by Suzanne Collier | Mar 6, 2018 | Careers Guidance, Job Hunting, Work Experience
I keep meeting people who have been given poor advice from others. This is the most common piece of advice I hear given to entry level candidates: ‘You must have three months work experience in publishing to get a job; if you can’t get a paid job, then work unpaid’....
by Suzanne Collier | Nov 23, 2017 | Job Hunting, Work Experience
The Book Trade Charity has launched its first subsidised accommodation for new entrants to the book trade in the Bookbinders Charity housing complex in Whetstone N20. The six flats, three one-bed and three offering two bedsits per flat with shared kitchen and...
by Suzanne Collier | May 2, 2017 | Inclusivity, Publishing, Work Experience
As part of its Changing the Story initiative launched last year, Hachette UK will be partnering with The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), to offer subsidised accommodation in London to support people, for whom London is otherwise prohibitively expensive, to start their...
by Suzanne Collier | Apr 18, 2017 | Careers Guidance, Publishing, Work Experience
Penguin Random House UK have announced that all Work Experience placements with them will be paid the National Living Wage. They have confirmed to bookcareers.com that there will no longer be any unpaid placements at Penguin Random House UK. You can find out more or...
by Suzanne Collier | Mar 1, 2017 | Job Hunting, Publishing, Work Experience
Publishers have a social responsibility and their first social responsibility needs to be towards their employees and their interns. Why does a person intern? To get experience that will lead ultimately to permanent employment. Very often at the end of an internship,...
by Suzanne Collier | Feb 20, 2017 | Inclusivity, Publishing, Work Experience
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...
