The benefits of volunteer work experience (part 2)

In my last post on this topic, I wrote about working on the 2010 Sydney University student anthology. The second experience I wanted to discuss also came about through the Master of Publishing. For my final semester, I enrolled in an internship unit that involved a two-week placement in publishing, during which the intern would …

The benefits of volunteer work experience (part 1)

As a Master of Publishing student some years ago, I had my first volunteer work experience in publishing. Prior to this, I'd done units on magazine production, book production, feature articles, and editing, among others. There was much to learn, and I was very keen, having finally found my element after previously studying and working …