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’....
Mar 17, 2015 | Careers Guidance, Inclusivity, Job Hunting, Publishing, Work Experience
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...
Feb 4, 2015 | Careers Guidance, Publishing, Training
In the bookcareers.com salary survey we asked the question: “During a usual week, what percentage of your time is taken up working on titles that are digital, eBooks or online publications as opposed to hard copy print?” The results indicate that 16.3% of...
Oct 21, 2014 | Careers Guidance, Interview Advice, Job Hunting, Publishing, Social Media
Are you networking in November? We couldn’t help but notice that within a week of our next HOW TO JOB SEARCH IN BOOK PUBLISHING, the organisations Book Machine, Byte The Book and the SYP Conference are all taking place. So here is a great offer – usually...
Jul 10, 2014 | Careers Guidance, Job Hunting, Publishing, Training
We are delighted to let you know that a new edition of INSIDE BOOK PUBLISHING by Giles Clark and Angus Phillips is now available. Fully updated, this book is a comprehensive walk-through of the whole publishing process and the industry around it. If you wanted to...