experience placement at a book publishers for around 6 weeks. The placement was unpaid but their travel and lunch costs were covered. At the end of the term the publisher asked them to stay on for more weeks – at the same terms – […]
As you know, for a long time bookcareers.com has said a two week unpaid placement is bordering on acceptable. You might have noticed that, since the beginning of the year, even these have been removed from the bookcareers.com website. This is because we no longer endorse any unpaid work, unpaid work experience placements or unpaid internships. This includes opportunities […]
A new grant scheme has been announced by the The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), as part of its closer collaboration with the Matthew Hodder Charitable Trust. It is the second phase of a pilot project aimed at encouraging talented younger people into the book trade though a programme of grants. The initial launch set out to […]
The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), as part of its closer collaboration with the Matthew Hodder Charitable Trust (MHCT), announced the first phase of a new pilot project aimed at encouraging talented younger people into the book trade though a programme of grants. The initial phase will help those who are unable to get a foot […]
We’re making a few changes to the bookcareers.com website and one of the major changes is that we’d like your contributions. So if you’ve been on a training course, undertaken work experience or had the ‘interview from hell’ with a publisher, we’d like to hear your stories (and we will guarantee anonymity if requested). We’d also […]
We are delighted to inform you that DK is offering four paid internships in memory of Christopher Davis. Here are the details:- —— About Christopher Davis Christopher Davis died on December 2nd 2012. He was one of the founders of Dorling Kindersley and played a key role in the company from its start-up in 1974 […]
We’ve been looking at how we can help increase diversity within publishing and be fairer to those who are looking for entry level opportunities. We also believe that the publishing industry needs to change in how it treats those looking for entry level jobs. With effect from the 1st March 2013, all work experience and […]
Are publishers born or made? Was the question asked at an insightful symposium at Kingston University where Course Directors, Lecturers, Publishers and Trade Associations (including the Publishers Association – Richard Mollet gave a brilliant presentation) and interested parties discussed the relevance of publishing degrees and education to the publishing industry. This was the first forum […]
