Careers Support for Employers
Supporting people.
Supporting organisations.
Whether you're supporting someone through redundancy, investing in career development, helping an employee navigate change or needing extra support with recruitment, bookcareers.com provides specialist, independent careers support grounded in the realities of book publishing
How we can help
Specialist careers support for your people — and your organisation.
When someone is leaving
Help people move forward
Specialist career transition and redundancy support that gets people moving again — understanding their options, approaching the job market with confidence and making their next move
When someone is developing
Invest in their future
Career development and coaching to build confidence, develop capability, manage workload, take on greater responsibility and fulfil their potential
When someone needs support
Help them succeed
Independent, confidential support for employees navigating workplace challenges, change, a new role or a difficult point in their career
When you're recruiting
Add specialist capacity
An experienced extra pair of hands when needed, with publishing expertise to support application review, shortlisting and preliminary interviews
How working with us works
Specialist support shaped around your organisation and your people
01
Tell us what you need
Whether you're supporting one employee, managing a redundancy programme, developing someone in your team or need extra recruitment capacity, we start by understanding the situation, your objectives and what support is needed
02
We agree the right approach
We recommend support appropriate to the situation rather than forcing you into a standard package. We agree the scope, practical arrangements and professional boundaries from the outset. Confidentiality is fundamental to how we work, and we're happy to sign your NDA.
03
We work independently with your people
Once we're working with an employee, they have our full professional attention and confidentiality. Where appropriate, we'll agree with you in advance what can be reported back, while maintaining clear professional boundaries
Support that fits your organisation and budget
There isn't one standard way to support your people. WeThere isn't one standard way to work with us. Support can range from a single focused consultation to an ongoing programme or additional specialist capacity, shaped around what you need and the budget available
Support for your people
Arrange support for one employee, a group or a wider programme — from a focused consultation to ongoing career development, coaching, redundancy or career transition support
Support for your organisation
Bring in experienced publishing careers expertise when your team needs extra capacity — from application review and shortlisting to preliminary interviews and other agreed recruitment support
Your confidentiality is our priority. We do not discuss our work or our clients with anyone
Why bookcareers.com?
Publishing expertise. Professional standards. Independent advice.
We understand publishing jobs from the inside. Over the years we've had to think like a CEO, Publishing Director, Marketing Director, Rights Manager, Publicist, Commissioning Editor, Production Manager, Editorial Assistant, Sales Assistant — and almost every publishing role in between.
That means when you ask us to support one of your people, we don't just understand careers. We understand the job they're doing, the pressures they're working under, the needs and demands of your business and the structures, salaries, progression routes and workplace realities of book publishing.
We regularly work with people who have already received outplacement support elsewhere but are still struggling to secure their next role.
This is where our specialist careers knowledge can make a real difference. Our support is built around qualified career guidance as well as an understanding of how publishing actually recruits — helping people identify the right direction, understand their options and turn that into a job-search strategy that works in this particular market.
Our careers work is independent and impartial. We work to the Career Development Institute's Code of Ethics and put the interests of the individual we're supporting at the heart of the work, while respecting the scope and professional boundaries agreed with the employer.
We carry £2 million professional indemnity insurance and take confidentiality seriously. We're happy to work under your NDA and do not discuss our clients or the work we undertake for them.
You're not simply buying career coaching. You're bringing in specialist publishing careers expertise, qualified career guidance and professional standards.
What that looks like in practice
The Book Trade Charity has worked with Suzanne and bookcareers for over twenty years. She works on a one-to-one tailored basis with a number of our beneficiaries throughout the year and provides practical, tangible and time-critical support to people as they navigate career challenges and hurdles ... As an independent careers advisor with an excellent knowledge of the book trade, she is rather uniquely placed to provide meaningful careers support during times of transition.
Victoria Perry
CEO, The Book Trade Charity
Want to talk through your options?
Tell us what's happening in your organisation, what you're trying to achieve and where you need support. We'll talk through the options and help you find an approach that works for your people, your organisation and your budget. Even this initial conversation is confidential — we won't disclose that you've contacted us.