What we Do
We work with Individuals and Employers to deliver the very best in Career Guidance and Development
Individuals
Whether you’re supporting your own career development or are supported by an employer, you are able to access the same quality service. If you’re unemployed and have qualifying experience from the UK Book Industry, your career support may be sponsored by The Book Trade Charity BTBS.
Employers
We work with publishers, booksellers and organisations of all sizes, from small start-ups to large corporates. Whether it is a one-off project or ongoing support, from career support to productivity training, we adapt all our services to your needs and internal systems.
Fully Qualified RCDP Advisors
All our Careers Advisors are members of the Career Development Institute, are fully qualified (Level 6 or above) Registered Career Development Professionals (RCDP), work to a strict code of ethics, and are fully insured to assist you in making critical career decisions.
CAREER RESOURCES
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bookcareers Job Club Initiative
We are currently running one job club, aimed at newcomers and publishing hopefuls. bookcareers Newcomers Job Club Open to all including- students- recent graduates- NEETS (Not in education,...
Publishing Jobseekers Questions and Answers March 2023
Episode 211 of bookcareers.com Live In response to the questions asked at the latest bookcareers Job Club meeting, we've compiled another question and answer session of our podcast. Questions...
bookcareers Job Club Initiative
We are currently running one job club, aimed at newcomers and publishing hopefuls. bookcareers Newcomers Job Club Open to all including- students- recent graduates- NEETS (Not in education,...
Careers Clinic at the London Book Fair 2023
VIRTUAL CAREERS CLINIC Friday, 14th April 2023 - 09:00 to 14:30 Main advisor - Suzanne Collier, bookcareers.com - Shortlisted for Career Coach of the Year 2022 HarperCollins are currently dropping...
Latest Podcasts
Our weekly careers podcast comes out every Monday. It covers a wide range of
topics and questions that rise from client meetings.
Subscribe via iTunes or Spotify.
Forum
Our bookcareers Forum enables you to join in career discussions and reach out to others without using your real identity. This is critical if you don’t want to alert your current employer.
Careers Library
Read our wide variety of blogs, articles and information pages about training, recruitment
and working in publishing or writing and getting published.
Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter
Every Monday we will bring you the latest career and training news for the book industry. Use the form at the foot of this page.
Your helpful discussion opened my eyes to new possibilities and insights regarding the industry, and your objective advice on my career path and CV continues to be invaluable.
bookcareers supplies the career support for BTBS. We trust them to get our candidates back into work in the shortest possible time, and they always deliver even in the most complex of situations.
David Hicks, CEO
The Book Trade Charity (BTBS)
bookcareers helped me to feel much more at ease in my work. I’ve improved my efficiency, rate of productivity, organisational skills, and interpersonal relationships with their support and coaching.