Getting stuck in: Katie’s internship
A month and a half into my three-month internship, I can safely say that the opportunity has lived up to my expectations and more.
A month and a half into my three-month internship, I can safely say that the opportunity has lived up to my expectations and more.
I studied English literature as an undergraduate, and, toward the end of my degree, felt that I wanted to continue working with words, but was unsure of the specific route I wanted to take to achieve this. I have always enjoyed writing, so embarking on a Creative Writing MSc seemed like a logical next step.…
Training and development opportunities aren’t lacking at Prepress and I was recently given the opportunity to undertake a ‘modern apprenticeship in management’. I wasn’t familiar with modern apprenticeships and, being the first at the company to undertake one, it was something of an unknown: what does it entail? What do you get out of it?
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?