When all academic backgrounds can be valuable and competition is extremely tough, how do you break into the publishing industry? How do you escape that demoralising paradox: you need experience to get a job and you need a job to get experience?
I wanted to do something that was related to my degree; many people assumed that I would go into teaching, but I knew that it wasn’t for me. Then I stumbled across publishing, and it seemed perfect – I could spend my days reading books and making them better, that’s what publishing is all about, right?
I had been with Prepress Projects for only a few months when I volunteered to be coached.
Ensuring that all the references are in the correct order, contain all the required information, and are cited in the correct places is a major task in editing. Here’s how we can help, with or without reference management tools.