Bookcareers

Dec 08 2024 10 ep. 23 mins 10

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bookcareers live is for people who work in book publishing or who want to work in book publishing. bookcareers.com is THE careers consultancy for the book publishing industry and we help people find a job, build a career or do their current job better.
This episode covers the subject of Cliques in Publishing and how they affect inclusivity. It also discusses the new bookcareers live platform.

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Inclusivity in Practice with Simon Holt

Dec 08 2024 46 mins

Episode 247 of bookcareers.com Live – Inclusivity in Practice with Simon Holt We’ve had lots of chats about inclusivity, but what does it look like in practice? In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we talk to Simon Holt, who leads content accessibility at Elsevier and ensures content is accessible for all. Simon discusses his career path as a visually-impaired perso

Work in Publishing Week 2024 – What Next?

Nov 24 2024 15 mins

Episode 246 of bookcareers.com Live Last week was #workinpublishing week. We had a great week with a number of activities, including a bookcareers Job Club. It is great to see how this initiative from The Publishers Association has gone up a level this year, with some really instructive content. But now work in publishing week is over, what next? Where do you go for career suppo

Scottish Careers Week 2024 with Publishing Scotland

Nov 10 2024 15 mins

Welcome to Scottish Careers Week 2024! In episode 245 of bookcareers live we speak to Vikki Reilly, Business Development Manager for Publishing Scotland. To tie in with Scottish Careers Week, we discuss the publishing landscape in Scotland, what career opportunities there are and if the only publishing jobs are remote working. So if you want to know how to find a job in Scottish P

Neurodiversity in the Workplace with Jens Bammel

Oct 27 2024 19 mins

Publishing is evolving into a more inclusive industry, and with 20%* of the UK workforce exhibiting neurodivergent characteristics, accommodating those who identify as neurodivergent is essential to this progress. In this episode of bookcareers Live, we talk to Jens Bammel who is an expert coach and mentor for neurodivergent clients, We ask questions such as, why do managers and r

Celebrating 75 years of the SYP – What’s next?

Oct 13 2024 11 mins

Celebrating 75 Years of the SYP – What’s Next? The Society of Young Publishers have been celebrating their 75th birthday – an amazing achievement for an organisation created for young people in the industry, and run by young people in the industry. In this episode of bookcareers.com live we speak to the two co-Chairs, Michaela O’Callaghan and Eleanor Gaffne

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Squiggly Careers with Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan

Sep 29 2024 36 mins

AI and Squiggly Careers with Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan AI (Artificial Intelligence) is the hot topic of the moment and who better to discuss it with than Sara Lloyd. Group Communications Director and Global AI Lead for Pan Macmillan. Fresh from a panel discussing AI and Intellectual Property at the Labour Party Conference, Sara talks us through how you go about learning about a ne

Facing Redundancy in Book Publishing

Dec 10 2023 18 mins

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

Feeling the Fear

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 any

The Key to Career Success

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

Work In Publishing Week 2023

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 #WorkInPub