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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.2 - liaising and networking S1.2.3 - developing professional relationships or networks Attend book fairs
Description
Attend fairs and events to get familiar with new book trends and to meet with authors, publishers, and others in the publishing sector.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 5 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Book editorBook editors find manuscripts that can be published. They review texts from writers to evaluate the commercial potential or they ask writers to take on projects that the publishing…
Optional for
- WriterA writer is a person who uses written words in different styles, genres, and techniques to communicate ideas, inspire feelings and emotions, or entertain. Writers may develop vario…
- Talent agentTalent agents represent artists, authors, performers and athletes. They promote their clients in order to attract prospective employers. Talent agents set up public appearances, au…
- Entertainment journalistEntertainment journalists research and write articles about cultural and social events for newspapers, magazines, television and other media. They conduct interviews with artists a…
- Book publisherBook publishers are responsible for the selection of new materials. They decide which manuscripts, that the book editor has provided, are being published. Book publishers oversee t…
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- Perform market research
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- Writing techniques
Last updated on February 18, 2026
