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Posted 01.09.14

As the Group Commercial Sales intern for Penguin Random House, I work to analyse and promote our titles within the international e-book market…amongst other things! On a day-to-day…
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Posted 01.09.14

So as the long, (not-so-hot) summer draws to a close, we thought you might like to hear from our 2014 interns in terms of how they’ve been spending…
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Posted 13.08.14

If you are looking to break into publishing and/or haven’t worked for a publisher previously, we thought it might help to de-mystify the language we use internally to…
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Posted 01.07.14

In a recent post, we gave you some insight into how to answer those tough interview questions you weren’t expecting. You can refresh your memory here. But what…
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Posted 15.05.14

Just when you thought you had the face-to-face interview technique perfected, a new breed of interview has arrived: the digital interview.  The concept may be unfamiliar, and even…
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Posted 02.04.14

We’ve all been in an interview where someone has asked us a question which made us freeze up – either because we didn’t see it coming, or because…
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Posted 03.03.14

So you’ve got the perfect CV and a covering letter good enough to sell meat to a vegetarian. The next step to securing that dream job is the…
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Posted 03.02.14

Following on from last month’s blog post on CV writing tips, we’re now going to give a bit of limelight to the covering letter. Your covering letter is…
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Posted 06.01.14

How to sell yourself… well, not literally Your CV is the first way to grab our attention, so it’s important to get it right. There’s lots of information…
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Posted 02.12.13

Welcome to the Penguin Random House UK careers blog. We’re hoping to create a place where we can share information with you about how we recruit, how you can…
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