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THE ULTIMATE PUBLISHING INTERNSHIP COVER LETTER WRITING MASTERPOST IS FINALLY HERE!!!
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Changed our name to the spookiest thing I could think off, sorry if anyone is too scared 🎃
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"Salary: You‘ll start on £24,000. Expect a £1,000 increase on your first anniversary in this role and a further £1,000 on your second to reflect your growing contribution."
This is new from
@PenguinUKBooks
and we LOVE it. What a great initiative moving forward.
Have you got a head for details? We're looking for a proactive Editorial Assistant to join our Vintage team
Apply here:
#workinpublishing
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You’re right. I am a whiny prick.
Or maybe I just want to make life a little easier for those who don’t have the chance to ‘whine’ like me.
This is an institutional problem. We have a right to know if we can afford to live & work in an industry where that often isn’t possible.
Dear publishers.
Never hire anyone who has hounded you about
#BookJobTransparency
.
Anyone worth hiring would be able to negotiate the salary they want.
Also, they all seem like whiny pricks.
You’re welcome.
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it's a SUNDAY I SHOULD BE RELAXING
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But also, one of the problems is that when you're fresh out of uni & you love reading & books, 'you don't go into publishing for the money' seems quite reasonable - it's only when you're 5 years in, your friends make double your salary and you want a house that it really hits.
Publishing moves mad
It's a lovely industry BUT I hate how tapped it is at times w/ the sheet ridiculousness of it not doing hardworking ppl justice.
'You don't go into publishing for the money' is what I was told v early on.
It's for a privileged few. And that needs changing.
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PRH has committed to salary bands on all job adverts from January 2021. This is a big step towards
#bookjobtransparency
👏🏽👏🏽
.
@penguinrandom
has published an “accelerated inclusion plan”, including a commitment on "radical and urgent action" to make its senior leadership teams representative of UK society. See their targets and policies here:
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@JobsAtHarper
@HarperCollins
I'm not interested in the role, I'm interested in helping our followers determine whether applying for this job is even feasible for them given the current climate, relocation costs, and the industry as a whole. We have to do better at making industry salaries more transparent.
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It has come to my attention that today is PubInterns FIFTH birthday!! In publishing terms, that means that we're probably due a pay rise of £1k.
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I get that you received a lot of applications, but to inform the unsuccessful candidates via a public, mass-broadcast tweet feels a little insensitive to me. These candidates have not only worked hard and crafted their applications, but they are also human beings with feelings.
We've now recruited all of these positions and will be announcing our new team next week.
And we're sorry but with so many applicants we've had to make the decision that we can't tell everyone who's been unsuccessful or provide any feedback.
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I don't get this. And
@JobsAtHarper
I mean absolutely no disrespect, I love you guys and think you do great work. But discussing the salary offline helps absolutely no-one except that one person.
#BookJobTransparency
helps so many people and opens many more doors.
@pubinterns
@HarperCollins
I'm afraid not at the moment but more than happy to discuss offline if you are interested in the role. Thanks!
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i know we are all having a good laugh about this - but actually, this is really serious and ridiculous.
this is exactly what we're shouting about every day and fighting for, along with
@AkiSchilz
@neevkm
@hamzajahanzeb
@katierpacker
publishing must do better
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Re my last tweet - like I said yesterday, it's about being the change you want to see in the world.
@JobsinBooks
have 17.4k followers,
@thebookseller
has 202.7k. In comparison, we have a measly 8k, but we refuse to share a job without a salary. Every little helps.
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Look, I'm going to be real honest with you guys here. For quite some time, I denied my white middle-class privilege. Getting into publishing was really, really hard, and I was adamant that my status hadn't helped me any more than anyone else. /THREAD
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🌟It's here! 🌟
As promised, my Publishing Story is now live on PubInterns. I hope you find this useful, and as always - please ask questions! I love to hear other peoples' thoughts and stories - sharing is, after all, caring.
#WorkInPublishing
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a couple of things on
@PublishingTea
- whilst we know now that they are okay, the real immediate concern was that they had been reprimanded for sharing honest, valid truths about our industry and that it had affected their livelihood - this is quite worrying.
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you deserve to be paid a decent salary that reflects the work you do - we all work above and beyond the salaries we are paid. 20K is not enough, and anything less is barbaric.
Please quote this tweet with a thing that everyone in your field knows and nobody in your industry talks about because it would lead to general chaos.
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We'd like to see salaries on ALL job adverts (from entry-level to way on up high), more inclusive hiring, and better guidance on progression, ambition, and moving around in publishing - it's not just a ladder.
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hi everyone, just a head's up - i'm no longer retweeting or sharing job posts that don't have a clear salary on. gotta do what i gotta do.
#BookJobTransparency
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Important announcement I’ve just realised it’s our birthday!! Happy two years since I started this account out of boredom and frustration trying to find a job. Hope ya all have a great our birthday x
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this is hilarious
trick or treat, amirite?
Spotted on an entry-level, Editorial Assistant role ad.
Know it's competitive out here but yeesh.
(Also, no salary listed...
#bookjobtransparency
)
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fine, to the emails we go! maybe i'll hear back!! doubt it!
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HELLO big industry news of the day 🙌🏽
Northern publishing wannabes, get those applications ready...
@HarperCollinsUK
is expecting... it's a new Manchester-based publishing division! Harper North will launch later this year, with Oli Malcom heading up the division as executive publisher. Learn more about the launch here:
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Judging by the replies I am not the only one outraged by this. Four months unpaid, for work that *is* work (not shadowing) is shambolic. Do better.
📚INTERNSHIP ALERT 📚
We are seeking a full-time publicity intern for the period April to July 2020. Experience the front line of Irish book publishing in a creative and friendly work environment!
Deadline 28th Feb
More details on
@PublishingIRL
#jobfairy
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we love regional diversity!!!!!!
.
@HachetteUK
has revealed plans to open new offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol over the next 12 months, following a year-long consultation with staff who have volunteered to relocate. Discover more here: (£)
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Guys - really important map, especially for those of you that keep asking us about publishing outside of London 👏🏽👏🏽
Are we in a golden age of indie publishing right now? Just check out this map!
#NorthernFictionAlliance
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Here it is! The
#BookJobTransparency
post.
Thanks to
@thatpubblogger
for your words, and shout-out to
@hamzajahanzeb
,
@AkiSchilz
,
@neevkm
and
@Louiestowell
.
And to all of you, always.
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It's
#WorldBookDay
! Would you like to work in books? Then you need these TOP 10 COVER LETTER TIPS!
By popular demand, here are my top 10 Cover Letter Tips - but as always check out our Master Post.
#CLetterTips
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Saw a great badge on the tube this morning. ‘Will work for books’ it said. It made me smile... but rest assured, whilst this is a nice sentiment it is NOT a valid source if income. You deserve to be paid for work, work experience and internships. Books are not money. Byeeeee
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Apparently it's
#LivingWageWeek
, so this is as good an opportunity as any to remind publishers/employers/people who create internships, that your workers are entitled a living wage for the work they do for you. Cool. Thanks. Bye.
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Right guys. Let's talk about this.
⭐️Firstly - think about everything you've done that could be constituted experience? Got a blog? Worked in retail? Worked for your nan's neighbour on reception?
THIS IS A THREAD.
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@RingwoodPublish
Hi Ringwood - we know that these are unprecedented and difficult times, but 3-6 months unpaid is still really not okay, especially as given the job description you are asking candidates to do work that should be paid. Would you consider reviewing this?
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Hi guys, someone's mum just emailed my work asking for work experience. Please don't ask your mum to get you work experience. If you want work experience, go out and ask for it yourself. Thanks xo
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Hey
@JobsinBooks
- massive respect for you guys, but let's be honest, you have the power to do this due to your position in the industry. EVERYONE knows The Bookseller, so you could really change the face of our industry by enforcing salary transparency on all of your ads.
@hamzajahanzeb
@thebookseller
@HachetteCareers
Hello Hamza, thanks for flagging this! We support the inclusion of salaries on our jobs adverts massively, of course, but we cannot enforce it. However, we have added the salary as shown on Hachette on the job advert :)
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Publishing Interns has always been a place to offer support and guidance, and to fight against the injustices of the publishing industry. We acknowledge our privilege, not only in our employment situations, but in the colour of our skin in a predominantly white industry.
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Loving books and reading isn't a good enough reason to go into a career in publishing.
What publishing opinion has people coming for you like this?
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Hello everyone, there is a hashtag circulating called
#MyCareerPath
. We're calling on all the people that have followed us for some time and now
#workinpublishing
to share your career path to show all the different routes into publishing (especially if you've got something diff)
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*cries in typical publishing starting salary*
but seriously, if you are fluent in french, don't be a moron. most execs don't even have this salary. bonne chance!
If you can speak french fluently (as well as english), this is a great entry level publishing job
@Usborne
£29,719 salary
#bookjobtransparency
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This needs to be better -
@thebookseller
you are doing fab things championing discussions around this, now can you look at your own jobs page and take the necessary steps to make salaries transparent?
From the jobs page on today's
@thebookseller
- not a single salary shared!
#bookjobtransparency
#PublishingPaidMe
#diversity
#inclusion
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right lads, here it is. The dream job.
Not only do you get to work with the best team in the business (not biased), in the best part of publishing (I love publicity) but you get to look at my face all day every day.
APPLY NOW AND BE MY NEW BEST FRIEND.
Do you have what it takes to join
@EburyPublishing
as their new Publicity Assistant? Apply here by midnight on Tuesday 16th April :
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Inspired by
@AinChiara
#ShareYourSalary
2016: Publicity Assistant, £20k
2018: Press Officer, £25k, pay rise to £26k in 2019
2020: Publicity Manager, £30k, pay rise to £33k after 6 months
2021: Communications Manager, £37k (current role)
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This is a business. "I love books and reading" isn't going to cut it. Why do you want to get into this INDUSTRY?
Hey
#publishing
twitter! If there's one piece of advice you would give to someone applying for their first role, what would it be?
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Hi everyone. If you're feeling weird today... if you're starting a new job, a new work experience, a new internship, or trying to find your place in a current one - remember that it's okay to not be okay. We're all feeling a little strange. Rely on your peers and ask questions.
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who wants a super awesome job working with moi?
Do you spend more time with your headphones on than off? 🎧
We have an exciting Editorial Assistant position within our Audio team!
Please address your cover letter to James. Click the link for more info:
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*pretends to be shocked*
Unpaid internships in London now cost more than £1,000 a month
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What IS a competitive salary?
#bookjobtransparency
.
@simonschusterUK
announce THREE new roles on our JobsinBooks site. Two positions have opened up in editorial, in the Children's Fic & Adult's Non-Fiction teams. They are also looking for an Office & Facilities Manager. For more information:
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'typo'
Apologies for the typo in our recent job advert. The role advertised for Hachette Children’s Group Editor has a salary of £30k+
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This thread is exactly why we are losing great talent and diversity in this industry. Just the mere cost of interviewing is too much to bear. Make interviews more accessible and bloody PAY YOUR INTERNS.
You wanna fix inclusivity in this industry? How about not treating regional/working class/non-Londoners like their efforts and money and time don't matter?
And no, the answer isn't to stop inviting us to interviews. It's to treat us with some form of decency.
Cheers.
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Most people go into publishing early in their careers without a strong enough awareness of how it will impact their lives (financially, socially) in 5-10 years.
What publishing opinion has people coming for you like this?
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We repeatedly say that at a job interview when they ask 'Do you have any questions', answering 'no' is the wrong answer. Here are some suggested questions you can ask - though not all will be applicable to entry-level.
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PubInterns on Twitter, Recruitment consultants, Publishing hopefuls, the people hiring you
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Hey we have 10k followers! 🥳👏
Thanks for sticking by us for the last 5 years.
Here's to 5 more years of fighting the good fight 💪
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Great question! I tend to think of Marketing as 'behind-the-scenes' whilst Publicity is 'front-line'. Essentially, Marketing is the stuff you pay for, whilst Publicity is the stuff you pray for (not my line).
@pubinterns
What is the day-to-day differences between duties in roles in Publicity and Marketing?
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Here we are! Good morning
#WorkInPublishing
week! As usual, my DMs are open, and I really fancy a good chat about publishing this week - so get in touch, ask questions, and above all, be curious and resilient. Have a great week everyone.
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Helloooo Harper Collins Grad Scheme - come on down.
🚨APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY🚨NOT A DRILL🚨
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Hi everyone, apols for the radio silence recently. I've been reading a lot about salary transparency and expectations, and have had some questions about discussing salary in a cover letter - would some guidance on this be useful?
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Well, this. Why would you want to work in publishing when the starting salary in comparison to your peers is meagre, and you often have to pay for the privilege of even having an interview?
I will keep banging this drum. The love of books ain't it.
When I was at PRH I recall a senior leader doing a school visit and being asked by one of the kids why anyone would want to work in publishing at when they could work in app development and literally earn double? The starting salaries are a massive part of this.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Let's crush unpaid internships and publishers who don't post salaries in 2021? Not being
#BookJobTransparent
is soo 2020.
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Personal story time! On Friday I had a blood test (woe is me) and to distract me, the phlebotomist asked me about my job. So I told her, I'm a publicist in publishing.
And she said: "Oh you must make really good money!"
Reader, I laughed in her face.
#FutureBook19
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To keep everyone updated, in case you didn't know or had questions - many publishing companies have currently suspended recruitment at all levels due to Covid-19.
Please don't let this put you off publishing! Use this time to perfect your CV, cover letter and learn skills 💪
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Fyi friends, I am off on my summer holiday (finally) and giving myself the break I really need, so PubInterns will be inactive until my return. Maybe when I’m back salaries on job adverts will be a legal requirement. See you on the other side ☀️
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salaries we love to see
again i ask (and particularly relevant in light of today's bookseller)
if usborne can do it, why can't you?
#BookJobTransparency
📣We're looking for a Junior Rights Assistant (Maternity cover)
✅Entry level - no prior publishing experience required
💬Foreign language skills advatageous, not essential
📍Based in London
💷Salary £26,357 - £31,008
📅Closes 22nd May 2022
✍️Apply here:
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we love a salary on an entry level job! thanks
@PRHCareersUK
!
Could you be our new Editorial Assistant?
If you're interested in literary fiction and non-fiction, apply here:
#workinpublishing
#jobsinpublishing
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Evening all I changed our display name to this ever relevant reminder and no I never heard back from
@ComicsTitan
incase u were wondering
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i've written and deleted three tweets because i just can't get my excitement across appropriately. APPLY.
We're looking for an Editorial Assistant in Edinburgh!
Come and join one of the best independent publishers in the country!
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
- we're proud to represent an industry that supports so many young and inspiring women. We'll never stop fighting the good fight!
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we're baaaaack! we are not the boys, but we are back. (if you don't get this gif reference then SHAME).
new year, same us, but maybe new opportunities? hit us up with any career anxieties, for CV help, or for a little 2019 motivation.
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*cries in publishing salaries*
I went to Canary Wharf to ask people whose rent is more than my salary how to survive the cost of living crisis
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This is definitely of interest!! Cassie works at Penguin Random House!
As I sit here shortlisting, I feel like I should cover what I personally look for in an entry-level publishing cover letter
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Hey
@ComicsTitan
, it’s me, your old pal Emma again! Can you let me know why you need a years experience for an entry level job? Weird how your three month unpaid internship wouldn’t be enough experience isn’t it? Hope to hear back soon but know I won’t xxx
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wtf is this garbage. 2 years experience, no salary, but you're overseeing editors?! i don't understand.
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Guys this is a legit remote working job as an editorial assistant. It's a unicorn job.
We're hiring! Cornerstones is looking for a brilliant new Editorial Assistant to join the team - please see below for details.
#jobsinpublishing
#workinpublishing
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I'm pleased to see publishers taking steps to address the cost of living crisis, especially raising entry level salaries, but this doesn't exactly address the fact that they need to do this in the first place because a publishing salary is unsustainable.
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SHOCKED.
SHOCKED, I TELL YOU.
Publishing is facing “industry-wide burnout” according to a survey conducted by The Bookseller, which revealed 89% of staffers had experienced stress during the course of their work over the last year, while 69% reported burnout:
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Can’t believe I’m being ghosted by an independent publisher
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Crushed it 🎉
Cue me losing followers in 5, 4, 3...
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£23000!!!!!! Enough to live on!!!!!!
.
@LittleBrownUK
are looking for a
#Publicity
Assistant to join the team! Details here:
#Entrylevel
#Publishing
#Job
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Yes, the news is true, I am back from holiday and I am GLOWING. Hit me up with all your publishing questions, career goals, and job adverts. Did we solve
#BookJobTransparency
yet? Have unpaid internships been abolished? A girl can hope...
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lads - here's your heads up that i am going on my jollys. this has been a weird ole pandemic 6 months and the last couple of months especially tiring. so i am off to get some sea and country air and will see you all on the other side.
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we 👏🏽 love 👏🏽leena
You asked for it. I talk you though all the jobs you can do in publishing whilst eating a wagon wheel. Yes that is literally it.
#jobsinbooks
#publishingcareer
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ATTN PUBLISHERS: if you want us to advertise your positions, we will be asking about payment and we will be posting this information
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THREADDDDDDD
A non-comprehensive list of my opinion of things that come up frequently on entry-level publishing cover letters:
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In all seriousness, getting to 9,000 followers is amazing, not only for the nice number, but the more followers we have, the more we can share opportunities and advice with a wider pool of people. Our mission has always been to be a community, and you are helping us on that path.
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paid. marketing. internship. harper. collins. ✌️
If you're keen to get that first role in publishing marketing, look no further, we have a 4 month intern position available within William Collins & 4th Estate! Details here
#intern
#publishing
#marketing
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At PubInterns we are strongly against unpaid internships and stories like this. We are committed to fighting against it 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Did an eight week unpaid internship last summer and have just been informed I won't even get a reference for it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Today, I want to give a massive shout-out to
@canelo_co
and say THANK YOU for including a salary in the
@JobsinBooks
email. Would love to see more of this for many more jobs at different levels.
#BookJobTransparency
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Nah sorry
@PushkinPress
I’ve had enough now. First 4wk unpaid w/exp now you want 1yrs experience for an entry level job?
Editorial Assistant is needed
@PushkinPress
Take a look
#jobsinbooks
#editorial
#publishing
#jobs
#london
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update: i’ve lost two followers.
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Senior management should share their salaries as much as entry level candidates.
What publishing opinion has people coming for you like this?
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We’re never gonna make it!!?!! We are doomed professionally!!!! Curses, if only we didn’t have such a strong sense of justice 🤔🤔🤔
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this reminds me of the time i nearly cried in a publishing interview because i'd got (read: forked out savings for) the train to london AGAIN and i so desperately wanted a job and ended up having a rant about how hard it was to get into publishing
Me, a budding English graduate, attending my 745th interview in the hopes of bagging my first London Publishing job (🥺) after doing away with the RP:
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Just received this from the lovely team at Penguin Business! Perfect for all of you at the very start of your careers who need a little guidance (I know I definitely could have done with this!)
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PAID INTERNSHIP AT AN AGENCY WOO. I think there are dogs.
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I'm just going to come out and say it. Lockdown 2.0 is a blow. It feels like one step forward, two steps back, and I do worry about those of you who were hoping for progress and development in breaking into our industry. Thank goodness for
@SpareRoomProj
.
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we hate this we hate this we hate this we hate this.
@TitanBooks
this is TOTALLY unacceptable.
Hey,
@pubinterns
, Titan Pub Group are at it again. 3 months unpaid with £10 a day to cover travel. 🙄😧
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hello it's valentine's day and today we are spreading the love to all of you and especially to everyone in publishing who pays fair wages and pays their interns! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all our female followers! One of the best things about working in publishing is how many brilliant women there are in our midst, and amazing ones to look up to and inspire us!
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this this this this and also, this.
Publishing companies for the love of all things stop doing this! So we are expected to spend time applying, take time out of our jobs, prep for interviews etc, not knowing if the salary is even liveable on? BE TRANSPARENT WITH YOUR SALARIES!
@pubinterns
#publishingjobs
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probably the most important thing you will read today
We're on a mission to demystify publishing! 📚
Our team has written this short piece that we hope gives an insight into what we do and breaks down barriers so you, as a writer, reader or future publisher, can see what it takes to bring a story to life:
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@simonschusterUK
@_CreativeAccess
Hello - would you consider adding a salary to this job advert rather than simply 'competitive'?
#BookJobTransparency
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