Episode 241 of bookcareers.com Live This week it was announced that approximately 200 people at Informa Taylor & Francis had taken voluntary redundancy. Whether redundancy is voluntary or enforced, it can still be a huge shock. With so many job roles elsewhere changing, losing your job through redundancy can be soul-destroying. In this week’s episode of bookcareers live we discuss redundancy and give some tips to help you survive the situation and move into a new role. This episode references:- bookcareers.com Careers Clinic The Book Trade Charity BTBS National Union of Journalists Citize ..read more

Episode 240 of bookcareers.com Live You’ve heard of the book, Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers, but what is that like in practice? In this personal episode of bookcareers Live, Suzanne Collier shares with us a recent experience of feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and the lesson she learned as a result. This episode references:- Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers bookcareers YouTube channel bookcareers Careers Clinic bookcareers Job Club You can discuss any of the issues mentioned in this podcast across social media using the hashtag #bookcareers. Subscribe to ..read more

Episode 239 of bookcareers.com Live Do you know the key to career success? Have you ever wondered how someone got their dream job or was in the right place at the right time? If you ask them, they will probably say it was luck or fate. But the truth is they created the opportunity for themselves. In this episode of bookcareers live, we discuss how you can create the key to your own career success in publishing. This episode references:- bookcareers YouTube channel bookcareers Job Club 28th November 2023 Ask questions for the Job Club You can discuss any of the issues mentioned in this podca ..read more

Episode 238 of bookcareers.com Live It is Work in Publishing week. The week where the industry comes together and promotes publishing as a career and open to all. Ensure you are following the hashtag #WorkInPublishing across social media. This is the week where bookcareers.com usually sits back and lets the rest of the industry take over – after all, every week is #WorkInPublishing week at bookcareers! However, this year, we have a number of activities going on. In this week’s episode of bookcareers.com Live, we discuss the different sectors of book publishing for those approaching the indust ..read more

Episode 237 of bookcareers.com Live This is the start of a busy fortnight for bookcareers.com. This week we have both Scottish Careers Week and Discover! Creative Careers week. Next week is #WorkInPublishing week. To tie in with our two events with Publishing Scotland, Rachel Hessin joins us with her selection of questions about job hunting in publishing, especially in regards to looking for a role in the Scottish area. Listen to Rachel’s questions and Suzanne Collier’s answers. If you’re a publishing jobseeker and would like to ask questions on a future episode, please contact us. This episo ..read more

Episode 234 of bookcareers.com Live Have you applied for your perfect publishing job and been rejected? It’s tough to deal with. Maybe you’ve been given an excuse such as ‘We went with someone else’, ‘We loved you but…’ or you’re told you’ve got too much or too little experience. This episode of bookcareers.com Live is for you! In this week’s episode we discuss some of the reasons why you didn’t get the job and very few of them are your fault. So if you’re feeling frustrated that the perfect job has passed you by, take a listen and realise, in some cases, you might have had a lucky escape. Th ..read more

Episode 233 of bookcareers.com Live This week it is the Frankfurt Book Fair. If you’re stuck in the office, there are loads of things you can do, like learn a new skill, research something you’re working on, or catch up on work, as well as complete a task your boss will notice. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we discuss a few things you can do when you boss is away. It isn’t an excuse to play, but if you’ve got a heavy workload or deadlines, plus projects you’re running late on, this episode will give you some tips forward. How should you prioritise your work? How can you make sure yo ..read more

Episode 232 of bookcareers.com Live In this week’s episode of bookcareers Live we discuss mid-career crisis and how to identify it when you work in book publishing. What are the early warning signs that something is not quite right? How can you identify the components of your career malaise? What thing are you probably wishing you could do to shake up Editorial or Marketing meetings? (Please don’t do this! But if you do, send us a video of it happening during the meeting and we might send you some chocolate).  Who should you go to for help? This episode references our Careers Clinic. Cli ..read more

  Episode 231 of bookcareers.com Live Are you looking for a job in book publishing? Do you have lots of burning questions? In this episode of bookcareers Live, we are joined by jobseeker Eve Saunders, who puts a variety of questions to Suzanne Collier. We cover how to show your personality in your covering letter, the length of a covering letter, tailoring your CV, which jobs to apply for, and discussing why you want to work in book publishing. All this and so much more. If you’d like to be a jobseeker who appears on a future Q&A, do get in touch. Mentioned in this episode:- bookcare ..read more

Episode 230 of bookcareers.com Live Last week was the Autumn Conference of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) and the day was dominated about talk of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its use in publishing. In this episode, Suzanne Collier and Micah George discuss the IPG Conference and what they learnt from the day. What does the IPG Conference look like to an outsider? How is AI being used in publishing? Will jobs be lost as a result of AI? Why are some publishers hesitant? Is it okay to generate future books with AI? We cover all of this and more. Mentioned in this episode:- bookcareers ..read more