ABSTRACT
Publishing is a popular career choice and there is strong competition to enter the industry. Although many junior jobs that are advertised state that previous publishing experience is necessary, entry to publishing is paradoxically mainly at the bottom. You should therefore snatch any kind of work in any area of publishing, whatever the size of fi rm. Publishers usually recruit only to fi ll vacancies which, at the entry level, often occur at no more than a month’s notice. Working on a shortterm contract, or covering for a permanent employee’s maternity leave, can be a good opportunity. Once in, you will be learning, gaining personal impressions of various jobs by talking to people, and, what is more, be in a position to hear about future jobs. From that bridgehead, it is usually easier to obtain a second job than the fi rst, by moving sideways or upwards within or outside the fi rm.
