Every Friday, our very own book-job-hunter Jake shares his experiences with our Book-Job Boot Camp tips. This week, Jake talks about how our posts helped him with the application process. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiWgMZEASg Check back Monday morning for tips on our Week 3 topic, networking.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Which [Hypothetical] Job is Right for You?: Book-Job Boot Camp, Week 2
Book-Job Boot Camp ♦ Week 2, Tuesday We won’t say that we’re presuming ignorance—but because Julie Andrews informs us the very beginning is a very good place to start, and because we follow her lead whenever possible, Let’s Start at the Very Beginning. If you’re applying to internships only, your listings of choice will be pretty clear: primarily from Bookjobs’ internship page, or from a publisher’s own website. If there’s a small publishing house whose work you’re a huge fan of, but you can’t find out whether they offer internships, write […]
Hunting down the best book-job listings: Book-Job Boot Camp, Week 2
It’s time to send your polished resume and cover letter to some great job openings…once you find them. Here’re some places to start hunting. We publishers are an exclusive bunch. Though, yes, we probably do have some listings on Monster.com, we mostly stick to our own websites: bookjobs.com: The name says it all. Hosted by the AAP, bookjobs.com is a website solely devoted to connecting people with publishing and book business jobs and internships. They also feature testimonials from job-searchers, resources for minorities, and lovely features like “New to Publishing? […]