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Reinventing Yourself - Getting A New Career
As a stay-at-home mom who worked in ad sales for years but secretly wanted to be a writer (and involved with books or editorial) I would love more advice on how to reinvent yourself after having put in considerable time in one career. For instance, I did advertising sales and would love to become a literary agent. How do I translate my skills to a new field? Do I really have to start at a $30K job all over again? What companies are progressive enough to understand how skills can cross industries? And would someone consider putting together an event for others like me? Can't be a bad idea in this market... HELP!
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Inappropriate?Hey myswriter,
Thanks so much for this suggestion. We've actually just started to plan a career panel/workshop for AvantGuild members. It will take place sometime in January in NYC. If you're not in NYC, the event will be videotaped and made available later.
We're about to start a thread here announcing this, and to solicit feedback for what should be covered. So stay tuned.
Seamus
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Inappropriate?Myswriter, I have some recommendations for you:
There's a great inside look at the book publishing industry in this video from our Mediabistro On Demand library:
The Secrets Behind Book Publishing
With authors, agents, and editors from Knopf, HarperCollins, Random House and The New York Times Book Review
http://www.mediabistro.com/secrets-be...
I'd also recommend this as a good overview:
When Life Throws You a Curve: Responding To Industry Changes That Affect Your Career
A panel discussion about your place in the evolution of the media
http://www.mediabistro.com/media-indu...
thanks for checking in!
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Inappropriate?myswriter, thank you so much for suggesting this. I'm at the exact same place, and often I feel like I'm the only one! As an attorney for the last decade (who recently stopped practicing), I have NO idea where to go from here. I've been writing "creatively" (as opposed to the voluminous, expensive, and boring tomes I was forced to draft as an attorney) for years. My fantasy is to write full-time - but I can't figure out where to start . While I agree about the "$30K" thing, I've found that, even if I indicate I'm happy to start at the bottom to learn something new, I can't even get a response! I hope Seamus was serious about the workshop!
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Inappropriate?Hi mam462,
Here's preliminary information about our January panel, "This Just In: The Changing Face of Journalism."
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/ca...
In February, we're offering a panel that's focused on media careers. It should post in the next two weeks at this link:
http://www.mediabistro.com/
In the meantime, can you give me a call? An nytimes reporter is pursuing a story and is possibly interested in interviewing you. You can reach me at 212-547-7930 or carmen AT mediabistro.com.
Thanks!
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