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Are Internships the New Entry-Level Jobs?

By Madison Schultz

November 18, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Are Internships the New Entry-Level Jobs?

The world of book publishing is highly insular, highly competitive, and notoriously difficult to break into. Particularly in New York City, the industry epicenter, job seekers often struggle to stand out from a crowded field of equally qualified candidates. In order to get a foot in the door, many aspiring publishing professionals turn to internships, where they hope to gain hands-on work experience and forge connections with established industry pros.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: entry-level, interns, internships, Jobs, Publishing industry, research

Editing at Dark Horse Comics

By Justin M. Knipper

August 1, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing at Dark Horse Comics

I recently spent three months as an Editorial Intern at Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie, OR earlier this year—here’s a bit of what I learned while interning there.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: blogging, comics, Dark Horse, Editing, internships, Ooligan

Interning While Ooliganing

By Alexis Woodcock

January 8, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Interning While Ooliganing

Before applying to graduate school, I didn’t have much interest in pursuing internships. Honestly, it never even crossed my mind to try. This was probably due in large part to the fact that I majored in philosophy, but I think it applies to a fair handful of other disciplines as well, especially those in the […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Hawthorne Books, internships, Networking, ooligan press, Portland Book Review

Keeping an Open Mind About Working in Niche Publishing

By Melissa Gifford

September 16, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Keeping an Open Mind About Working in Niche Publishing

Generally, when Ooligan student editors think about traipsing off into the nebulous Real World to find the editing career that the publishing program has prepared them for, they imagine working in the realm of fiction or literary nonfiction publishing. In part, this is probably because this is what Ooligan prepares us for the most. Though […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: internships, niche publishing, publishing process, Trial Guides

Advice from One Busy College Student to Another

By Roberta Kelley

July 1, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Advice from One Busy College Student to Another

Being a part of Ooligan Press has been an amazing experience for me, and working for the press on top of keeping up with my classes takes up the majority of my time. However, at Ooligan, professors and fellow students always encourage each other to go outside the press and classes to find practical job […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: blogging, internships, scheduling, school

The Evolution of an Oolie, Part Two: Melanie Figueroa

By Missy Lacock missylacock

May 22, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Evolution of an Oolie, Part Two: Melanie Figueroa

Between jobs, classes, homework, and Ooligan Press, graduate students in Portland State University’s Book Publishing program are busy as hell. But there’s one Oolie who puts even the best of us to shame. Name: Melanie Figueroa Term: Last Origin: Placentia, California Alma mater: California State University, Long Beach Bachelor’s degree: English Rhetoric and Composition (and […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: book publishing program, college, evolution, Graduating, internships, Last Term, Melanie Figueroa, No Sleep, Oolie, ooligan press, portland state university, student, student life, Write to Publish

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