We wanted an independent review of our ‘How to Job Search in Book Publishing’ course, so we could think of no one better than the former Literary Editor of the Independent on Sunday, who recently was in transition, to come and assess the course for us. We have not edited the review in any way; we […]
We are delighted to announce the new season of our popular HOW TO JOB SEARCH IN BOOK PUBLISHING training course. There are London dates scheduled, thanks to the support of The Publishers Association, and we now have an Edinburgh date confirmed, which is fully funded, thanks to the huge support of The Book Trade Charity […]
Recently I spoke to someone who had completed a long-term work experience placement at a book publishers for around 6 weeks. The placement was unpaid but their travel and lunch costs were covered. At the end of the term the publisher asked them to stay on for more weeks – at the same terms – […]
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 only available to subscribers of our newsletter. And […]
With over 300 million users, LinkedIn’s population compares to that of the United States. To have all these potential contacts at your fingertips is invaluable for any jobseeker. But with every social network there are golden rules and pitfalls. Here are my guidelines for making LinkedIn the best part of your publishing job search. […]
Here are our top tips if you are job searching and going to the London Book Fair (LBF). 1. Don’t expect to find a job at the London Book Fair. If you are coming it is to seek information, look around and keep up with developments. Be prepared to potentially […]
If the concept of ‘networking’ fills you with horror, here is our survival guide… When you’re next at a publishing event or conference imagine that, if you put your hand on the shoulder of the person next to you, you would have a connection to all the people they know; and likewise they would have […]
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO Zarina who tweets as @canadian_turtle for coming up with the best suggestion – How to job search in book publishing. Bookcareers.com will shortly be launching a one-day course on how to job search in publishing. It will combine all the expertise from their Job Club in one day and is aimed […]
At this time of year, when so many of you will have recently graduated, we know you are in need of specialist, impartial help with CVs and applications more than at any other time, so we’ve put our heads together and are delighted to announce that we have a summer offer on our ever-popular Employability […]
As some of you may remember, sometime ago I was working with ‘Adela’ on finding a job within publishing, and we called it the bookcareers.com experiment. Shortly after Adela’s placement she had to return home for family reasons and during this time realised that publishing wasn’t for her. Adela is now training to be a […]
