Categories: Uncategorized | May 29th, 2008 | by editor | no comments
by: Christine Zafra
Are you a freelance writer or planning on becoming one? There are thousands of websites that will pop up when you search for freelance writing or publishing in search engines, but sad to say, almost ¾ of it are fibs and they just want to extort your money. However, Elance is surely a promising website to drop by if you wish to make a career out of freelance writing. They offer various kinds of jobs for freelance writers. So, how does this website work? If you are familiar with Ebay, then you will understand how it works in just a few seconds. Companies and people who need writers (for personal or business) will post their “projects” on Elance. Registered users can then “bid” for the lowest possible “amount” they can do with the said project. If the client likes your bid, then the project is yours.
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Categories: Uncategorized | May 27th, 2008 | by editor | no comments
by: Christine Zafra
Of course, job aggregators are indeed helpful in helping you find a job—but it is only up to you if you will land the job that the job aggregator picked for you. Nevertheless, if you get a call for an interview, oftentimes you get so excited and jittery you forget to ask details. Some company HRs are so cunning they wait for you to ask questions (to start communication). They sometimes just announce to you your interview date and schedule without even giving you the address and the requirements needed to be brought for the interview. Either they assume that you know it, or they wait for you to ask questions. Be alert when taking interview calls and jot down everything the person on the other line says.
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Categories: Publishing Career | May 8th, 2008 | by editor | no comments
So you want to have a publishing career? First you must be aware that this is a challenging and competitive industry so you must prepare yourself before stepping into the scene. Know what your recruiters want and give it to them. Being experienced is a definite plus; if you don’t have this, well use skills that you’ve gained from other work experience and apply this to publishing! Also, you must know the ABCs to the XYZs of publishing. Translation: know how publishing works and how to make it work for you. So get yourself ready. After all publishing isn’t just about the fame and the money: it is hard, hard work and lots of guts!
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In publishing, people work to prepare and distribute different types of content to be sold for public use. It includes printed and non-printed materials. Printed content could take the form of books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. Non-printed materials could be multimedia like those recorded on CDs or found online on websites. There’s a lot of work in publishing and you could choose among editing, designing, marketing, distribution, contracts and rights, administration and accounting. You could be recruited into entry-level positions and in some organizations, you may be enrolled into a training program. You may also start as an editorial assistant or public assistant.
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