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Research your future career - how do I do this?

Once you’ve done some general research into your career of interest, you may want to investigate your sector in a bit more detail. We’ve compiled some resources for you including useful websites, recruitment specialists and professional organisations.
 
It’s important to remember that these are more than just potential sources for vacancies; keeping informed about industry news will really help you when it comes to answering interview questions and preparing applications that stand out from the crowd.

Research your sector

• Book Careers.com Information about working in publishing and bookselling, job vacancies and careers information
• Bookseller (The) Journal for the publishing trade (weekly). Contains job vacancies
• Dipnet Diversity in Publishing Network. Promotes the status and contribution of social groups traditionally underrepresented within all areas of publishing, as well as supporting those seeking to enter the industry. The network provides a forum for discussion and information sharing
• Electric Editors Online community for editors, proofreaders, indexers, translators and publishers
• London College of Communication Part of University of the Arts, London
• London School of Publishing Providing professional training for publishing
• Periodicals Publishers Association (PPA) The organisation for magazine and professional media publishers in the UK
• Prospects Industry Insights For an overview of the publishing sector click on Publishing
• Publishing Training Centre Training provider for book and journal publishers, but also offers a large number of short courses for all kinds of publishers including digital publishing, web skills, legal subjects and marketing courses

Sources for vacancies

• Inspired Selection Specialist recruitment consultancy for the publishing industry - including trade, professional, academic, educational, medical communications, as well as corporate and charitable publications - both in traditional print and digital media. Offices in central London and Oxford
• JFL Search & Selection Specialist recruitment consultancy for the communications sector - PR, publishing, corporate communications, digital
• Media Guardian Press and publishing jobs
• Publishing Jobs1 Jobsite for publishing jobs

Professional organisations

You may find vacancies here, but you can also use these links to increase your knowledge of your chosen job type.

• Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Association for not-for-profit publishers
• Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Representing digital publishing companies that create original, branded, quality content
• Bookellers Association Represents and promotes the retail bookselling industry in the UK. Shops in membership range from large chains to small independent booksellers
• British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) Trade association for UK picture libraries. Members include the major news and production agencies and cultural heritage institutions. News, events, image search facility, vacancies
• British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) The principal business support organisation for the UK print, printed packaging and graphic communication industry
• Music Publishers Association Representing the interests of music publishers to government, the music industry, the media and the public
• Picture Research Association Professional organisation for picture researchers, picture editors, and anyone specifically involved in the research, management and supply of visual material to the media industry
• Publishing Scotland The network body for the book publishing industry in Scotland
• Publishers Association The leading trade organisation serving book, journal and electronic publishers in the UK
• Society of Authors Information, help and advice for authors in the UK
• Society for Editors and Proofreaders Professional organisation based in the UK for editors and proofreaders
• Society of Indexers Promotes indexing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing. Has information on training
• Society of Young Publishers (SYP) SYP caters especially for anyone with less than ten years' publishing experience. Aim is to assist people in publishing with information, contacts, events, jobs and training
• Women in Publishing Works to promote the status of women working in publishing and related trades by helping them to develop their careers