Mar 9, 2018 | Careers Guidance, Publishing
You’ve probably read lots of blogs and newspaper articles about the best and worst jobs in the world but even in a great industry like book publishing there are times when we have to do things which could be described as the ‘worst’. They might not...
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...
Jan 14, 2015 | Inclusivity, Publishing, Salary Survey
On 13/1/15 Suzanne Collier was on a Panel at the Society of Young Publishers (SYP) AGM #SYPAGM15. This is blog is slightly edited transcript of her talk. The bookcareers.com Salary Survey 2013 indicates that diversity is getting worse, with 93.7% of respondents...
Aug 27, 2014 | Job Hunting, Publishing, Work Experience
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...
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...