Six new video courses launch for CAMPUS members
Six brand new BookMachine CAMPUS video courses are available for +CAMPUS members to start dipping into to upskill, reskill or learn new skills. BookMachine CAMPUS is our growing…
Careers
My experience as a BookMachine Kickstarter
I joined BookMachine at the beginning of July as the Marketing and Design Assistant with the aim to gain experience working within the publishing community,…
Blazing a trail in publishing: Tips for accelerating your career progression
Having broken into the publishing industry and had a number of promotions, you feel like you’ve found your groove and are now ready to progress…
Four tips for making new publishing connections online
Networking online is an effective and exciting way to develop your career and expand your business. Many people feel uncomfortable with the idea of networking,…
Join the Summer of CAMPUS!
With lots of people in publishing winding down for the summer months here in the Northern Hemisphere – some taking annual leave or logging off…
Best of both worlds: Creating a combination career as a publicist and writer
The first steps in a career as a publicist I like control – in all areas of my life – but especially when it comes…
Becoming a publishing freelancer: what you need to know
Kelly Urgan, a self-employed editor and writer, contributed an article to BookMachine in April about the four levels of editing. We came back to her…
How to make online recruitment work – for candidates and interviewers
Since lockdown, BookMachine members Inspired Selection have been hard at work, talking to clients and candidates and communicating about changes in recruitment patterns. We are…
How to get a promotion in publishing: your questions answered
On Wednesday 22 January, BookMachine hosted a live Wednesday Wisdom interview session with Suzy Astbury (MD, Inspired Selection), focusing on how to get promoted in…
Goal-setting that really works: a guide from Inspired Selection
Happy New Year! I love the start of a new year. It is like the smell of a brand new car or the start of…
Building Skills and Confidence in Editing: How skills training programmes can support a more diverse editorial workforce
In 2018, The Literary Consultancy offered a pilot initiative for aspiring editors, with three short seminars giving an introduction to the basics of copy-editing, proofreading…
Diversity and Inclusion: Empower your Employees
Cassie Jane Buckley is Diversity and Inclusion Executive at Oxford University Press. In this article she reflects on her work and career development in diversity…
What I have learnt from working in recruitment for half a decade
Helen Harradine is well known to many of our readers as a regular attendee of BookMachine events. Helen is celebrating her fifth workiversary with Inspired…
Why publishing people make great coders
“Programming is like writing a book… except when you miss a single comma on page 126, the whole thing makes no sense” – Programmer humour…
Get ready for the Day of Code 2019: interview with John Pettigrew
On Friday 22 November 2019, before this year’s Futurebook conference, 40 delegates from across the publishing industry will attend the very first Day of Code…