Since we’ve hit you with more technical jobs over the past few days, we figure that we owe it to those of you who aren’t programmers to cover some more traditional jobs. And what could be more traditional than working for a major publishing house in New York City? If that sounds like something that intrigues you, then you should take a look at the Penguin Group and their entry-level jobs. They don’t appear to have a distinct college hiring program like Random House’s Associates Program, but they do have plenty of jobs that require little or no previous work experience.

It’s All About Whom You’re Publishing

Although I read a lot of books, I’m not sure that I know too much about the publishing industry. To me it seems like whom you’re publishing is the most important thing. Well, Penguin Group has the whom covered. Their roster of authors includes Dorothy Allison, Nevada Barr, Saul Bellow, A. Scott Berg, Maeve Binchy, Harold Bloom, Sylvia Browne, Tom Clancy, Robin Cook, Patricia Cornwell, Catherine Coulter, Clive Cussler, Eric Jerome Dickey, Richard Paul Evans, Helen Fielding, Ken Follett, Sue Grafton, W. E. B. Griffin, Nick Hornby, the Dalai Lama, Spencer Johnson, Jan Karon, Anne Lamott, James McBride, Terry McMillan, Arthur Miller, Jacqueline Mitchard, Toni Morrison, Kathleen Norris, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert B. Parker, Nora Roberts, John Sandford, Carol Shields, John Steinbeck, Amy Tan, and Kurt Vonnegut. That’s impressive. If you haven’t quite advanced to those names yet, you should also know that they published The Little Engine That Could and the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series.

March of the New College Grads

Penguin Group has a good mix of jobs that require little or no experience. You can find all of the jobs listed on their Job Opportunities page, which turns out to be quite difficult to find. The only way that we got to it was through their Contact page, which happens to be the first result when you Google “Penguin Group Jobs.” Job titles that require no prior work experience and are clearly entry-level include Human Resources Assistant, Junior Designer, and Subsidiary Rights Assistant. Jobs descriptions for titles such as Assistant Managing Editor, Print Shop Operator, and Online Content Coordinator say that 1 year of work experience is required. We’ll take that to mean that exceptional college students with significant internships experience will make great candidates. There are also a couple of other positions that require more previous work experience (2 to 3 years), but may be something that is worth looking at if you have a really strong resume (which reminds us to remind you to read our new post Résumé Your Facebook Addiction).

All of the jobs listed are located in New York, NY. You can apply by sending a cover letter and resume to to jobs@us.penguingroup.com. You can find out more about Penguin’s hiring process in this article. It’s from 2004, but it should still be helpful in figuring out how to land a job with Penguin.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• PenguinGroup.com
• Jobs at Penguin Group
• About Penguin Group
• Penguin Group’s History
• Penguin Group’s Executive Team

Have anything to say about Penguin Group? Leave a comment.

You probably don’t realize it, but the process that goes into printing things like cereal boxes and magazines can be extremely harmful to the environment. Your first thought might be that it’s because of all the forests that are cut down to make paper, but trees are actually a renewable resource when managed properly. It’s the chemicals involved in the printing process that can take a serious toll on both the environment and the health of the workers who use them. We’re not going to see an end to beautifully designed boxes of Lucky Charms and 324 page magazines that are 277 pages of ads, but there are ways to make the printing process greener (and we don’t mean by mixing blue and yellow ink). Amerikal is a company that is finding ways to allow us to continue with the luxuries of beautiful packaging, without the guilt (that you should be feeling now that we’ve alerted you to it).

Amerikal could probably only focus on making eco-friendly inks and have a very successful business, but instead they’ve aspired towards changing the industry in which they operate by making it green in every way.

Founded in 1989, Amerikal is the first and only pressroom solutions manufacturer dedicated solely to developing products that offset petroleum usage, preserve natural resources, reduce energy costs, and eliminate hazardous waste streams, while improving work environments for employees by eliminating unnecessary exposure to unsafe chemicals.

It’s pretty easy to see why we think Amerikal will appeal to you. They’re taking an extremely mature industry and turning it on its head. Unfortunately, Amerikal doesn’t have a careers page, so we’re not sure if they’re hiring anyone – new college grads or otherwise. We like giving our readers projects, so here’s a chance to practice your cold calling/e-mailing. Amerikal has about 40 employees, so there’s certainly a possibility that they’ll be looking to pick up a few new college grads later this spring. Our best guess is that engineers or chemistry students will be the best fits, but that shouldn’t keep others from inquiring.

We can’t find any more information about working at Amerikal, but given their commitment to improving conditions for workers across an entire industry, they should be a great company to work for. Moreover, their business seems to be growing rapidly, and their CEO has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Reader’s Choice for Entrepreneur of the Year. Let us know where your research leads you.

Note: On April 25th we revisited entry-level jobs at Amerikal.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• The Amerikal Home Page
• About Amerikal
• What Amerikal Does
• Amerikal in the News
• Contact Amerikal
• Inc. Magazine Profile of Amerikal President Robert Danielson
• Inc. Magazine Podcast with Robert Danielson

Don’t know how to go about researching or cold calling? Our Job Search Blog’s Archives will answer all of your questions. If it doesn’t, we’ll write a post that does. Just send us your question.